Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Eaton Corporation

Lanson Dwight Relyea

Kevin Lynn Parker

Todd Matthew Lathrop

Jeffrey Wayne Lockhart

Patrick Thomas Walsh

Jay Nicholson Haugen

Ryan F Brager

Kaytee Johnson

Todd F Lottmann

Andrew Robert Zahn

A smart circuit breaker includes a communication interface, separable contacts, a processing unit having a memory with a routine stored therein which, when executed by the processing unit causes the processing unit to: sense a power outage in an electrical grid, control a meter to open contacts to disconnect from the electrical grid, sense power restoration to the electrical grid, control contacts corresponding to a secondary power source to open, control the meter to close contacts to reconnect to the electrical grid, sense that a frequency of power from the electrical grid matches a frequency of power from the secondary power source, and control the contacts corresponding to the secondary power source to close.

Smart circuit breaker, system including the same, and method of managing power

An interruption apparatus includes a first portion having a trip unit and a second portion having a detection system. The first and second portions are individually selectable based upon the particular application and are then movable from a detached configuration to a connected configuration. The first and second portions are selected from a plurality of first portions and second portions having different specifications. A desired first portion having a first interruption rating and a desired second portion having detection capabilities that are suited to the particular application can be assembled together to provide a field-configurable interruption apparatus.

Field-configurable interruption apparatus having individually selectable interruption portion and electronic portion

A method of tripping a circuit interrupter in a back fed configuration is provided, wherein the circuit interrupter has separable contacts and an actuator, such as a solenoid, operatively coupled to the separable contacts. The method includes detecting within the circuit interrupter that a fault condition exists, and subsequent to detecting that the fault condition exists, determining whether a current is flowing within the circuit interrupter between a load side of the circuit interrupter and the separable contacts, and controlling operation of the actuator based on whether the current is flowing within the circuit interrupter.

Method of tripping a circuit interrupter in a back fed configuration

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Lanson Dwight Relyea