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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Behrad Aria, Alameda, CA (US);
David Buuck, Port Ludlow, WA (US);
Alin Theodor Iacob, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
An enhanced circuit breaker in an alternating current (AC) electrical distribution system offers improved safety and control over an attached load. The enhanced circuit breaker contains sensors, control circuitry, and a main switch and a load switch that are actuator-operated and wired in series on the hot wire between the line and the load. The main switch may be tripped by the actuator to open, while a manual intervention is required to close. The load switch may be electronically opened and closed by operation of the actuator. Sensors within the enhanced circuit breaker may be used to detect fault conditions, as well as gathering data that may be used for predicting failures. Data from the sensors from one or more breakers may be used to determine state of the system, predict failures, and so forth. The breaker operates the load switch responsive to an external command.