CA1058257A - Multi-pole ground fault circuit breaker - Google Patents

Multi-pole ground fault circuit breaker

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Publication number
CA1058257A
CA1058257A CA246,962A CA246962A CA1058257A CA 1058257 A CA1058257 A CA 1058257A CA 246962 A CA246962 A CA 246962A CA 1058257 A CA1058257 A CA 1058257A
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core
ground fault
ground
circuit
line
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French (fr)
Inventor
John J. Misencik
Kenneth R. Coley
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Westinghouse Electric 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
    • 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 imbalance 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 imbalance of two or more currents or voltages with differential transformer
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H3/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition with or without subsequent reconnection ; integrated protection
    • H02H3/26—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition with or without subsequent reconnection ; integrated protection responsive to difference between voltages or between currents; responsive to phase angle between voltages or between currents
    • H02H3/32—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition with or without subsequent reconnection ; integrated protection responsive to difference between voltages or between currents; responsive to phase angle between voltages or between currents involving comparison of the voltage or current values at corresponding points in different conductors of a single system, e.g. of currents in go and return conductors
    • H02H3/33—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition with or without subsequent reconnection ; integrated protection responsive to difference between voltages or between currents; responsive to phase angle between voltages or between currents involving comparison of the voltage or current values at corresponding points in different conductors of a single system, e.g. of currents in go and return conductors using summation current transformers

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  • Power Engineering (AREA)
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CA246,962A 1975-03-14 1976-03-02 Multi-pole ground fault circuit breaker Expired CA1058257A (en)

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US05/558,564 US3999103A (en) 1975-03-14 1975-03-14 Multi-pole ground fault circuit breaker

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CA1058257A true CA1058257A (en) 1979-07-10

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Country Status (7)

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US (1) US3999103A (en, 2012)
JP (2) JPS51115670A (en, 2012)
AU (1) AU502181B2 (en, 2012)
CA (1) CA1058257A (en, 2012)
GB (1) GB1535371A (en, 2012)
IT (1) IT1058421B (en, 2012)
ZA (1) ZA761088B (en, 2012)

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JPS51115670A (en) 1976-10-12
IT1058421B (it) 1982-04-10
AU1144676A (en) 1977-09-01
JPS6017552U (ja) 1985-02-06
US3999103A (en) 1976-12-21
GB1535371A (en) 1978-12-13
ZA761088B (en) 1977-02-23
AU502181B2 (en) 1979-07-19
JPS6118605Y2 (en, 2012) 1986-06-05

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