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App. No. 18/858,066

DETERMINATION APPARATUS, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

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App. No.
18/858,066
Abstract

A determination apparatus includes: a cutoff unit configured to cut off and connect a power line connecting a DC power supply and a load device; a measurement unit configured to measure a current value flowing through the power line; and a determination unit configured to perform an operation of connecting and cutting off the power line a plurality of times using the cutoff unit and determine whether a predetermined event has occurred based on a change in the current value measured by the measurement unit in the plurality of times of operations.

Claims (13)

1 . A determination apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

cut off and connect a power line connecting a DC power supply and a load device;

measure a current value flowing through the power line; and

perform an operation of connecting and cutting off the power line a plurality of times-using the cutoff unit and determine whether a predetermined event has occurred based on a change in the current value measured in the plurality of times of operations.

2 . The determination apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to determine that an inrush current has occurred when the current value decreases in the plurality of times of operations, and to determine that a short-circuit current has occurred when the current value does not decrease in the plurality of times of operations.

3 . The determination apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to disable an overcurrent cutoff function when the processor determines that an inrush current has occurred based on the change in the current value.

4 . A determination method executed by a computer in a system including: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: cut off and connect a power line connecting a DC power supply and a load device, and measure a current value flowing through the power line, the determination method comprising:

performing an operation of connecting and cutting off the power line a plurality of times and determining whether a predetermined event has occurred based on a change in the current value measured in the plurality of times of operations.

5 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to perform the method of claim 4 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 15, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072491/0021 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2024
From: HIGUCHI, YUJI; TANAKA, TORU; NAKAMURA, NAOMICHI; HANAOKA, NAOKI
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068940/0838 →