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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2006
Applicant:
Frederick Jerome Potter, Trumbauersville, PA (US);
Inventor:
Frederick Jerome Potter, Trumbauersville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Ametek, Inc., Paoli, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An arc detector comprising a voltage generator for detecting a voltage and an integrator for integrating said voltage with respect to time and generating an output signal corresponding to said integration. The arc detector also includes a discharge controller for controlling said output signal of said integrator, an amplifier for amplifying said output signal from said integrator and outputting an amplified signal; and a comparator for comparing said amplified output signal to a reference voltage and generating a detection signal based on said comparison.