General Electric Company

Abb Schweiz Ag

Jeyaprakash Kandasamy

Craig Benjamin Williams

David J Lesslie

Alok Kumar Bharati

Srinath Topucharla

Daniel E Civiello

Arun Kumar Singh

Babu Chinnasamy

A circuit breaker is described herein. In one aspect, the circuit breaker includes a communication module, a non-transitory memory device, and a memory controller. The communication module is configured to receive protection settings and breaker information from a trip unit coupled to the communication module. The protection settings and the breaker information are received upon powering-on the trip unit. The non-transitory memory device is configured to store the protection settings and the breaker information associated with the circuit breaker. The memory controller is configured to cause the protection settings and the breaker information received to be written to the non-transitory memory device.

Circuit breaker having breaker information module and method of use

Lighting control systems, control modules for contactors, and methods of operating a lighting control system are described. In one example, a control module for a lighting contactor includes a controller, a power supply, and a control mode selector. The controller is configured to control operation of a lighting contactor in response to at least one control signal. The controller is selectively operable in a plurality of control modes. The power supply is configured to receive the at least one control signal and provide power to the controller. The control mode selector is coupled to the controller and operable to operate the controller in a selected control mode of the plurality of control modes.

Field selectable contactor control modules

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Andhra Pradesh, India

Jeyaprakash Kandasamy