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Patent US6034611 - Electrical isolation device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsAn electrical isolation device for use in an electrical distribution network having a plurality of branch circuits each defined by line and neutral conductors connected between a power source and a load, the line conductor being electrically connected to one of a plurality of line buses at an electrical...http://www.google.com/patents/US6034611?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6034611 - Electrical isolation deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6034611 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/794,848Publication dateMar 7, 2000Filing dateFeb 4, 1997Priority dateFeb 4, 1997Fee statusPaidPublication number08794848, 794848, US 6034611 A, US 6034611A, US-A-6034611, US6034611 A, US6034611AInventorsStanley J. Brooks, James W. DickensOriginal AssigneeSquare D CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (100), Non-Patent Citations (24), Referenced by (12), Classifications (13), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetElectrical isolation deviceUS 6034611 AAbstract An electrical isolation device for use in an electrical distribution network having a plurality of branch circuits each defined by line and neutral conductors connected between a power source and a load, the line conductor being electrically connected to one of a plurality of line buses at an electrical distribution panelboard, the neutral conductor being electrically connected to a neutral bus at the electrical distribution panelboard. The isolation device includes a filter coupled between a selected number of line buses and the neutral bus at the panelboard and is designed to provide a low impedance path for an arcing fault occurring on either of the selected number of line buses. In another embodiment, the isolation device is comprised of a filter coupled between the line and neutral conductor of a selected one of the branch circuits and is designed to provide a low impedance path for an arcing fault occurring on the line conductor of the selected branch circuit.
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