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 …

Circuit breaker

H Franke, W Fruth, S Haebel… - US Patent 10,218,167, 2019 - Google Patents
A circuit breaker includes a tripping unit for interrupting an electrical circuit, and at least one
current sensor for determining the electrical current flowing through the circuit breaker …

Circuit breaker system with ASM instantaneous overcurrent indication

M Bilac, IICR Dollar - US Patent 6,504,694, 2003 - Google Patents
A circuit breaker system (100) providing application specific module (ASM) instantaneous
overcurrent indication is disclosed herein (FIG. 5). A trip unit (110) included in the circuit …

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 trip indication arrangement

DB Tilghman, ZB Zhang, FW Glabau… - US Patent …, 2000 - Google Patents
A visible trip indication arrangement for a circuit breaker. The visible trip indication
arrangement comprises a viewing window forming a part of the breaker housing, the viewing …