General Electric Company

Ge Fanuc Automation North America, Inc.

Geoffrey Freeman Butland

Paul T Rajotte

Michael Sullivan Tignor

Michael B Bradley

Michael H Thomas

LeeAnne Wambolt

Sunil Mathur

Pradeep Kumar Anand

Rajani Karra

James M Koepsell

Donna M Izzo

Eric L Sands

A circuit breaker closing actuator and a method of operation is provided. The closing actuator is disposed to communicate and receive signals from a trip unit. The trip unit includes a communications to transmit and receive data and signals from a remote location. The trip unit transmits a signal to the closing actuator in response to receiving a closing signal from the remote location. The closing actuator validates the signal and activates a driving circuit if the signal is validated. The driving circuit enables power to a solenoid that closes the circuit breaker.

Circuit breaker closing actuator and method of operation

An electronic trip unit for a circuit breaker includes a programmed microprocessor and a module plug in removable signal communication with the microprocessor. The module plug includes a program identifier. The microprocessor recognizes the program identifier and accesses a program of a plurality of programs external to the module plug based on the program identifier. The microprocessor responds to the program to perform a function identified by the module plug. The function identifiable by the module plug includes a communications function, a load monitoring function, a non-tripping ground fault alarm function, a flag function, or any combination thereof.

Method and apparatus for accessing and activating accessory functions of electronic circuit breakers

A Power Builder for a power management control system facilitates automated addition and configuration of devices to a system project. By invoking the Power Builder as an option to the system, device selection becomes automated and points associated with the selected devices are automatically created. Main menu screens are generated which contain pre-configured wizards and screens for the selected devices. A configuration update is performed on the system and the project is restarted.

Power builder for power management control system automation software

An electronic trip unit for a circuit breaker includes: a microprocessor, the microprocessor programmed to determine an overcurrent condition of the circuit breaker; a nonvolatile memory in electronic communication with the microprocessor; a module plug releasably engaged with the microprocessor, the module plug includes an identification register; wherein the microprocessor reads the identification register, the identification register including an identification number; wherein the microprocessor accesses one of a plurality of programs in the nonvolatile memory based the identification number; and wherein the one of a plurality of programs instructs the microprocessor to perform steps necessary to operate one or more functions of the module plug.

Module plug for an electronic trip unit

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Farmington, CT, United States of America

Geoffrey Freeman Butland