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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas A. Saksa, Albany, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/36 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a “smart” power circuit protection system in which the trip level of a circuit breaker is dynamically set based upon information communicated from the load over the power lines. The system is adaptable to configurations involving multiple loads protected by a single circuit breaker, and an adapter permits loads not incorporating a “smart” current reporting capability to be included in the circuit breaker load. The invention is intended to provide additional protection against line to neutral power faults.