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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventor:
Kaijam M. Woodley, Brown Deer, WI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/10 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2014.01); H02P 1/42 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H03K 17/725 (2006.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2633 (2013.01); G01R 19/0092 (2013.01); G01R 31/263 (2013.01); G01R 31/34 (2013.01); H02P 1/423 (2013.01); H03K 17/166 (2013.01); H03K 17/725 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0009 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system for measuring soft starter current includes a current monitoring system having a controller and a current transfer device that includes a first solid state switching device. A first current sensor is coupled to the first solid state switching device and the controller to sense off-state current of the first solid state switching device. The controller is configured to determine an operational status of the first solid state switching device.