ZA747346B - An improvement in or relating to ground fault circuit breakers with cold temperature bimetal construction - Google Patents
An improvement in or relating to ground fault circuit breakers with cold temperature bimetal constructionInfo
- Publication number
- ZA747346B ZA747346B ZA00747346A ZA747346A ZA747346B ZA 747346 B ZA747346 B ZA 747346B ZA 00747346 A ZA00747346 A ZA 00747346A ZA 747346 A ZA747346 A ZA 747346A ZA 747346 B ZA747346 B ZA 747346B
- Authority
- ZA
- South Africa
- Prior art keywords
- relating
- improvement
- ground fault
- circuit breakers
- cold temperature
- Prior art date
Links
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 title 1
Classifications
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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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
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Emergency Protection Circuit Devices (AREA)
- Breakers (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US00421573A US3858130A (en) | 1973-12-04 | 1973-12-04 | Ground fault circuit breaker with cold temperature bimetal constriction |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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ZA747346B true ZA747346B (en) | 1975-11-26 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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ZA00747346A ZA747346B (en) | 1973-12-04 | 1974-11-15 | An improvement in or relating to ground fault circuit breakers with cold temperature bimetal construction |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US3858130A (en) |
CA (1) | CA1013846A (en) |
GB (1) | GB1483914A (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA747346B (en) |
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US6477021B1 (en) | 1998-02-19 | 2002-11-05 | Square D Company | Blocking/inhibiting operation in an arc fault detection system |
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Family Cites Families (3)
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US2691708A (en) * | 1951-10-10 | 1954-10-12 | Westinghouse Electric Corp | Circuit breaker |
US2786917A (en) * | 1954-06-04 | 1957-03-26 | Gen Electric | Circuit breaker trip device |
US3636482A (en) * | 1970-05-25 | 1972-01-18 | Federal Pacific Electric Co | Modular circuit breakers and panelboards with ground-fault protection |
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1973
- 1973-12-04 US US00421573A patent/US3858130A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1974
- 1974-11-15 ZA ZA00747346A patent/ZA747346B/en unknown
- 1974-11-18 CA CA213,967A patent/CA1013846A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-12-04 GB GB52390/74A patent/GB1483914A/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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GB1483914A (en) | 1977-08-24 |
CA1013846A (en) | 1977-07-12 |
US3858130A (en) | 1974-12-31 |
AU7565374A (en) | 1976-05-27 |
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