Patent ID: 10978865

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a circuit (100) for breaking alternating current, the circuit (100) comprising: an input (102) arranged to receive an alternating current (AC); an output (104) arranged to provide the alternating current (AC) to at least one electrical load (200n); at least one controllable switch (106; 108) coupled between the input (102) and the output (104); an impedance network (Z) coupled between the input (102) and the output (104); a controller (110) coupled to a reference ground (112) common to the controller (110) and the at least one controllable switch (106; 108), wherein the controller (110) is arranged to measure at least one measuring voltage (V1; V2) between a node of the impedance network (Z) and the reference ground (112) and to control the at least one controllable switch (106; 108), so as to control the breaking of the alternating current (AC) provided to the at least one electrical load (200n), based on the value of the measured at least one measuring voltage (V1; V2).