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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2009
Gyeong Ho Lee, Cheongju-si, KR;
Kwon Bae Park, Daejeon, KR;
Jung Wook Sim, Cheongju-si, KR;
LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd., Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a fault current limiter, comprising: a trigger device dividing a fault current to a path on which a normal current flows and to a path on which the fault current flows when the fault current is generated; a first switch connected in series to a rear end of the trigger device; a fixation unit for fixing an open/close state of the first switch; a driver for opening a contact point contacted by the first switch by repulsive force generated by the fault current in a case the fault current divided by the trigger device is inputted; and a control module for driving the fixation unit in order to fix the open/close state of the first switch in a case the fault current is generated.