Intelligent circuit breakers with visual indicators to provide operational status

M Telefus, DM Baker, GL Maxwell… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
A circuit breaker includes a circuit breaker housing, an air-gap switch disposed within the
housing, and a first visual indicator configured to provide an indication of an open state and …

Circuit breaker with electronic sensing and de-latch activation

RT Watford, K Miller - US Patent 8,134,428, 2012 - Google Patents
A circuit breaker and method includes a mechanical pole moveable between a latched
position and an unlatched position to open an electrical connection between a pair of …

Intelligent circuit breakers

M Telefus, SC Gerber, DM Baker, KD Alton - US Patent 11,373,831, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A circuit breaker includes an electromechanical switch, a current sensor, a
voltage sensor, and a processor. The elec tromechanical switch is serially connected …

Intelligent circuit breakers with air-gap and solid-state switches

M Telefus, SC Gerber, DM Baker, KD Alton - US Patent 11,348,752, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A circuit breaker comprises a solid-state switch, an air-gap electromagnetic
switch, switch control circuitry, a zero crossing detection circuit, and a current sensor. The …

Smart circuit breaker

LD Mascarenhas, TR Rout, RE Higuera… - US Patent App. 15 …, 2019 - Google Patents
A circuit breaker is provided. The circuit breaker includes a housing, a circuit protection
device disposed within the housing and operable to i) sense operating conditions …

Intelligent circuit breakers with detection circuitry configured to detect fault conditions

M Telefus, SC Gerber, DM Baker, KD Alton - US Patent 11,170,964, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A circuit breaker includes a solid-state switch, a sense resistor, a current
detection circuit, and a switch control circuit. The solid-state switch and sense resistor are …

Intelligent circuit breaker module

S Novinsky, D Skirmont - US Patent 7,199,491, 2007 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A replaceable circuit breaker module has a housing for Supporting and
enclosing elements of the module, a circuit breaker mounted in the housing in a manner that …

Circuit breaker assembly including a plurality of controllable circuit breakers for local and/or remote control

PW Mills, JM McCormick - US Patent 9,460,879, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A circuit breaker assembly includes a plurality of control lable circuit
breakers. Each of the controllable circuit break ers includes separable contacts, an …

Circuit breaker with arc fault detection and method of operation

JJ Dougherty - US Patent 8,213,138, 2012 - Google Patents
Prior Publication Data A circuit breaker having a series arc fault detector and method US
201O/OO33888A1 Feb. 11, 2010 of operation is provided. The series arc fault detector mea …

Trip latch assemblies for circuit breakers and related circuit breakers

CY Ding, C Yang, L Yu, WAH Devries - US Patent 9,472,359, 2016 - Google Patents
Circuit breakers that include and/or a trip latch assembly that is configured to maintain open
and closed energy status of the breaker. The trip latch assembly can include: a first stop cam …