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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8054598 | Negotiating capacity allocation among distributed current protection devices Exemplary systems, apparatus, and methods relate to a current limiting device on each of two or more load branches that limits the current drawn by each load branch to a branch current allocation for that branch, where each of the current limiting devices is configu... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7974058 | Group protection module for a switchgear arrangement and switchgear arrangement having such a group protection module A group protection module for a switchgear arrangement is provided in order to protect a group of load feeders, each having a contactor for connecting or disconnecting a respective load. The group protection module has a circuit breaker for providing short-circuit p... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7936545 | Power supply control system A power supply control system having a first switch circuit configured to set a power supply line which connects a power supply unit and a power supply circuit to one of a connected state and a non-connected state, a first control unit configured to operate in one o... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7764478 | Power supply control system The present invention provides a power supply control system comprising a first switch circuit configured to set a power supply line which connects a power supply unit and a power supply circuit to one of a connected state and a non-connected state, a first control ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7660088 | System, apparatus and method for compensating the sensitivity of a sequence element in a line current differential relay in a power system An apparatus and method compensate for the sensitivity of at least one line current differential element of a first current differential relay providing differential protection for a transmission line of a power system during a single-phase pole-open condition. The ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7626791 | Electrical fault detection A DC electrical current busbar associated with electrical load circuits and devices as well as sources requires protection. In order to provide such protection Kirchoff's laws are utilized such that electrical current values are substantially simultaneously taken an... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7352265 | Manual trip control method and arrangement for multiple circuit interrupters A manual trip control method and arrangement is provided to manually trip a plurality of circuit interrupters. Specifically, where the circuit interrupters include magnetic-actuator-driven vacuum interrupters including permanent magnets that hold the contacts of the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344202 | System and method for dealing with ground fault conditions that can arise in an electrical propulsion system A method and system is provided for detecting and performing diagnostics regarding an incipient ground fault that may occur in an electrical propulsion system of a traction vehicle, such as a locomotive, transit vehicle, or off-highway vehicle. The method allows pro... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342759 | Power supply unit having a mains suppression filter for an electrically operated domestic appliance A central power supply device for an electric supply of a domestic appliance and an electronic control unit of the appliance is connected to an output side of an interference suppression filter. The aim is to integrate recurrent, standardized devices in such a way t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7324006 | Remote display ammeter for power plug or power strip A power strip is providing including a housing coupled to a first end portion of a power supply cord, the housing having an electrical receptacle mounted thereto and connected to the power supply cord, the power supply cord having a second end connectable to a power... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319576 | Apparatus and method for providing differential protection for a phase angle regulating transformer in a power system Provided is an apparatus and method for providing differential protection for a phase angle regulating transformer having a load side and a source side in a three-phase power system. The method includes calculating a first positive sequence component and a first neg... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317264 | Method and apparatus to independently control contactors in a multiple contactor configuration A method and apparatus to independently control the closing or making of contactors in a modular contactor assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a contactor assembly having multiple contactors such that each contactor is separately controlled such that one c... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315769 | Multi-tier benefit optimization for operating the power systems including renewable and traditional generation, energy storage, and controllable loads A plurality of power generating assets are connected to a power grid. The grid may, if desired, be a local grid or a utility grid. The power grid is connected to a plurality of loads. The loads may, if desired, be controllable and non-controllable. Distribution of t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310049 | Status indicator A status indicator indicates an operating state, including an electrical malfunction, of an electrical load that is located and controlled from locations remote from a monitoring location. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304826 | Fault management of high temperture superconductor cable A method and system for providing protection for a superconducting electrical cable located in a utility power network includes detecting a fault current on the superconducting electric cable, determining the cumulative total energy dissipated in the superconducting... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292422 | Occupancy-based circuit breaker control A method and occupancy-based control device in a trip unit of a main circuit breaker, with the circuit breaker coupled to an electrical distribution system including at least one feeder circuit breaker and a load circuit. The occupancy-based control device comprises... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7280335 | Protection circuit and method for protecting a switch from a fault A protection circuit for protecting a switch from a fault includes a first sensing circuit and a second sensing circuit. The first sensing circuit senses a low-side load current through a switch that includes a first terminal, a second terminal and a control termina... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7253629 | Circuit protection device with grounded neutral half cycle self test The present invention is directed to a circuit and method for self-testing a protection device for use in an AC power distribution system. The device is configured to be coupled between an AC power distribution system and at least one load. The method includes the s... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7236338 | System and method for remotely detecting and locating faults in a power system A system and method are provided for remotely detecting and locating faults in a power system. The system includes at least one slave controller and at least one supplemental protection module. The slave controller is disposed proximate at least one load and electri... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230813 | Electronic circuit breaker The electronic circuit breaker comprises an input for connection to a power-supply network and an output for connection to a load. Set between the input and the output are a switch and a limitation block which controls the switch to cause at least partial inhibition... