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Status-indicating current interrupter

  • US 4,604,613 A
  • Filed: 06/18/1984
  • Issued: 08/05/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A high voltage current limiter providing an indication of current flow therethrough, comprisng a housing enclosing an interruptable current path extending therethrough, a continuous path of fiber optic cable extending through said housing between an input port and an output port thereof and providing a continuous optical transmission path between said ports for carrying an optical signal indicative of the status of current flow through said current path, and an explosive charge for severing said cable on interruption of current flow through said current path means for establishing a failure-indicating signal on said light path on interruption of current flow through said current path.

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