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Faulted circuit indicator with end-of-life display and discharge

  • US 8,274,394 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2009
  • Issued: 09/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A faulted circuit indicator for providing an indication of a fault on a monitored conductor, the faulted circuit indicator comprising:

  • an acquisition circuit in communication with the monitored conductor for receiving power system information from the monitored conductor;

    a processing circuit for receiving the power system information, determining whether a fault has occurred and providing an indication thereof;

    a display for displaying that a fault has occurred upon receipt of the indication of a fault from the processing circuit;

    a battery for providing power to the display; and

    an end-of-life module operating on the processing circuit for determining whether the faulted circuit indicator operates within an end-of-life mode and altering an operation of the faulted circuit indicator when operating within the end-of-life mode, wherein the end-of-life mode is determined when the useful life of the battery is below a select threshold.

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