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7208883 | Current detection circuit, and power supply apparatus, power supply system and electronic apparatus using the current detection circuit In the current detection circuit that detects the output currents of a switching power supply circuit, an improved current detection circuit makes it possible to detect the output current directions of power supplies solves the malfunction of the power supplies vibr... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206177 | Device and method for protection against overcurrents in an electrical energy distribution cabinet The invention relates to a device for protection against overcurrents in an electrical energy distribution cabinet which receives electrical energy supplied by at least one generator and which distributes this energy to at least two loads, which comprises: ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199991 | Electrical bus protection method & apparatus A protection relay for a power line system that employs current transformers for detecting current on a bus is provided with a fault trip scheme that includes transformer current saturation detection so as to avoid false tripping due to temporary transformer current... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199989 | Digital protection relay with time sync function In a digital protection relay with a time sync function, the sampling timing of which is specified based on a reference timing transmitted from a time signal generator to a time sync unit, with a determination value. The time sync unit includes a reception circuit t... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196434 | Modular contactor assembly having independently controllable contractors The present invention provides an electrical isolation apparatus having independently controllable contactors. The isolation apparatus includes a contactor for each phase or pole of an electrical device as well as each phase or pole of a load. Each contactor is cons... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196884 | Apparatus and method for detecting the loss of a current transformer connection coupling a current differential relay to an element of a power system Disclosed is an apparatus and method for detecting a loss of a current transformer connection coupling a protective relay to a power system element of a three-phase power system and providing a plurality of secondary current waveforms of the three-phase power system... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183735 | Drive unit for controlling drives in machine tools or production machines A drive unit for controlling drives of machine tools or production machines includes a signal electronics unit, a startup/diagnostic unit, and an interface between the signal electronics unit and the startup/diagnostic unit. The interface has a data line for data ex... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180717 | Electrical network protection system Protection systems for electrical systems are described, where the electrical systems may include spot networks and/or grid networks. The various protection systems may be designed and used to detect and clear faults that may occur within the electrical systems. For... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7170395 | Method and apparatus for attaching power line communications to customer premises A method and apparatus for modifying a three-phase power distribution network in a building in order to provide data communication by using a Power Line Carrier (PLC) signal to an approximate electrical central location point of Wye-connected and Delta connected pow... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7151656 | Arc fault circuit interrupter system A system for determining whether arcing is present in an electrical circuit in response to a sensor signal corresponding to current in the circuit includes a circuit for analyzing the sensor signal to determine the presence of broadband noise in a predetermined rang... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7132951 | Apparatus and method for protecting an uninterruptible power supply and critical loads connected thereto An apparatus and method for monitoring and controlling a backup power source and one or more critical loads powered thereby is disclosed. The apparatus is constructed in the form of an electrical distribution panel that includes electronic systems for monitoring the... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7120002 | Power distribution bus with protection and alarming Power distribution busses and methods are disclosed that provide flexible protection and alarming capabilities. Various embodiments provide interchangeability of fuses and circuit breakers within the same power distribution bus configuration. These various embodimen... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116239 | Current sense components failure detection in a multi-phase power system An evaluator (210) having an input (207) for receiving a signal indicative of a channel current sensed via a sensor in a mutlichannel current sharing system, and circuitry (313, 319) coupled to the input (207) and responsive to the signal... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7106048 | Fault indicator with auto-configuration for overhead or underground application A fault indicator for indicating the occurrence of a fault in an electrical conductor is automatically configured for an overhead application or for an underground application. The fault indicator has a housing, a battery, a display for indicating the occurrence of ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100483 | Firing subsystem for use in a fast-acting safety system Cutting machines with high-speed safety systems, and firing subsystems used in high-speed safety systems, are disclosed. The cutting machines may include a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a cutting tool and a person. A reaction syste... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091702 | Digital real and reactive load division control The present invention is a generator control system where each generator in the system has an associated controller. Each controller communicates generator data or information with the other controllers in the generator control system. Each of the controllers includ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082357 | Failure diagnosis method of vehicle communication network When a resistance value of a CAN bus main line is 60 Ω, the CAN bus main line is in a normal state. However, the resistance value thereof differs depending on an abnormality portion when an abnormality such as disconnection, short circuit, or the like has occurred ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079365 | Electrical fault detection system A microcontroller-based system to detect ground-fault and grounded-neutral conditions in a monitored circuit of an electrical distribution system having line and neutral conductors. The system includes a single sensor producing an output signal responsive to current... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075764 | Method and arrangement for reducing stress in electrical network A method and arrangement for reducing stress in an electrical network. In the method and arrangement, an inrush current caused by a network component or part connected to the live electrical network is minimized, the network component or part being disconnected from... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075767 | Fault current limiting system and method A fault current limiting system includes switching means for providing a fast switching operation; a parallel current path comprising a limiting fuse; and a switching system to automatically replace a blown set of fuses with an unblown set of fuses after a fault cur... | 07/11/2006 |
