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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2014
Applicants:
Anthony S. Locker, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Justin Mahaffey, Little Elm, TX (US);
Inventors:
Anthony S. Locker, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Justin Mahaffey, Little Elm, TX (US);
Assignee:
Littlefuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 5/00 (2006.01); H02H 5/04 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 5/04 (2013.01); H02H 1/0023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for preventing arc flashes in electrical systems is provided. The device may include at least one heat sensor for measuring a temperature of an electrical conductor, and a controller operatively coupled to the at least one heat sensor and configured to arrest current in the electrical conductor if the measured temperature exceeds a predefined threshold temperature.