| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 361054000 |
Load shunting by fault responsive means (e.g., crowbar circuit)
| 1165 |
| 361930100 |
With specific current responsive fault sensor
| 505 |
| 361078000 |
With specific quantity comparison means
| 440 |
| 361088000 |
With specific voltage responsive fault sensor
| 375 |
| 361042000 |
Ground fault protection
| 362 |
| 361018000 |
Voltage regulator protective circuits
| 248 |
| 361117000 |
High voltage dissipation (e.g., lightning arrester)
| 239 |
| 361103000 |
Circuit interruption by thermal sensing
| 143 |
| 361023000 |
Motor protective condition responsive circuits
| 133 |
| 361062000 |
Feeder protection in distribution networks
| 111 |
| 361111000 |
Transient responsive
| 104 |
| 361115000 |
With specific circuit breaker or control structure
| 77 |
| 361002000 |
Arc suppression at switching point (i.e., includes solid-state switch)
| 62 |
| 361035000 |
Transformer protection
| 61 |
| 361020000 |
Generator protective circuits
| 56 |
| 361058000 |
Impedance insertion
| 33 |
| 361019000 |
Superconductor protective circuits
| 33 |
| 361015000 |
Capacitor protection
| 23 |
| 361059000 |
Circuit automatically reconnected only after the fault is cleared
| 22 |
| 361071000 |
Automatic reclosing
| 19 |
| 361112000 |
With space discharge means
| 13 |
| 361052000 |
By regulating source or load (e.g., generator field killed)
| 12 |
| 361067000 |
Series connected sections with faulty section disconnect
| 8 |
| 361077000 |
Reverse phase responsive
| 7 |
| 361114000 |
With manual or automatic opening of breaker and manual reclose
| 7 |
| 361022000 |
Compressor protective circuits
| 6 |
| 361113000 |
With tuned circuit | 4 |
| 20100134943 | METHOD FOR DISTURBANCE CURRENT COMPENSATION FOR AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND DISTURBANCE CURRENT COMPENSATION DEVICE - An exemplary method is disclosed for disturbance current compensation for an electrical system by a disturbance current compensation device, which electrical system has a voltage source and a series circuit which is connected via a conductor in parallel with the voltage source. The series circuit has an inductance and a capacitance, with the inductance being connected in series with the capacitance via a conductor. To compensate for disturbance currents, the conductor for the connection of the voltage source to the series circuit of the inductance with the capacitance, and/or the conductor of the series circuit between the inductance and the capacitance, can be surrounded by a ring (e.g., a portion of the conductor can be substantially surrounded by the ring) which can be magnetized. The ring includes an air gap of the disturbance current compensation device. A compensation voltage can be applied by magnetization of the ring. The ring can be magnetized by a magnetization coil of the disturbance current compensation device. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110080683 | RF COAXIAL SURGE PROTECTORS WITH NON-LINEAR PROTECTION DEVICES - An apparatus for protecting hardware devices is disclosed. A DC pass RF surge suppressor includes a housing defining a chamber having a central axis, the housing having an opening to the chamber, an input conductor disposed in the chamber of the housing and extending substantially along the central axis of the chamber, an output conductor disposed in the chamber of the housing and extending substantially along the central axis of the chamber, a non-linear protection device positioned in the opening of the housing for diverting surge energy to a ground, a capacitor connected in series with the input conductor and the output conductor, a first spiral inductor having an inner edge connected to the input conductor and an outer edge coupled to the non-linear protection device, and a second spiral inductor having an inner edge connected to the output conductor and an outer edge coupled to the non-linear protection device. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20140063673 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR LC FILTER - A protective device protects an LC filter in a vehicle. The vehicle includes a first vehicle-mounted electric device and a second vehicle-mounted electric device. The first vehicle-mounted electric device includes a first power converter. The second vehicle-mounted electric device includes a second power converter and shares a power supply with the first vehicle-mounted electric device. The LC filter is arranged between the first power converter and the power supply. The LC filter is configured such that the resonance frequency band of the LC filter can be changed. The resonance frequency band of the LC filter is changed based on a ripple amount in a current flowing in the LC filter. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20150098163 | SENSOR CONTROLLED TRANSISTOR PROTECTION - A circuit for protecting a transistor is enclosed. The circuit includes a temperature sensing device coupled to the transistor and a tunable clamping circuit connected between transistor terminals, wherein the tunable clamping circuit is configured to provide an adjustable clamping voltage. A temperature controller coupled to the temperature sensing device and the tunable clamping circuit is also included. The temperature controller is configured to trigger a change in a clamping voltage of the tunable clamping circuit based on a feedback from the temperature sensing device. | 04-09-2015 |
| 361076000 |
With phase sequence network analyzer | 3 |
