RELAY INCLUDING PROCESSOR PROVIDING CONTROL AND/OR MONITORING
First Claim
1. A relay comprising:
- a first terminal;
a second terminal;
a third terminal;
a fourth terminal;
separable contacts electrically connected between said first and second terminals;
an actuator coil comprising a first winding and a second winding, the first winding electrically connected between said third and fourth terminals, the second winding electrically connected between said third and fourth terminals;
a processor;
an output;
a first voltage sensing circuit cooperating with said processor to determine a first voltage between said first and second terminals; and
a second voltage sensing circuit cooperating with said processor to determine a second voltage between said third and fourth terminals,wherein said processor is structured to determine that said separable contacts are closed when the first voltage does not exceed a first predetermined value and the second voltage exceeds a second predetermined value and to responsively output a corresponding status to said output.
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Abstract
A relay includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, a fourth terminal, separable contacts electrically connected between the first and second terminals, an actuator coil comprising a first winding and a second winding, the first winding electrically connected between the third and fourth terminals, the second winding electrically connected between the third and fourth terminals, a processor, an output, a first voltage sensing circuit cooperating with the processor to determine a first voltage between the first and second terminals, and a second voltage sensing circuit cooperating with the processor to determine a second voltage between the third and fourth terminals. The processor determines that the separable contacts are closed when the first voltage does not exceed a first predetermined value and the second voltage exceeds a second predetermined value and responsively outputs a corresponding status to the output.
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12 Claims
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1. A relay comprising:
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a first terminal; a second terminal; a third terminal; a fourth terminal; separable contacts electrically connected between said first and second terminals; an actuator coil comprising a first winding and a second winding, the first winding electrically connected between said third and fourth terminals, the second winding electrically connected between said third and fourth terminals; a processor; an output; a first voltage sensing circuit cooperating with said processor to determine a first voltage between said first and second terminals; and a second voltage sensing circuit cooperating with said processor to determine a second voltage between said third and fourth terminals, wherein said processor is structured to determine that said separable contacts are closed when the first voltage does not exceed a first predetermined value and the second voltage exceeds a second predetermined value and to responsively output a corresponding status to said output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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