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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2010
Chester Stanley Jezierski, Schenectady, NY (US);
Herman Wiegman, Schenectady, NY (US);
Suyu Hou, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bojan Djokanovic, Erie, PA (US);
David Bogdan, Jr., Schenectady, NY (US);
Chester Stanley Jezierski, Schenectady, NY (US);
Herman Wiegman, Schenectady, NY (US);
Suyu Hou, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bojan Djokanovic, Erie, PA (US);
David Bogdan, Jr., Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An electric circuit protection system includes a control module and a circuit sensor communicatively coupled with the control module. The control module is communicatively coupled with a switch that is joined with a circuit having a power source and a fuse. The control module is configured to monitor a degradation factor related to an energy threshold value of the fuse and direct the switch to open the circuit to prevent the power source from supplying current through the fuse. The circuit sensor is configured to measure an energy parameter of the current supplied by the power source through the circuit or that is demanded by a load from the power source. The control module is configured to direct the switch to open the circuit based on the energy threshold value and the energy parameter.