Hybrid power relay using communications link
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1. A control circuit comprising:
- a serial communication link communicating a serial digital information signal therethrough;
a microprocessor having a serial input communicating with the serial communication link and generating a control output signal in response to the serial digital information signal;
a supervisory microprocessor communicating with the microprocessor through the serial communication link; and
an arc suppression circuit having an electrical contact and operating in response to the control output signal to reduce an arc at the electrical contact.
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Abstract
A control circuit for controlling an arc suppression circuit includes a serial communication link communicating a serial signal therethrough. The control circuit includes a microprocessor having a serial input communicating with the serial communication link. The microprocessor generates a control output signal in response to the serial signal. The control circuit further includes the arc suppression circuit having an electrical contact and operating in response to the control output signal to reduce an arc at the electrical contact.
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1. A control circuit comprising:
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a serial communication link communicating a serial digital information signal therethrough; a microprocessor having a serial input communicating with the serial communication link and generating a control output signal in response to the serial digital information signal; a supervisory microprocessor communicating with the microprocessor through the serial communication link; and an arc suppression circuit having an electrical contact and operating in response to the control output signal to reduce an arc at the electrical contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of operating an arc suppression circuit comprising:
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receiving a serial digital information signal through a serial communication link; generating a control output signal in response to the serial digital information signal; controlling the arc suppression circuit having an electrical contact with the control output to reduce an arc at the electrical contact; and generating a control output signal comprises generating the control output signal at a microprocessor and further comprising communicating between the microprocessor and a supervisory microprocessor through the serial communication link. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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