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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2008
Kerry Berland, Chicago, IL (US);
Mitchell Budniak, Highland Park, IL (US);
Paul Berland, Chicago, IL (US);
Ronald Coia, North Riverside, IL (US);
Thomas Mcgann, Joliet, IL (US);
Kerry Berland, Chicago, IL (US);
Mitchell Budniak, Highland Park, IL (US);
Paul Berland, Chicago, IL (US);
Ronald Coia, North Riverside, IL (US);
Thomas McGann, Joliet, IL (US);
Unique Technologies, LLC, Joliet, IL (US);
Abstract
A testing system includes a hand-held transmitter that plugs into a receptacle electrically coupled to a selected branch circuit. The transmitter includes a circuit effective to test an arc fault circuit interrupter electrically coupled to the branch circuit by creating a first pulse on the branch circuit that is effective to trip the arc fault circuit interrupter. The transmitter can perform at least one additional test including: determining whether the receptacle is wired properly; determining a location of a circuit interrupting device electrically coupled to the branch circuit by creating a second pulse on the branch circuit that can be sensed by a receiver located proximately to the respective circuit interrupting device and broadly tuned about a frequency of the second pulse; and testing a ground fault circuit interrupter electrically coupled to the branch circuit by creating a third pulse on the branch circuit that is effective to trip the ground fault circuit interrupter.