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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Schnackenberg, Roswell, GA (US);
George Oughton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Gen-Tran Corporation, Roswell, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 ; H01H 4/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 ; H01H 4/700 ;
Abstract
An automatic transfer switch apparatus for use with a stand-alone generator, for supplying emergency power to a residence or small business. The automatic transfer switch apparatus is configured to sense a utility line failure, start up and stabilize the generator, and switch over the household circuits from the utility to the generator, and switch back when the utility recovers. A load-shedding feature is provided for shedding and restoring different circuits within the residence, that represent loads of different priority, with loads being shed and restored, according to their priority.