CA1013846A - Ground fault circuit breaker with cold temperature bimetal constriction - Google Patents

Ground fault circuit breaker with cold temperature bimetal constriction

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Publication number
CA1013846A
CA1013846A CA213,967A CA213967A CA1013846A CA 1013846 A CA1013846 A CA 1013846A CA 213967 A CA213967 A CA 213967A CA 1013846 A CA1013846 A CA 1013846A
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Prior art keywords
constriction
circuit breaker
ground fault
cold temperature
fault circuit
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Expired
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CA213,967A
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CA213967S (en
Inventor
John J. Misencik
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
    • H01H71/12—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release
    • H01H71/14—Electrothermal mechanisms
    • H01H71/16—Electrothermal mechanisms with bimetal element
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H69/00—Apparatus or processes for the manufacture of emergency protective devices
    • H01H69/01—Apparatus or processes for the manufacture of emergency protective devices for calibrating or setting of devices to function under predetermined conditions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
    • H01H2011/0075—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches calibrating mechanical switching properties, e.g. "snap or switch moment", by mechanically deforming a part of the switch, e.g. elongating a blade spring by puncturing it with a laser
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H83/00—Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current
    • H01H83/20—Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current operated by excess current as well as by some other abnormal electrical condition
    • H01H83/22—Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current operated by excess current as well as by some other abnormal electrical condition the other condition being unbalance of two or more currents or voltages
    • H01H83/226—Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current operated by excess current as well as by some other abnormal electrical condition the other condition being unbalance of two or more currents or voltages with differential transformer
CA213,967A 1973-12-04 1974-11-18 Ground fault circuit breaker with cold temperature bimetal constriction Expired CA1013846A (en)

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US00421573A US3858130A (en) 1973-12-04 1973-12-04 Ground fault circuit breaker with cold temperature bimetal constriction

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CA1013846A true CA1013846A (en) 1977-07-12

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US (1) US3858130A (en)
CA (1) CA1013846A (en)
GB (1) GB1483914A (en)
ZA (1) ZA747346B (en)

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ZA747346B (en) 1975-11-26
GB1483914A (en) 1977-08-24
AU7565374A (en) 1976-05-27
US3858130A (en) 1974-12-31

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