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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Adrian Shipley, Cheltenham, GB;
Peter James Handy, Cheltenham, GB;
Inventors:
Adrian Shipley, Cheltenham, GB;
Peter James Handy, Cheltenham, GB;
Assignee:
GE Aviation Systems Limited, Cheltenham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for detecting an arc fault using a power conductor on a printed circuit board (PCB), which supplies power from an external power source to electrical components on the PCB by sensing a value indicative of the rate of change of current passing through the power conductor. The apparatus and method may be used for detecting arc faults both internal and external to the PCB.