CA3009045A1 - Ground fault circuit interrupter (gfci) system and method - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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- Testing Of Short-Circuits, Discontinuities, Leakage, Or Incorrect Line Connections (AREA)
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| PCT/US2015/066633 WO2017105485A1 (en) | 2015-12-18 | 2015-12-18 | Ground fault circuit interrupter (gfci) system and method |
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| CA3009045A1 true CA3009045A1 (en) | 2017-06-22 |
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| CN (2) | CN113299494A (es) |
| CA (1) | CA3009045A1 (es) |
| MX (1) | MX2018007475A (es) |
| WO (1) | WO2017105485A1 (es) |
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| US10950403B2 (en) * | 2018-09-06 | 2021-03-16 | Carling Technologies, Inc. | Remote operated ground fault circuit breaker |
| CN113903610B (zh) * | 2021-11-18 | 2024-04-26 | 青岛易来智能科技股份有限公司 | 一种具有按压提示的开关 |
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| US4230919A (en) * | 1978-03-13 | 1980-10-28 | Schantz Spencer C | Snap acting switch |
| US5341191A (en) * | 1991-10-18 | 1994-08-23 | Eaton Corporation | Molded case current limiting circuit breaker |
| US8033838B2 (en) * | 1996-02-21 | 2011-10-11 | Formfactor, Inc. | Microelectronic contact structure |
| KR100654013B1 (ko) * | 2005-02-21 | 2006-12-05 | 엘에스전선 주식회사 | Ｐｔｃ 한류소자를 이용한 순차트립 차단기 |
| US7362553B2 (en) * | 2005-06-08 | 2008-04-22 | Eaton Corporation | Arc fault circuit interrupter and method for inhibiting series arc protection based on dimmer phase angle |
| US8242401B2 (en) * | 2006-09-30 | 2012-08-14 | Hubbell Incorporated | Contact mating angle of an electrical switch |
| US8853582B2 (en) * | 2011-07-12 | 2014-10-07 | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Electrical switch with shear force contact weld release |
| US9608433B2 (en) * | 2013-03-14 | 2017-03-28 | Hubbell Incorporated | GFCI test monitor circuit |
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| CN108496235B (zh) | 2021-05-04 |
| CN113299494A (zh) | 2021-08-24 |
| CN108496235A (zh) | 2018-09-04 |
| WO2017105485A1 (en) | 2017-06-22 |
| MX2018007475A (es) | 2018-08-15 |
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