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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2006
William Ziegler, Reading, MA (US);
Thomas E. Hjort, Vejle, DK;
David A. Colucci, Stoneham, MA (US);
American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a plug-in module is provided for installation in a power distribution assembly. In one embodiment, the plug-in module includes a housing, an electrical isolation and overcurrent protection device located in the housing and a current sensing device located in the housing and adapted to sense a current carried by the electrical isolation and overcurrent protection device. The plug-in module may further include a power cable including a first end that is pre-terminated at the plug-in module to connect the power cable to the electrical isolation and overcurrent protection device, and electrical contacts adapted to removably couple the plug-in module to a plurality of stationary electrical conductors of the power distribution assembly. According to one embodiment, the electrical isolation and overcurrent protection device includes a circuit breaker.