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NZ801417B2 - Differential current sensing bussing method - Google Patents

Differential current sensing bussing method

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NZ801417B2
NZ801417B2 NZ801417A NZ80141718A NZ801417B2 NZ 801417 B2 NZ801417 B2 NZ 801417B2 NZ 801417 A NZ801417 A NZ 801417A NZ 80141718 A NZ80141718 A NZ 80141718A NZ 801417 B2 NZ801417 B2 NZ 801417B2
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circuit breaker
miniature circuit
primary conductor
tubular portion
core
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NZ801417A
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Dennis W Fleege
Randall J Gass
Chad Mittelstadt
Jason Potratz
Douglas P Vanwaart
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Schneider Electric Usa Inc
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Priority claimed from US15/672,762 external-priority patent/US10852326B2/en
Application filed by Schneider Electric Usa Inc filed Critical Schneider Electric Usa Inc
Publication of NZ801417A publication Critical patent/NZ801417A/en
Publication of NZ801417B2 publication Critical patent/NZ801417B2/en

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Abstract

miniature circuit breaker of the arc fault sensing type comprising: a current transformer with an apertured magnetic core; electronics configured to detect ground faults; first and second primary conductors extending through the core; the first primary conductor being a substantially rigid conductor with a tubular portion located inside the core and further having nontubular second and third portions outside the core extending at angles to the tubular portion, wherein the tubular portion of the first primary conductor comprises an electrical resistance feature configured to increase resistance to a flow of current through the first primary conductor; the second primary conductor being a flexible wire held inside the tubular portion of the first primary conductor in a substantially coaxial arrangement; the current transformer further having a secondary winding comprising a plurality of turns on the core; and a trip circuit responsive to sensed signals on the secondary winding.

Claims (19)

1. A miniature circuit breaker of the arc fault sensing type comprising: a current transformer with an apertured magnetic core; electronics configured to detect ground faults; first and second primary conductors extending through the core; the first primary conductor being a substantially rigid conductor with a tubular portion located inside the core and further having nontubular second and third portions outside the core extending at angles to the tubular portion, wherein the tubular portion of the first primary conductor comprises an electrical resistance feature configured to increase resistance to a flow of current through the first primary conductor; the second primary conductor being a flexible wire held inside the tubular portion of the first primary conductor in a substantially coaxial arrangement; the current transformer further having a secondary winding comprising a plurality of turns on the core; and a trip circuit responsive to sensed signals on the secondary winding.
2. The miniature circuit breaker of claim 1, wherein the tubular portion of the first primary conductor does not form a fully closed tube.
3. The miniature circuit breaker of claim 1 or 2, wherein the electronics are mounted on a printed circuit board.
4. The miniature circuit breaker of any one of the preceding claims, wherein one of the second and third portions of the first primary conductor is attached to the printed circuit board.
5. The miniature circuit breaker of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tubular portion of the first primary conductor comprises a plurality of electrical resistance features.
6. The miniature circuit breaker of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the electrical resistance feature is on only one end of the tubular portion.
7. The miniature circuit breaker of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the electrical resistance feature comprises a narrowed wall thickness in a section of the tubular portion.
8. The miniature circuit breaker of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the electrical resistance feature comprises a through hole in a section of the tubular portion.
9. The miniature circuit breaker of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first primary conductor is connected to and forms a part of a neutral return power current path.
10. The miniature circuit breaker of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the first primary conductor is connected to line current.
11. The miniature circuit breaker of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tubular portion of the first primary conductor is formed with a 0 degree twist.
12. The miniature circuit breaker of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the tubular portion of the first primary conductor is formed with a substantially 90 degree twist.
13. The miniature circuit breaker of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the tubular portion of the first primary conductor is formed with a substantially 180 degree twist.
14. The miniature circuit break of any one of the preceding claims, wherein one of the second and third portions of the first primary conductor is tubular.
15. The miniature circuit breaker of claim 8, wherein the electrical resistance feature comprises a pattern of through holes.
16. The miniature circuit breaker of claim 15, wherein the pattern of through holes are at each end of the tubular portion.
17. The miniature circuit breaker of claim 8, wherein the through-hole comprises a slot.
18. The miniature circuit breaker of claim 8, wherein the electrical resistance feature comprises a plurality of holes each comprising a slot.
19. The miniature circuit breaker of claim 17, wherein the slot includes a first outer end, a second outer end, and a center portion, and the slot is wider at the center portion than at the first and second outer ends.
NZ801417A 2018-08-01 Differential current sensing bussing method NZ801417B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US15/672,762 US10852326B2 (en) 2017-08-09 2017-08-09 Differential current sensing bussing method
NZ744846A NZ744846B2 (en) 2018-08-01 Differential Current Sensing Bussing Method

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NZ801417A NZ801417A (en) 2025-07-25
NZ801417B2 true NZ801417B2 (en) 2025-10-29

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