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| 20100207728 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT - An energy management system includes a module for an energy consuming device. The module has a module main controller including a computer processor in communication with a module computer readable storage medium containing computer executable code. When the computer executable code is executed by the computer processor, it performs a method including determining whether a demand state is a peak demand state, employing a reduced operational mode of the energy consuming device during a peak demand state, and employing a normal operational mode of the energy consuming device during a demand state other than a peak demand state. In an embodiment, the system also includes a system main controller in communication with the module. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100211233 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An energy management system manages energy consumption of managed device(s) disposed to receive energy via a meter connected to an energy supply, the energy supply. A system controller has a computer processor that instructs the managed device(s) to employ an operational mode based on the priority, the energy need, the demand state, and whether the energy consumption rate of the managed device(s) exceeds energy available from at least one of the external energy source and internal energy source. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110068802 | GROUND FAULT DETECTION DEVICE - A device and method to determine the presence of a ground fault that distinguishes between the capacitive portion of the currents to ground, and the resistive portion of the currents to ground by ascertaining aspects of the voltage and residual current waveforms. | 03-24-2011 |
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| 20090021879 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FAULT CURRENT INTERRUPTION - A circuit interrupter method for interrupting a flow of current, including: providing a controller for determining the presence of predetermined current in the circuit, the predetermined current value stored in the controller; providing a circuit breaker comprising a trip mechanism for receiving trip signal, a current transformer for providing output proportional to predetermined current in the circuit, a switch for interrupting the flow of current in the circuit, a control input for receipt of an operating signal by the trip mechanism, and proximate and distal connectors connecting the circuit breaker to a source and a circuit, respectively; determining, by the controller, the presence of a current in the circuit; receiving a trip signal at the circuit breaker from the controller, and interrupting the flow of current in the circuit, when the current in the circuit is determined by the controller to be a predetermined current. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090125124 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER HAVING MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM BASED SWITCHING - A programmable logic controller is disclosed. The programmable logic controller includes control circuitry integrally arranged with a current path and at least one micro electromechanical system (MEMS) switch disposed in the current path. The programmable logic controller further includes a hybrid arcless limiting technology (HALT) circuit connected in parallel with the at least one MEMS switch facilitating the opening of the at least one MEMS switch. The programmable logic controller also may include a MEMS switch and a voltage sensor for measuring the voltage across the MEMS switch. The MEMS switches are arranged to transmit or receive logic signals. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090168277 | SERIES ARC FAULT CURRENT INTERRUPTER APPARATUS - A circuit interrupter for interrupting alternating current electrical signal on a line conductor of a circuit feeding a load, including: an electrical contact in operatively connected in series with the line conductor; a trip mechanism for selectively opening the electrical contact when activated; a current sensor connected in series with the line conductor for obtaining a sample alternating current electrical signal from the circuit feeding the load; a microprocessor in electrical communication with the trip mechanism and comprising a series arc fault detection program resident thereon; the series arc detection program comprising a discrete wavelet transform for determining the presence of a series arc fault current in the circuit feeding the load; wherein, when the discrete wavelet transform determines the presence of a series arc fault, the microprocessors signals the trip mechanism to activate and open the electrical contact in operatively connected in series with the line conductor. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090171603 | METHODS OF DETECTING SERIES ARCS IN ELECTRICAL SIGNALS - A method of detecting a series arc fault in an alternating current electrical signal is provided. A method for detecting a series arc fault in an alternating current electrical signal, comprising: a) calculating discrete wavelet coefficients using a current signal as an input for the discrete wavelet coefficient calculations, and outputting discrete wavelet coefficient filtered output; b) subsampling the discrete wavelet coefficient filtered output and outputting a subsampled output; c) calculating critical variables from the subsampled output; d) determining from the critical variables whether a series arc fault is present in the current signal; and e) outputting an signal indicating that a series arc fault is present in the current signal, if substantially all of the critical variables meet a predetermined criteria. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090184829 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR - The present disclosure describes an apparatus and method for monitoring a thermal profile proximate a housing, the apparatus comprising at least one temperature sensor supportable by the housing and configured for monitoring a thermal profile proximate the housing, at least one thermoelectric generator in circuit with the at least one temperature sensor and configured to provide electrical energy sufficient to power the at least one temperature sensor, and an indicator device in circuit with the temperature sensor and configured to provide at least an indication where the thermal profile is outside a predetermined thermal profile range. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100052761 | DUAL POWER SOURCE PULSE GENERATOR FOR A TRIGGERING SYSTEM - A dual power source pulse generator in power connection with a pair of electrodes having a first electrode, a second electrode and an air gap therebetween. The dual power source pulse generator includes a first pulse source producing a high voltage low current pulse across the pair of electrodes to allow dielectric breakdown, and a second pulse source electrically connected in parallel with an output of the first pulse source, and producing a low voltage high current pulse to thereby produce a current flow of high-density plasma between the same electrodes of the pair of electrodes in response to the high voltage low current pulse. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100085669 | ARC FAULT DETECTION USING FUZZY LOGIC - An arc fault detector which includes a filter which receives an input signal and filters the input signal, an amplifier which amplifies a signal output from the filter, an analog-to-digital converter disposed to receive the amplified signal from the amplifier and convert the amplified signal into a digital signal, and a processing unit responsive to computer executable instructions when executed thereon that receives samples of data associated with the digital signal and performs an arc detection algorithm on the data using fuzzy logic. | 04-08-2010 |
