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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8031043 | Arrangement comprising a shunt resistor and method for producing an arrangement comprising a shunt resistor The invention relates to an arrangement comprising a shunt resistor with at least an electrically conductive first connecting leg and an electrically conductive second connecting leg. A resistance area of the shunt resistor is electrically connected to the first con... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7339414 | Method and circuit arrangement for monitoring the mode of operation of one or more load circuits, especially of a domestic appliance The invention relates to a method and a circuit arrangement for monitoring the mode of operation of one or more load circuits, especially of a domestic appliance, which contains a controlled semiconductor switch, such as a triac, and an electric consumer. Said switc... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7292022 | Current detection resistor, mounting structure thereof and method of measuring effective inductance A mounting structure for current detection resistor device has a feature that voltage detection terminal wiring is configured so as to extend along a current path in the resistor body first, and then, to bend at right angles to the current path, while maintaining el... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7236382 | Inverter module having encapsulated resistors An object is to provide an inverter module capable of reducing installation space, and in summary, the inverter module comprises a switching element group provided in a mold package to convert a DC voltage into a three-phase pseudo AC voltage by switching, wherein r... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7170295 | Resistor arrangement, manufacturing method, and measurement circuit The invention relates to a resistor arrangement, especially for current measurement in a vehicle electrical system, with two plate-shaped connection elements separated from each other and a plate-shaped first resistive element, which is arranged between the two conn... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7088217 | Shunt resistance and method of adjusting the shunt resistance A shunt resistor of the present invention has a configuration including a substantially planar resistor (10) having a predetermined resistance value; a first fixed terminal plate (20) that has one end portion (21) connected to an edge of the res... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7057883 | Conducting element for shunting an electric power supply A conducting element for shunting an electric power supply from a main conductor to an accessory device operatively associated with a circuit breaker, whose particularity consists of the fact that it comprises a contoured body that is meant to be arranged in a seat ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7042330 | Low resistance value resistor The low resistance value resistor 11 has two electrodes 12,13 of metal strips having a high electrical conductivity. The metal strips are affixed on the resistor body by means of rolling and/or thermal diffusion bonding. A fused solder layer is formed ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6960980 | Power converter with shunt resistor A power converter includes a shunt resistor constituted by a shunt resistance and a plurality of main electrodes made of a sheet-like resistive material. In the shunt resistor, plates lower in volume electric resistivity than the resistive material, higher in therma... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6940266 | Enhanced cost effective method for high current measurements An electrical connection between a power source and a threaded aperture in a power device is made by means of a terminal lug and a bolt. In order to measure the current, a second electrical path is made in parallel with the bolted connection, and current in the seco... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6798189 | Current detection resistor, mounting structure thereof and method of measuring effective inductance A mounting structure for current detection resistor device has a feature that voltage detection terminal wiring is configured so as to extend along a current path in the resistor body first, and then, to bend at right angles to the current path, while maintaining el... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794854 | Vehicle power converted with shunt resistor having plate-shape resistive member A power converter includes a shunt resistor constituted by a shunt resistance and a plurality of main electrodes made of a sheet-like resistive material. In the shunt resistor, plates lower in volume electric resistivity than the resistive material, higher in therma... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6756877 | Shunt resistor configuration The present invention relates to a configuration having a first shunt resistor and at least one second shunt resistor connected in parallel with the first shunt resistor. The load terminals of the shunt resistors are disposed at the front side of the shunt resistors... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6708126 | Method and system for measuring current A current sensing system including a carrier strip, the carrier strip disposed so as to be associated with a current carrying conductor, wherein when an electrical current flows through the conductor, the electrical current flowing through the conductor creates a ma... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6677850 | Layered current sensor An electrical current sensor and utility electricity meter, the current sensor comprising a π resistor shunt configuration, wherein the resistors comprise layered conductors at substantially equal temperatures to provide a zero temperature coefficient se... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6328176 | Multifunctional protective component Subject of the present invention is multifunctional protective component. This new component provides simultaneous protection against voltage strokes and against both high and low frequency disturbances. It is composed of two discrete chip components, nam... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5917401 | Conductive bus member and method of fabricating same A conductive bus member operable over a selected operating frequency range includes a cylindrical main body and first and second legs secured to the main body at first and second points whereby first and second current paths having first and second impeda... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5699036 | Shunt A shunt includes an integrally formed, continuous elongated flat plate body with two contact end portions and a curved intermediate portion which links the contact end portions and which has a constant width. The plate body has a thickness of about 1 to 2... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5644461 | High voltage d-c current limiter A current limiter for protecting a circuit at a predetermined driving voltage in excess of 50 volts which includes a plurality of PTC resistors connected in series, with a zener diode connected in parallel with each of the PTC resistors, and wherein each ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5629569 | Thermal photocontrol switch circuit A self-configuring photoelectric control circuit for controlling operation of a load based on ambient light. The photocontrol circuit comprises a photocell responsive to ambient light, a heating resistor connected to the photocell, a bimetallic element in... