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FAULTED CIRCUIT INDICATOR WITH FAULT CHARACTERISTIC DETECTION & DISPLAY

  • US 20090219163A1
  • Filed: 02/27/2009
  • Published: 09/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A faulted circuit indicator comprising a housing, a current acquisition circuit disposed within the housing and adapted to monitor current within a power line, and a monitor circuit for determining when a fault has occurred on the power line, the monitor circuit in communication with the current acquisition circuit and disposed within the housing, the faulted circuit indicator further comprising:

  • i) a plurality of lamps coupled to the monitor circuit and disposed so that at least two lamps are visible from any determined angle of approach to the faulted circuit indicator as installed on the power line; and

    ii) said monitor circuit driving the plurality of lamps in a first predetermined flashing pattern, the first predetermined flashing pattern indicating a direction to the fault relative to the faulted circuit indicator.

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