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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Applicants:
George William Roscoe, West Hartford, CT (US);
Thangavelu Asokan, Bangalore, IN;
Adnan Kutubuddin Bohori, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
George William Roscoe, West Hartford, CT (US);
Thangavelu Asokan, Bangalore, IN;
Adnan Kutubuddin Bohori, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of eliminating arc flash in a motor control center is disclosed. The method includes sensing an arc flash corresponding to the motor control center. In response to sensing the arc flash, and subsequent to a delay, determining whether the arc flash continues, and in response to determining that the arc flash continues, triggering an arc crowbar.