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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2010
Dean Arthur Robarge, Southington, CT (US);
Michael Paul Lafond, Wallingford, CT (US);
John Kenneth Hooker, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel Edward Delfino, West Hartford, CT (US);
Hardik Upadhyay, Monroe, CT (US);
Aaron Edward Engel, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Dean Arthur Robarge, Southington, CT (US);
Michael Paul Lafond, Wallingford, CT (US);
John Kenneth Hooker, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel Edward Delfino, West Hartford, CT (US);
Hardik Upadhyay, Monroe, CT (US);
Aaron Edward Engel, Wethersfield, CT (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A capacitor charge control assembly for use with a circuit protection device that includes at least one activation capacitor, including at least one input device configured to receive first and second user inputs, and a linkage assembly coupled to the at least one input device such that the at least one input device is movable between a first position and an opposite second position. The control assembly also includes at least one switch coupled to the at least one input device and configured to generate one of a first signal and a second signal, wherein the first signal is based on the first user input and the second signal is based on the second user input, and wherein the first signal causes the at least one activation capacitor to discharge stored energy and the second signal causes the at least one activation capacitor to store energy.