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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2017
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Carlos Flores Silguero, Doraville, GA (US);
Pedro Rivera Romano, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Eugenio Galvan Guzman, Nuevo Leon, MX;
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments provide systems, apparatus, and methods for circuit breaker tripping. Embodiments include providing a circuit breaker with a thermoelectric tripping mechanism, the thermoelectric tripping mechanism including a thermoelectric plate disposed between a current path and a bimetal lever of the circuit breaker; applying a DC current to the thermoelectric plate to heat the bimetal lever; and deflecting the bimetal lever to press upon a trip bar in response to a current overload occurring on the current path. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.