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US4600963A
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Circuit arrangement to protect a semi-conductor switch which can be activated without contact (remotely)
Assignee: Euchner GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1984-01-27
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Granted: 1986-07-15
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Expires: 2004-01-27
Abstract
Abstract A circuit arrangement for protecting a remotely controllable semi-conductor switch which closes to interrupt an alternating current circuit in order to protect against an overload is disclosed in which a flip-flop is connected to control the operation of a current control circuit connected to the output of the semi-conductor switch in the event of an overload or short-circuit condition in the AC circuit. Provision may also be made for transient overload conditions, as well as providing a visual indication of the conducting condition of the semi-conductor switch.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Hertrich
- 👤 Volker Fritsch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:24
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/08; H03K17/081; H03K17/0814; H03K17/08144
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A circuit arrangement used in protecting against the overloading of a remotely controllable semiconductor switch which closes or interrupts an alternating current circuit, said circuit arrangement being connected to the direct current output of rectifier means, the input of said rectifier means being connected in the alternating current circuit, said circuit arrangement including said semi-conductor switch, a resistor functioning as a current sensing means and a transistor functioning as a current control means connected in series to the direct current output of said rectifier means and switch control circuit means connected to said current control means, said switch control circuit means including a control element which determines the condition of the current control means based on the voltage drop at the current sensing means, wherein the switch control circuit means (14) includes a flip-flop (12) which produces the control signals for the current control means, and a capacitor (17) is connected to a second resistor (R 2 ) to form an RC element connected in parallel with the current sensing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A circuit arrangement used in protecting against the overloading of a remotely controllable semiconductor switch which closes or interrupts an alternating current circuit, said circuit arrangement being connected to the direct current output of rectifier means, the input of said rectifier means being connected in the alternating current circuit, said circuit arrangement including said semi-conductor switch, a resistor functioning as a current sensing means and a transistor functioning as a current control means connected in series to the direct current output of said rectifier means and switch control circuit means connected to said current control means, said switch control circuit means including a control element which determines the condition of the current control means based on the voltage drop at the current sensing means, wherein the switch control circuit means (14) includes a flip-flop (12) which produces the control signals for the current control means, and a capacitor (17) is connected to a second resistor (R 2 ) to form an RC element connected in parallel with the current sensing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the flip-flop (12) is formed of two NAND gates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the current sensing means includes a first transistor (11), the control input of which is connected through said second resistor (R 2 ) to the output of said current control means, and the input of the flip-flop (12) is connected to the output of the transistor (11).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the capacitor (17) is connected to the control input of the first transistor (11), which capacitor, together with said second resistor (R 2 ) forms an RC element connected in parallel with said current sensing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the current sensing means includes a second transistor (16), the output voltage of said second transistor is fed to the input of the flipflop (12) and the control input of said second transistor is connected to voltage divider means (R 6 , R 7 ), which is connected in parallel with said current sensing means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 1 further including an illuminating display device (18, 19, 20) which displays the switch condition of the first transistor (4, 10).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 6, wherein the illuminating display device includes at least one diode (18) connected in the current path passing through the semi-conductor switch (3), the current control means (4, 10) and the current sensing means (R 1 ), and includes an illuminating diode (19) connected in parallel to the at least one diode (18).
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