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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
Jonathan Conrad Cornelius, Lillington, NC (US);
Sherif Kamel, Cary, NC (US);
Jonathan Conrad Cornelius, Lillington, NC (US);
Sherif Kamel, Cary, NC (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An operation detection device for an overcurrent protection component that detects a transition event between a closed state and an open state of the protection component includes an event sensor positioned at a location selected to allow the event sensor to detect the transition event and a current sensor positioned at a location selected to detect a current passing through the overcurrent protection component and to generate a first output signal based on a level of the detected current. A switch circuit operatively coupled to the event sensor is configured to generate a second output signal indicating a change in state of the overcurrent protection component responsive to detection of the transition event by the event sensor.