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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2005
Klaus Korsten, Steinen, CH;
Christian Tepper, Weil am Rhein, DE;
Matthias Müller, Lage, DE;
Michael Buschkamp, Lage, DE;
Klaus Korsten, Steinen, CH;
Christian Tepper, Weil am Rhein, DE;
Matthias Müller, Lage, DE;
Michael Buschkamp, Lage, DE;
Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG, Detmold, DE;
Abstract
An electrical distribution system includes a plurality of separate consumer modules for supplying power to a plurality of consumer loads, respectively. Each of the consumer modules includes an overload fault detection device for automatically interrupting the supply of power to a given consumer load upon the detection of a fault therein by an overload protection arrangement. When the voltage drop across a measuring resistor exceeds a given threshold value, a non-conducting transistor becomes conductive, thereby opening a gate circuit to disconnect the consumer load from its power supply. Resistors of varying resistance values may be selected manually or by remote control to correspond with the demand requirements of the consumer loads.