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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Gary W. Hardesty, Northfield, IL (US);
Michael G. Ennis, Evanston, IL (US);
Richard G. Smith, North Aurora, IL (US);
Inventors:
Gary W. Hardesty, Northfield, IL (US);
Michael G. Ennis, Evanston, IL (US);
Richard G. Smith, North Aurora, IL (US);
Assignee:
S&C Electric Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fault interrupter and a method of operating a fault interrupter to reduce arcing time during fault interruption. Fault interrupter operation is delayed following detecting a peak current such that its operation occurs at a point of the current wave resulting in reduced arcing during fault isolation.