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US 8,526,144 B2Granted
Reset lockout with grounded neutral test
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsAdam Kevelos, Michael Ostrovsky, Aleksandr Aronov, Jr.
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AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsAdam Kevelos, Michael Ostrovsky, Aleksandr Aronov, Jr.
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There is a fault circuit interrupter comprising at least one grounded neutral sensor and at least one test circuit configured to test the grounded neutral sensor. A further embodiment can also include at least one fault circuit which is configured to detect a current sent from the grounded neutral sensor. The device can also include a line side phase line, a line side neutral line, and a test line coupled to the line side neutral line and extending from a first region on the line side neutral line to a second region on the line side neutral line, with the grounded neutral sensor being positioned between the first region and the second region on the line side neutral line. This test circuit can comprise a switch, such as a manually operatable switch or it can comprise any one of solid state circuitry, a transistor, and/or a silicon controlled rectifier.
A fault circuit interrupter comprising:
A process for testing a fault circuit of a fault circuit interrupter having a line side and a load side, the process comprising the following steps:
A fault circuit interrupter comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.