System of current protection of a primary electrical distribution box

1. System of current protection of a primary electrical distribution box supplied by at least one electrical energy generator and delivering electrical energy to at least one load and/or to at least one secondary distribution box, comprising:

a line contactor for each generator arranged between the primary electrical distribution box and said generator, the primary electrical distribution box comprising an electrically conductive frame;

an electrical connection member capable of electrically coupling the frame of the primary electrical distribution box to an external metal structure coupled to the earth,

a current sensor capable of measuring a current flowing through said electrical connection member, and

control means capable of controlling the line contactors so as to electrically decouple at least one generator from the primary electrical distribution box if a current flowing through said electrical connection member is detected.

2. System according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of current measuring modules coupled to a plurality of generators,

a plurality of generator overload determining means coupled at the output to the control means, wherein a generator overload determining means is coupled at the input to a current measuring module and capable of comparing a current measurement to an overload current threshold, and

wherein control means is capable of controlling the line contactors so as to electrically decouple the generators in overload from the primary electrical distribution box.

3. System according to claim 1 , further comprising means of electrical isolation included between the primary electrical distribution box and the external metal structure.

4. Method of current protection of a primary electrical distribution box supplied by at least one electrical energy generator and delivering electrical energy to at least one load and/or to at least one secondary distribution box, the primary electrical distribution box comprising an electrically conductive frame, wherein the electrically conductive frame of the box is coupled to an external metal structure coupled to ground via an electrical connection member, the method comprising:

measuring the current flowing through said electrical connection member, and

electrically decoupling at least one generator from the primary electrical distribution box if a current flowing through said electrical connection member is detected.

5. Method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

measuring a current of each generator;

comparing each measurement to an overload current threshold;

determining if each generator is in overload, and

electrically decoupling the generators in overload from the primary electrical distribution box.

6. Method according to claim 4 , in which the primary electrical distribution box is attached to the external metal structure so as to be electrically isolated.

7. Method according to claim 5 , in which the primary electrical distribution box is attached to the external metal structure so as to be electrically isolated.

8. System according to claim 2 , further comprising means of electrical isolation included between the primary electrical distribution box and the external metal structure.