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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Juntao Wu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Renato Guida, Wynantskill, NY (US);
Hua Xia, Altamont, NY (US);
Chun Zhan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
John Thomas Garrity, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Inventors:
Juntao Wu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Renato Guida, Wynantskill, NY (US);
Hua Xia, Altamont, NY (US);
Chun Zhan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
John Thomas Garrity, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus to detect arc is presented. The apparatus includes a fiber sensor to detect characteristics of an arc flash and a processor to process at least two characteristics of the arc flash. The processor is further configured to generate an arc fault signal. A protective device is configured to mitigate the arc flash based on the arc fault signal.