| 20100053828 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTED PHASES IN A MULTI-PHASE ELECTRICAL NETWORK - The present invention is directed to a protective relay for providing protective control to a power system carrying three-phase power. The protective relay performs a faulted phase detection method wherein signal values representative of electrical properties of the power carried by the power system are received and are processed to produce processed signals, respectively. The processed signals have components of the signal values removed that are the same frequency as the nominal operating frequency of the power system. The process signal values are added to produce a sum, which is then divided by a predetermined number to yield a quotient. A determination is made whether the quotient falls within one of a plurality of predetermined ranges. This determination is used to determine whether the power system has a single-phase fault, a two-phase fault, or a three-phase fault. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120224287 | FUZZY INTERFERENCE RELAY AND METHOD FOR CURRENT DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION OF A TRANSMISSION LINE - A relay for current differential protection of a transmission line, comprising: a first calculator of symmetrical sequence components of currents of each phase of the transmission line at local and remote ends of the transmission line; a second calculator of phase differences φ | 09-06-2012 |
| 20140002937 | DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION IN ELECTRICAL POWER NETWORKS | 01-02-2014 |
| 361051000 |
Overspeed responsive | 1 |
| 20150331456 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING - An anti-shock device is disclosed to protect a portable electronic device from impact on a hard surface. The device includes shock absorbers which may be deployed upon sensing a triggering event by an accelerometer. The shock absorbers may include bumpers of buoyant material to allow the portable electronic device to float if the device contacts a water surface. | 11-19-2015 |
| 361109000 |
Too large fault makes breaker inoperative | 1 |
| 20100302700 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS PROVIDING COORDINATED OPENING WITH A CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An electrical switching apparatus includes a number of separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts, a number of sensors structured to sense at least current flowing through the separable contacts, and a processor structured to cooperate with the operating mechanism to open and close the separable contacts. The processor determines a fault from the sensed current flowing through the separable contacts. The processor further responsively opens the separable contacts if the sensed current associated with the fault is less than the interrupting rating of the electrical switching apparatus. The processor keeps the separable contacts closed and waits for another circuit interrupter to interrupt the fault if the sensed current associated with the fault is greater than the interrupting rating. | 12-02-2010 |
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| 20080218916 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPONENT FAILURE PROTECTION - A system and method is presented for component failure protection. In one embodiment, the system includes an operational circuit configured to operate in a first operational state, wherein the first operational state is in proximity of a circuit failure threshold. Additionally, the system may include a canary circuit configured to mimic the operational characteristics of the operational circuit, wherein the canary circuit is configured to operate in a second operational state, and wherein the second operational state is in closer proximity of a circuit failure threshold than the proximity of the of the first operational state. The system may also include a variable input control coupled to the operational circuit and the canary circuit, wherein the variable input control is configured to monitor the second operational state and adjust an input to the operational circuit based on the proximity of the second operational state to the circuit failure threshold. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080266726 | Cooling system for electrical devices - Embodiments include a server and a sensor that detects when a first fluid line to the server fails so a second fluid line to the server is activated. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080285184 | Power converters with operating efficiency monitoring for fault detection - A power converter includes a controller and at least one output terminal for providing an output voltage and an output current to a load. The controller is configured for monitoring the output voltage and the output current and calculating an efficiency of the power converter based on the monitored output voltage and output current. The controller is also configured to generate a fault signal after detecting a degradation in the power converter efficiency. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080291587 | ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - An electronic appliance having a plurality of components is equipped with: a first component whose failure is directly coupled to a risk with respect to a safe aspect of the electronic appliance; a second component by which even when the second component fails, although the failure of the second component does not give an adverse influence to safety of the electronic appliance, the failure of the second component causes the electronic appliance to lose a major function thereof; and a fail-safe circuit for stopping operation of the second component. