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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2022
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A circuit breaker for protecting an electric low-voltage circuit has a housing with a grid-side neutral conductor connection, a grid-side phase conductor connection, and a load-side phase conductor connection for the low-voltage circuit. A mechanical isolating contact unit is connected to an electronic interruption unit in series for a phase conductor path and is paired with the load-side phase conductor connection. The electronic interruption unit is paired with the grid-side phase conductor. A current sensor unit ascertains the level of the current of the phase conductor path. A power supply unit is connected or can be connected to the grid-side neutral and phase conductor connections. A control unit is connected to the power supply unit, the current sensor unit, the mechanical isolating contact unit, and the electronic interruption unit. A process for interrupting the current flow in the phase conductor is initiated when current thresholds or current/time thresholds are exceeded.