Electronic device and surge handling
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorFrederic Vladimir Esposito
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Abstract
The present invention provides for an electronic isolator, or barrier, device arranged for receiving field wiring from a field element and further including connection means arranged to receive a surge element for providing surge functionality to the device, and to provide surge protection to the connectivity by way of the field wiring, the device arranged such that the surge element connects to the device and to the said field wiring by way of the said connection means so that operational connection/disconnection of the surge element to the device does not require disconnection of the field wiring from the device.
Claims13
An electronic isolator device arranged for receiving field wiring from a field element, the electronic isolator device comprising:
- a connector configured to receive a surge element for providing surge functionality to the electronic isolator device, and to provide surge protection to the connectivity by way of the field wiring, the connector configured to connect the surge element to the electronic isolator device and to the field wiring.
An electronic barrier device arranged for receiving field wiring from a field element, the electronic barrier device comprising:
- a connector configured to receive a surge element for providing surge functionality to the electronic barrier device, and to provide surge protection to the connectivity by way of the field wiring, the connector configured to connect the surge element to the electronic barrier device and to the field wiring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.