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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:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Glenn E Wilson, Endicott, NY (US);
Assignee:
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320166 ; 320167 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring the integrity of a voltage regulating device. The voltage regulating device is coupled to a line receiving alternative current power. During normal operation of the voltage regulating device, the method and apparatus includes the use at least one capacitor that is either being charged or discharged on a repetitive basis. The voltage of the capacitor is assessed to determine whether the capacitor is charging or discharging and, thus, whether the voltage regulating device has failed.