| US 7,532,444 B2 | ||
| Leakage current monitor | ||
| Steve Campolo, Malverne, N.Y. (US); Kenneth J. Brown, Chula Vista, Calif. (US); and Carlos G. Ramirez, San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Little Neck, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 08, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/608,671. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/787479, filed on Mar. 30, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0049364 A1, Feb. 28, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H02H 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 361—42 | 12 Claims |
| 1. A Relocatable Power Tap including line, neutral, and ground conductors coupled to a plurality of outlets, the Relocatable
Power Tap, comprising:
a leakage current detector circuit; and
an alarm circuit coupled to the leakage current detector circuit, wherein
the leakage current detector circuit is configured to detect a leakage current from the line conductor and/or the neutral
conductor to the ground conductor of the Relocatable Power Tap,
the alarm circuit is configured to generate an alarm signal upon detection of a leakage current exceeding a defined threshold
by the leakage current detector, and
the Relocatable Power Tap is operable to continue to supply power to outlets when the leakage current exceeds the defined
threshold.
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