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Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 1997

Filed:

Apr. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:

Jung M Kim, Boochun-shi, Kyungki-do, KR;

Assignee:

Other;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340649 ; 340650 ; 340651 ;
Abstract

The apparatus for automatically coupling an internal ground of an electric appliance to an external ground, comprises first and second AC power lines for supplying an AC input to a load; a neutral ground generating circuit for combining the first and the second AC power lines to produce a neutral ground point; a first detection circuit for detecting a current flow from the first AC power line to the internal ground to generate a first current detection signal; a second detection circuit for detecting a current flow from the second AC power line to the internal ground to generate a second current detection signal; and a ground coupling circuit for connecting, in response to the second current detection signal, the first AC power line as the external ground to the internal ground; for connecting in response to the first current detection signal, the second AC power line as the external ground to the internal ground; and for connecting the neutral ground point as the external ground to the internal ground when the first and the second current detection signals are absent.


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Kim, Jung. (1997). Apparatus and methods for coupling a case of an electric appliance to an (U.S. Patent No. 5614889). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5614889

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