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5459395 | Reduced flux current sensor An alternating current sensor for measuring a primary alternating current inducing a magnetic flux density defined over a known region comprises: a first sensor for measuring changes in magnetic flux due to the primary current over a first predetermined a... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5341119 | Measurement circuit utilizing a low TCR thick film sense resistor A measurement circuit utilizing a thick film sense resistor containing palladium and silver in a weight ratio of about 56/44 to about 60/40 and a specific glass frit composition so that the sense resistor achieves low resistivity and controlled TCR.... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339067 | Integrated voltage divider and circuit employing an integrated voltage divider An apparatus and method is provided for dividing a voltage with a resistor voltage divider and for employing the voltage divider in an integrated circuit. The resistor voltage divider utilizes inaccessible compensation taps that are placed between nonline... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5338332 | Current sensor using current transformer with sintered primary The present invention is an isothermal current shunt device with excellent temperature coefficient of resistivity characteristics stability for use in a power measuring circuit having a wide temperature and dynamic range and particularly for customers of ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5336990 | Electrical test shunt having dual contact point mating terminals An electrical test shunt having a pair of female contacts each having two contact points for relocating voltage sensing points of a test shunt to provide a first circuit path with an adequate current flow that is independent of a second circuit path for r... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5300917 | Junction box having integrally formed shunt A junction box incorporating an integrally formed shunt busbar. The shunt busbar incorporates a first pair of terminals to act as leads to couple the shunt busbar in a current loop of a circuit, and a second pair of terminals to couple a voltage sensing d... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5274350 | Shunt apparatus for current sensing and power hybrid circuits A shunt resistor for use with current sensing and power hybrid circuits such as a solid state power controller which is adapted to conduct the full load current and serve as a current sensor comprises a base layer of aluminum electrically isolated from an... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5223790 | Current sensor using current transformer with sintered primary An isothermal current shunt device with excellent temperature coefficient of resistivity characteristics stability for use in a power measuring circuit having a wide temperature and dynamic range and particularly for customers of electric utility companie... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5214407 | High performance current shunt A current shunt for converting a current to a voltage. The current shunt of the invention is made from a conductive material such as a high performance resistance alloy in sheet form which is sheared, punched, and bent to produce a highly stable current s... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5128616 | DC voltage tester having parallel connected resistive elements in thermal contact with a thermochronic material A DC voltage tester having a plurality of resistive elements in thermal contact with a thermochromic material wherein the resistive elements are connected in a parallel configuration.... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5083081 | Current sensor for an electronic trip device A measuring sensor of an electronic trip device of a circuit breaker comprises a shunt in the form of a hollow cylinder inside which there is located an electronic processing unit, comprising an amplifier circuit and an input resistance in good thermal co... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5068636 | Current shunting A current shunt device has main and auxiliary windings which are located in substantially the same position and are connected in series.... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5027059 | Differential current shunt A differential electrical current shunt which is particularly adapted for the measurement of large currents with high accuracy and substantially free of errors due to ageing, connection resistance and differentials therein and thermally induced resistance... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5015989 | Film resistor with enhanced trimming characteristics A film resistor for use in electrical circuits, the resistor including a shunt conductor electrically connected in parallel with a portion of the resistive film, at a location spaced apart from the principal circuit conductor terminals of the resistor. Th... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4973937 | Electrical shunt apparatus A multipurpose electrical shunt, formed from an integral body of material, includes a first and second electrical connectors spaced apart for mating with a first terminal of a main circuit breaker and a first terminal of a branch circuit breaker. The shun... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4939451 | Wide dynamic range a.c. current sensor Various combinations of three elements are disclosed for use in accurate measurement of power through current measurement over a wide dynamic range, namely, a current shunt which is preferably an isothermal current shunt, a current transformer, which is p... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4825153 | Shunt element for measuring current comprising compensation means In order to minimize the effect of return current flow on a current measuring shunt, the present invention proposes a shunt having a compensation circuit to compensate for the asymmetrical effect of such return currents. Such compensation is provided by t... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4794326 | Transducer for current measurements A transducer for current measurements includes a flat conductor with at least two main current branches for the current to be measured and at least a cross-branch current bridge connecting two locations of differing potential of the two main current branc... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4743846 | Rectangular shunt with measurement compensation system In order to reduce errors between the measured current by a rectangular shunt and the shunt output signal voltage, such errors being due primarily to skin effect and the proximity of the shunt to the current circuit to be measured, the present invention p... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4629979 | Apparatus for sensing and measuring a current on power transmission line An apparatus for sensing and measuring a DC or AC current on an LV or HV power circuit. The apparatus comprises a shunt element having an input connected to the transmission line. The current flowing through the shunt is measured by an electronic circuit ... | 12/16/1986 |