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080297956 | Electronic Ballast Protection - A method of electronic ballast protection including providing an electronic ballast having an AC/DC converter | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090002900 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A system for protecting an electronic devices includes a memory unit, a reading unit, a judging unit, an extra action unit, and a writing unit. The memory unit is configured for storing a variable, the variable having a first value representing the last power off of the electronic device being abnormal and a second value representing the last power off of the electronic device being normal. The reading unit is configured for reading the variable stored in the memory unit in the power-on process of the electronic device. The judging unit is configured for judging whether the last power off of the electronic device is abnormal according to the value of the variable. The extra action unit is configured for protecting the electronic device by executing an extra action, if the last power off of the electronic device was abnormal. The writing unit is used for changing the variable. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090097171 | Apparatus and method for operation of an electrical machine - In an apparatus and method for operation of an electrical machine, the electrical machine is connected to an external controller via a switch-off line and is switched off when the external controller identifies a fault in order to prevent an electrical machine from being operated incorrectly. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090168272 | PROTECTIVE CIRCUITRY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A protective circuitry ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090231763 | OVER-VOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE - An over-voltage protection device comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a first nonrectangular conductor having a first protrusion positioned on the first surface of the substrate, a second nonrectangular conductor having a second protrusion positioned on the first surface of substrate, at least one alignment block positioned on the second surface, and a variable impedance material positioned between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. Preferably, the second protrusion faces the first protrusion to form an arcing path from the first protrusion to the second protrusion. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100020448 | GALVANIC ISOLATOR - Galvanic isolators are disclosed herein. An embodiment of a galvanic isolator comprises a generally planar electrically insulating substrate comprising opposing first and second surfaces, the substrate comprising an electrically insulating, low dielectric loss material and having a transmitter coil disposed on the first surface and a receiving coil disposed on the second surface. A transmitter circuit is operably connected to the transmitter coil. The transmitter circuit comprises a first detector that detects a rising edge of an input signal; a first pulse generator that generates a plurality of first pulses upon detection of the rising edge; a second detector that detects a falling edge of the input signal; and a second pulse generator that generates a plurality of second pulses upon detection of the falling edge. A receiver circuit is operably connected to the second receiving coil. The receiver circuit generates a signal that is substantially similar to the input signal based on the first pulses and the second pulses. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100103566 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - An exemplary protection circuit includes a protecting unit for protecting the protection circuit, a detecting unit electrically connected to the protecting unit, and a processor. The detecting unit is configured for detecting whether water enters into the detecting unit or not, and outputting a detecting result. The processor is electrically connected to the protecting unit and the detecting unit, and controls the protecting unit to turn on or cut off in response to the detecting result. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100134930 | PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT - A protective circuit arrangement is disclosed for electrical equipment supplied, for example, from a conductor loop in surroundings subject to explosion hazards in process engineering installations. To suppress current flow from an energy store of the electrical equipment into the conductor loop, an exemplary cascadeable switchgear cell is disclosed, having a first transistor, which allows the loop current to pass, and a second transistor, which short-circuits a parasitic base-emitter diode of the first transistor. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110063759 | Hybrid Switch Circuit - A hybrid switch circuit includes a hybrid switch that couples an input conductor connected to an AC power supply to an output conductor connected to a load. The hybrid switch includes a power semiconductor in parallel with an electromagnetic relay. A control circuit turns on the hybrid switch by turning on the power semiconductor at a zero-voltage crossing of the AC voltage to provide a conductive path and then closing the relay to provide a conductive bypass path that bypasses the power semiconductor. The control circuit turns off the hybrid switch by opening the relay and subsequently turning off the power semiconductor at a zero crossing of the load current. The control circuit operates in response to a hybrid switch control signal that indicates whether an operating fault condition exists. