Time fault circuit interrupter
OwnerKevin L. LaFuente, Salvatore Tringaliinventors
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Abstract
An exemplary time fault circuit interrupter for interrupting a power supply to an equipment unit upon the occurrence of a trip condition may include a sensor configured to monitor a current flow to the equipment unit. The circuit interrupter may also include a trip mechanism configured to interrupt the current flow. The circuit interrupter may further include a processor in communication with the sensor and the trip mechanism, and the processor may be configured to cause the trip mechanism to interrupt the current flow when a current flow time has reached a predetermined time limit.
Claims20
A time fault circuit interrupter comprising:
- a sensor configured to monitor a current flow to an equipment unit;
- a trip mechanism configured to interrupt the current flow;
- and
- a processor in communication with the sensor and the trip mechanism, the processor being configured to cause the trip mechanism to interrupt the current flow when a current flow time has reached a predetermined time limit.
A system comprising a power distributor configured to distribute power to at least one equipment unit, the power distributor having at least one time fault circuit interrupter including:
- a sensor configured to monitor a current flow to an equipment unit;
- a trip mechanism configured to interrupt the current flow;
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- a processor in communication with the sensor and the trip mechanism, the processor being configured to cause the trip mechanism to interrupt the current flow when a current flow time has reached a predetermined time limit.
A method comprising:
- monitoring, by a sensor, a current flow to an equipment unit;
- tracking, by a processor, a current flow time that the current flow is being supplied to the equipment unit;
- interrupting, by a trip mechanism, the current flow when the current flow time has reached a predetermined time limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.