Victor D Epee from Reston, VA, age 42

Auto-Monitoring Circuit And Circuit Interrupter Including The Same
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US Patent:

20180212417, Jul 26, 2018
Filed:

Jan 24, 2017
Appl. No.:

15/413861
Inventors:

- CLEVELAND OH, US
VICTOR DOUALLA EPEE - PITTSBURGH PA, US
Assignee:

EATON CORPORATION - CLEVELAND OH
International Classification:

H02H 3/33
H02H 3/04
Abstract:

An auto-monitoring circuit including a first input structured to receive a signal from a processor of a circuit interrupter, a second input structured to receive power from a circuit protected by the circuit interrupter, a first switch structured to remain closed while the signal is received at the first input and remains above a predetermined threshold level and to open when the signal ceases to be received at the first input or drops below the predetermined threshold level, a second switch structured to remain open while the first switch is closed and to close when the first switch opens, and an output electrically connected to a trip circuit of the circuit interrupter. Closing the second switch causes a trip signal to be output to the trip circuit that causes the trip circuit to trip open the separable contacts.

Self-Testing Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter And Associated Method
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US Patent:

20160363627, Dec 15, 2016
Filed:

Jun 15, 2015
Appl. No.:

14/739269
Inventors:

- Cleveland OH, US
VICTOR DOUALLA EPEE - Pittsburgh PA, US
Assignee:

EATON CORPORATION - CLEVELAND OH
International Classification:

G01R 31/327
H02H 3/16
Abstract:

A ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) including separable contacts, a ground fault detection circuit structured to detect a ground fault based and to output a trip signal in response to detecting the ground fault, a trip circuit structured to trip open the separable contacts in response to the trip signal, a test button structured to be actuated by a user, a test unit structured to sequentially perform a GFCI self-test sequence and a ground fault test sequence in response to actuation of the test button, wherein the test unit is structured to determine whether the GFCI passed the GFCI self-test sequence and to output in an alarm signal in response to determining that the GFCI failed the GFCI self-test sequence, and an indicator structured to receive the alarm signal and to provide a visual or audible indication in response to receiving the alarm signal.