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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1996
Paul A Keleher, Berlin, MA (US);
Charles D O'Neal, III, Bolton, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A circuit breaker tripper includes a first charging circuit for charging an RC shorting time control circuit. A relay is connected to a pair of probes that are connected to an active line which enables a charging of the RC shorting time control circuit. Activation of a switch causes a relay to apply a short circuit across the active line, thereby causing a tripping of the circuit breaker. At the same time, a discharge circuit is activated which causes the relay open the short circuit after a preset period. Since the circuit breaker tripper relies on enabling sufficient current flow through the circuit breaker to trip it, a test circuit is provided which enables operation of the tripper only if the branch circuit is within a safe operating range for the circuit breaker tripper.