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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Control Techniques Limited, Newtown, GB;
Inventors:
Mark Towers, Newtown, GB;
Dylan Wyn Davies, Oswestry, GB;
Assignee:
CONTROL TECHNIQUES LIMITED, Newtown, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/14 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 27/18 (2006.01); G01R 31/07 (2006.01); H02S 50/10 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/025 (2013.01); G01R 27/18 (2013.01); G01R 31/024 (2013.01); G01R 31/07 (2013.01); H02S 50/10 (2014.12);
Abstract
A ground fault detection circuit comprising a fuse and a fuse detect circuit. The fuse and the fuse detect circuit are arranged to be coupled in parallel between a reference point and a second point of a monitored circuit for which ground faults are to be detected. The fuse detect circuit is further arranged to detect a fuse break indicative of a ground fault condition and disable at least a portion of the monitored circuit.