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Power controller module providing user selectable overload protection

  • US 5,324,989 A
  • Filed: 12/17/1992
  • Issued: 06/28/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a power distribution system, a power controller module for preventing excessive current flow between a power source and a load, said power controller module comprising:

  • a plurality of current limiting channels each having a predetermined current flow limit;

    each of said plurality of current limiting channels comprising an input line, an output line, and a current limit switch connected between the input and output lines;

    said current limit switch allowing current to flow between said input line and said output line when current flow through the respective current limiting channel is below said predetermined current flow limit and limiting current flow between said input line and said output line when said current flow through the respective current limiting channel exceeds said predetermined current flow limit; and

    said plurality of current limiting channels being selectively interconnectable in parallel with one another to form one or more current pathways, each of said current pathways having a current flow limit corresponding to the sum of the predetermined current flow limits of the respective current limiting channels that are connected in parallel to form the respective current pathway.

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