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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Gregory A. Reynolds, Saratoga, CA (US);
Charles H. Reynolds, Gilroy, CA (US);
Ron L. Silorio, Pittsburgh, CA (US);
Gregory A. Reynolds, Saratoga, CA (US);
Charles H. Reynolds, Gilroy, CA (US);
Ron L. Silorio, Pittsburgh, CA (US);
Cyber Switching, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A current protection apparatus () and current protection method () that may include programmable current protection characteristics has been disclosed. A current protection apparatus () may include a power distribution unit () with power distribution outlets (PDO-to PDO-), each having a corresponding circuit breaker unit (CBto CB). Each circuit breaker unit (CBto CB) may operate in response to a processing unit () that can sample current values flowing between a respective power distribution outlet (PDO-to PDO-) and a load device (LDto LD). Processing unitmay operate under control of software stored on a memory () to control a switching circuit (). Current protection characteristics for each circuit breaker unit may be independently programmed and/or altered by a user, for example by way of a computer (). In this way, each power distribution outlet (PDO-to PDO-) may have current rating characteristics independently provided for a particular load device (LDto LD).