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110299199 | DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PROTECTING A LINK IN A MEDIUM, HIGH, OR VERY HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL NETWORK - A device and method of protecting a link in a medium, high, or very high voltage power network, with current and voltage transformers and trip circuits being disposed on the link. The protection device includes a mechanism to directly connect to a power supply, to the current and voltage transformers, and to the trip circuits, via analog links, and a mechanism to convert from analog to digital that is connected to a central processor unit via a digital link, the analog-digital conversion mechanism including an integrated test plug socket function. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120014018 | POWER AND CONTROL UNIT FOR A LOW OR MEDIUM VOLTAGE APPARATUS - A power and control unit for low and medium voltage applications, operatively couplable to one or more functions of a low or medium voltage apparatus, comprising:
| 01-19-2012 |
| 20120019962 | Sensing and Control Electronics for a Power Grid Protection System - Systems and method for detecting potentially harmful harmonic and direct current signals at a transformer are disclosed. One such system includes a plurality of detection components electrically connected to electrical signal lines leading from one or more connection points on a power grid, and a plurality of threshold detectors, each threshold detector configured to compare an incoming signal from a detection component to a predetermined signal having a threshold. The system also includes a controller receiving an output from each of the plurality of threshold detectors and configured to drive at least one external component in response to receiving an indication from at least one of the plurality of threshold detectors of a detected signal above a threshold. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120154956 | Self protected snapback device driven by driver circuitry using high side pull-up avalanche diode - In a power device such as an NLDMOS power array comprising multiple NLDMOS devices, the gates of which are driven by a driver, self protection against overvoltage events is implemented by providing a high side pull-up avalanche diode connected to at least some of the gates of the NLDMOS devices. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120154957 | CAPACITANCE CHECK AND CURRENT MONITORING CIRCUIT FOR USE WITH A CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE - A circuit protection device includes a trip mechanism and at least one capacitor configured to store electrical energy and to provide the electrical energy to the trip mechanism. The circuit protection device also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one capacitor and configured to measure a charge property of the at least one capacitor, compare the measured charge property to a threshold, and output a signal indicative of the comparison. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120162828 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION - A battery management and protection system can include various features to improve safety-critical and other functions. Among the features that can be included in some implementations are automatic loading of safety or other parameters during start-up of the system; a centralized timekeeper and an event system that can trigger actions in the system independently of a central processing unit; use of the same modules for both automatically-controlled safety-related measurements and firmware-controlled measurements; enhanced diagnostic features, and a sleepwalking feature that allows certain modules in the system to continue to perform various functions even when the module or the system is in a low-power sleep mode. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120170157 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION - A battery management and protection system can include various features to improve safety-critical and other functions. Among the features that can be included in some implementations are automatic loading of safety or other parameters during start-up of the system; a centralized timekeeper and an event system that can trigger actions in the system independently of a central processing unit; use of the same modules for both automatically-controlled safety-related measurements and firmware-controlled measurements; enhanced diagnostic features, and a sleepwalking feature that allows certain modules in the system to continue to perform various functions even when the module or the system is in a low-power sleep mode. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120206840 | THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A thermal protection system for an electrical system having a control system and an electrical outlet connected to an electrical power source includes an electrical cord having a plug attached thereto that is configured to electrically connect with the outlet. A non-contact temperature sensor is disposed within the plug and configured to measure a temperature of the outlet. The temperature sensor is in communication with the control system and configured to send a signal to the control system to effect a reduced flow of current through the outlet and plug when the temperature sensor indicates that a predetermined condition is met. