US3327170A
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Broken conductor sensing device
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1963-10-21
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Granted: 1967-06-20
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Expires: 1983-10-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William K Sonnemann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:13
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02H; H02H3/00; H02H3/50; H02H3/52; H02H5/00; H02H5/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A RELAYING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICAL NETWORK COMPRISING A PAIR OF TERMINALS ADAPTED TO BE ENERGIZED AS A FUNCTION OF THE FREQUENCY COMPONENTS OF THE CURRENT IN SAID NETWORK, A FIRST TIMING NETWORK HAVING AN INPUT CIRCUIT AND AN OUTPUT CIRCUIT AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING ITS SAID OUTPUT CIRCUIT SOLELY AFTER ITS SAID INPUT CIRCUIT HAS BEEN ACTUATED FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVAL, A FILTER NETWORK INTERCONNECTING SAID TERMINALS AND SAID INPUT CIRCUIT, SAID FILTER NETWORK BEING EFFECTIVE TO PASS SOLELY CURRENT OF A NARROW FREQUENCY BAND, DISABLING MEANS FOR RENDERING SAID TIMING NETWORK INEFFECTIVE TO TIME OUT ITS SAID TIME INTERVAL, A SECOND TIMING NETWORK CONNECTED TO SAID DISABLING MEANS AND BEING EFFECTIVE TO DISABLE SAID FIRST TIMING NETWORK TO PREVENT THE TIMING OUT OF SAID FIRST TIMING NETWORK AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID TERMINALS WITH A CURRENT IN SAID FREQUENCY BAND UNTIL THE TIMING OUT OF SAID SECOND TIMING NETWORK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A RELAYING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICAL NETWORK COMPRISING A PAIR OF TERMINALS ADAPTED TO BE ENERGIZED AS A FUNCTION OF THE FREQUENCY COMPONENTS OF THE CURRENT IN SAID NETWORK, A FIRST TIMING NETWORK HAVING AN INPUT CIRCUIT AND AN OUTPUT CIRCUIT AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING ITS SAID OUTPUT CIRCUIT SOLELY AFTER ITS SAID INPUT CIRCUIT HAS BEEN ACTUATED FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVAL, A FILTER NETWORK INTERCONNECTING SAID TERMINALS AND SAID INPUT CIRCUIT, SAID FILTER NETWORK BEING EFFECTIVE TO PASS SOLELY CURRENT OF A NARROW FREQUENCY BAND, DISABLING MEANS FOR RENDERING SAID TIMING NETWORK INEFFECTIVE TO TIME OUT ITS SAID TIME INTERVAL, A SECOND TIMING NETWORK CONNECTED TO SAID DISABLING MEANS AND BEING EFFECTIVE TO DISABLE SAID FIRST TIMING NETWORK TO PREVENT THE TIMING OUT OF SAID FIRST TIMING NETWORK AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID TERMINALS WITH A CURRENT IN SAID FREQUENCY BAND UNTIL THE TIMING OUT OF SAID SECOND TIMING NETWORK.
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