Apparatus and method of adaptive electronic overload protection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9030795-B2
Application number	US-201213724967-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2012
Priority date	Dec 21, 2012
Publication date	May 12, 2015
Grant date	May 12, 2015

Abstract

A method provides electronic overload protection having a thermal trip level. The method executes a function by a processor; provides the electronic overload protection by the function executed by the processor; and adjusts the thermal trip level by the function executed by the processor in order to mimic adjusting a physical thermal characteristic of a thermal time constant of a fixed mechanical system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of providing electronic overload protection having a thermal trip level, said method comprising:
executing a function by a processor;
providing said electronic overload protection by said function executed by said processor;
adjusting the thermal trip level by said function executed by said processor in order to mimic adjusting a physical thermal characteristic of a thermal time constant of a fixed mechanical system;
employing a current transf…

Assignees

• Eaton Corp

Inventors

• Elms Robert T
• Jimenez Sandy O
• Hetzmannseder Engelbert

Classifications

• H02H5/047 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic