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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2015
Thomas & Betts International, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Bahman Khoshnood, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Srinivas Karnakanti, Nizamabad, IN;
David Martin, Okeechobee, FL (US);
William J. Dodds, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Eugene Bright, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Jagadish Reddy Putta, Hyderabad, IN;
Camilo Delgado, Long Island City, NY (US);
Thomas & Betts International LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A faulted circuit indicator includes a microprocessor or discrete logic to determine a fault condition and initiate one or more fault indications, a super capacitor, a battery, and power supply circuitry for providing power to the microprocessor and one or more fault indicators. The power supply circuitry: inductively receives energy from a power line; determines whether an induced voltage is sufficient to power one or more functions of the FCI device; and if not, determines whether available voltage from the super capacitor is sufficient to power the one or more functions of the FCI device. If so, the power supply circuitry draws voltage from the super capacitor and, if not, the power supply circuitry draws voltage from the battery when it is determined that the available voltage from the super capacitor is not sufficient to power the one or more functions of the FCI device.