Open neutral detector
AssigneeSouthwire Company
InventorsDonald Paul Oldham, Jr., Hamze Moussa
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AssigneeSouthwire Company
InventorsDonald Paul Oldham, Jr., Hamze Moussa
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An apparatus for detecting an open neutral condition in a split phase power system is described. The apparatus includes two powered lines providing output electricity to an electrical distribution system and a shared neutral line providing a grounded neutral to the first and second powered lines. The apparatus is configured for detecting when an open neutral condition is present in the split phase power system by determining when a power current is present on one or both of the first and second powered lines while a return current is not present on the neutral line; and in response to detecting that the open neutral condition is present, causing an interrupter to interrupt the power supplied by the first and second powered lines or to generate a signal indicating an open condition.
A device for detecting an open neutral condition in a split phase power system for delivering power to an electrical distribution system, the device configured for being electrically coupled upstream of the device to a power source and downstream of the device to the electrical distribution system, and comprising:
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