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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1991
Ronald L Farrington, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Thomas W Porter, Clearwater, FL (US);
Square D Company, Palatine, IL (US);
Abstract
A circuit breaker system employs a sensor circuit to measure the current flow in a conductor. A microcomputer monitors the current flow and trips a circuit breaker if the measured current flow exhibits certain predetermined characteristics. A power supply circuit generates a regulated output voltage proportional to the measured current flow to supply power to a portion of the circuit breaker system electronics. To protect the portion of the electronics powered by the power supply circuit, the output from the power supply is shorted through a resistance circuit for a predetermined period of time if the magnitude of the measured current flow induces an output voltage in excess of a predetermined level.