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120275066 | GROUNDING SYSTEM FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS - A grounding system for a photovoltaic or solar cell array includes a strap positioned over adjacent solar module frames and a grounding clip positioned between the adjacent solar module frames and a docking support surface. The grounding clip has two regions of upwardly and downwardly extending protrusions and a through-hole disposed between the two regions. Each protrusion has a serrate portion adapted to penetrate through anodized layers of the solar module frames and the docking support surface for the solar module frames. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120300347 | Photo-Voltaic Safety De-Energizing Device - A safety mechanism for a solar cell group, the safety mechanism constituted of: a signal receiver arranged to assert a permissive signal indicative of reception by the signal receiver of a predetermined signal; an electronically controlled switch arranged to provide in a closed state an effective short circuit across the output of the solar cell group responsive to the absence of the asserted permissive signal of the signal receiver; and a power harvester in communication with the solar cell group and arranged to provide electric power to the signal receiver when the electronically controlled switch is the closed state. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130088798 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE COMPONENTS - A safety device for a high-voltage component including a cover that covers at least a part of the high-voltage component, a low-voltage circuit that controls a conduction/shut-off state of an electric circuit for supplying power to the high-voltage component, and a selecting unit that selects the conduction/shut-off state of the low-voltage circuit by an operation accompanying an attachment/removal work of the cover. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130100557 | PROTECTING CIRCUIT AND CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR REDUCING LEAKAGE CURRENT - A protecting circuit for reducing leakage currents comprises a first PMOS transistor (P-channel Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor), a second PMOS transistor, a first NMOS transistor (N-channel Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor), and a second NMOS transistor. The first PMOS transistor is coupled between a first voltage node and a node, and comprises a first gate coupled an input node. The second PMOS transistor is coupled between the node and an output node. The first NMOS transistor is coupled between the output node and a ground node, and comprises a third gate coupled to the input node. The second NMOS transistor is coupled between the input node and a second gate of the second PMOS transistor, and comprises a fourth gate coupled to a second voltage node. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130128392 | System and Method for Securely Connecting Energy Devices to a Power Bus - The invention converts the electrical circuitry in a premises for use as a power generation bus to which one or more power generating devices may be connected using a standard electrical outlet, without the need for a separate dedicated circuit or any additional electrical wiring and continuing to operate as a traditional power bus, while preventing electrical circuitry from being overloaded. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130222950 | LATCH UP DETECTION - A device is presented. The device includes a first circuit coupled to first and second power rails of the device. The first circuit is subject to a latch up event in the presence of a latch up condition. The latch up event includes a low resistance path created between the first and second power rails. The device also includes a latch up sensing (LUS) circuit coupled to the first circuit. The LUS circuit is configured to receive a LUS input signal from the first circuit and generates a LUS output signal to the first circuit. When the input signal is an active latch up signal which indicates the presence of a latch up condition, the LUS circuit generates an active LUS output signal which creates a break in the low resistance path to terminate the latch up event. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130258529 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT AND CONTROL PLASMA FIRES - Methods and systems to detect and control plasma fires are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first optical fiber proximate a conductor through which electricity is to flow and a sensor to identify a change in a signal received via the optical fiber. The change is associated a physical change in the optical fiber or a casing surrounding the first optical fiber. The example apparatus also includes a controller to control a flow of electricity through the conductor based on the change in the signal. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140049858 | METHOD FOR ELIMINATING ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUITS - A method is provided for eliminating an electrical short circuit that can be caused by a filamentary tin crystal in an electronics assembly in particular of a motor vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to providing the electronics assembly, that includes, but is not limited to electrical components with connectors and conductor paths for connecting the components. The components have configurable inputs and outputs. At least two of the inputs and outputs of the electrical components are configured so as to form an input connector and an output connector so that in the event of the electrical short circuit caused by the filamentary tin crystal, a short circuit current flows between the input connector and the output connector, which short circuit current is high enough to destroy the filamentary tin crystal. