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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2021
Nvent Services Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Ganpathy Iyer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Antonio Schettino, Schaffhausen, CH;
Constantine V. Skidanenko, Schaffhausen, CH;
Linda Kiss, San Mateo, CA (US);
David Parman, San Ramon, CA (US);
Paul Becker, San Carlos, CA (US);
Dan Caouette, Katy, TX (US);
Mohammad Kazemi, San Jose, CA (US);
Chemelex Europe GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
A control system and methods for a digital circuit breaker are provided. The system comprises a digital circuit breaker, an electric trace heater electrically connected to the digital circuit breaker, a temperature sensor, and a controller device in communication with the digital circuit breaker and the electric trace heater. The controller device includes a processor in communication with the temperature sensor, and the processor is configured to receive a temperature value from the temperature sensor, construct a time-current curve for the digital circuit breaker based on the temperature value, and transmit data representative of the time-current curve to the digital circuit breaker.