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140092499 | DISPLAY PANEL DRIVER CIRCUIT AND OVERHEAT PROTECTION DEVICE THEREOF - A display panel driver circuit includes multiple drivers adapted for cooperatively driving a display panel and each operable under a protection mode, and an overheat protection device including multiple protection circuits, each of which controls a respective one of the drivers to operate under the protection mode in response to receipt of an enable signal, an interface circuit which transmits the enable signal to each of the protection circuits in response to receipt of a warning signal, and multiple temperature detection circuits, each of which is able to detect a temperature associated with a respective one of the drivers, and outputs the warning signal to the interface circuit based on the temperature thus detected. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140098444 | STALL DELAY ATTACHMENT - The Stall Delay Attachment is a copper terminal strip that is designed to increase the life of any battery, voltage regulator or starter by acting as a surge protector or a heat sink that dissipates heat only for electrical current and would be attached and fused into a battery cable that leads to the battery on one end and attached and fused to an electrical wire leading to the voltage regulator or starter on the opposite end of the Stall Delay unit requiring no direct connection of the Stall Delay unit to the battery, voltage regulator or starter of any car, boat, motorcycle, riding lawn mower, tractor, truck or RV. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140293487 | CIRCUIT CONTROL DEVICE, CIRCUIT SYSTEM, SWITCH STATE DETECTION CIRCUIT AND VEHICLE - A circuit control device for controlling power consumption of a plurality of circuit units includes a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether a detection temperature of each of the circuit units meets a predetermined overheat condition, and an overheat protection unit configured to execute an overheat protection operation when the overheat condition is met in any one of the circuit units, wherein the overheat protection operation is an operation to reduce power consumption of an overheat unit meeting the overheat condition, among the circuit units, and a neighbor unit disposed near the overheat unit. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140340794 | TRANSFORMER MODULE - The transformer module comprises a transformer, a network IC module, and a body. The body has a containing space for encapsulating the transformer and the network IC module. A plurality of upper terminals is set on a top side of the transformer, and the transformer is electrically connected with the network IC module through the plurality of upper terminals, so as to stack the network IC module on the top side of the transformer. A network connector can electrically connect with the transformer and the network IC module of the transformer module in order when being connected with the transformer module through a computer mainboard. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150103447 | Modular Equipment Center Distributed Independent Protections - Distributed electronic protections and control architecture enabling simultaneous fault clearance without conflicting fault isolation logic. A plurality of modular equipment centers (MECs) is spatially distributed throughout a vehicle to service equipment loads with power and data. In one embodiment, protective functions are embedded on integrated protection chipsets (IPCs) within the distributed architecture of the vehicle. The IPCs implement a plurality of protective functions where coordinated or independent fault assessments are performed. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150116871 | Terminal Protection Method, Apparatus, and Electronic Device - A terminal protection method that is applied to a terminal is provided. In the method, an air pressure change value collected by an air pressure sensor is obtained; the air pressure change value is compared with a preset air pressure change threshold; and when the air pressure change value exceeds the preset air pressure change threshold, a break instruction is generated, where the break instruction is used to break a power supply circuit of a mainboard circuit of the terminal. According to the terminal protection method provided in the present invention, the power supply circuit of the mainboard circuit of the terminal can be timely broken when the terminal falls into water, thereby solving a problem of a short circuit that occurs on the mainboard circuit of the terminal after the terminal falls into water. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150349508 | PROTECTING ELECTRONIC DEVICES FROM ELECTRICAL SUPPLY DISTURBANCES - Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for monitoring electrical disturbance (e.g., surges, outages, etc.) possibilities, and then automatically isolating electronic devices (also referred to herein as electronics) for the duration of the disturbance (or threat thereof). In a typical embodiment, a probability of an electrical disturbance occurring at a specified location will be determined. Then, a set of device protection profiles will be accessed. The set of device protection profiles comprises a set of thresholds and a corresponding set of device topologies associated with a set of electronic devices positioned. The set of thresholds in the set of device protection profiles will then be compared to the probability to identify a matching device topology from the set of device topologies. According to the matching device topology, at least one electronic device will be isolated from an electrical power source. | 12-03-2015 |
