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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2006
William a King, Jr., Loganville, GA (US);
William A King, Jr., Loganville, GA (US);
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
An electrical distribution system for selectively connecting an electrical power source to load devices comprises a panelboard having a plurality of load circuit positions. A remote operated relay is mountable in the panelboard in an adjacent pair of the load circuit positions comprising a multipole switching device, and a switch control for controlling the switching device, the switch control comprising a control circuit for operating the switching device responsive to control commands and a communication circuit for receiving control commands. An input/output (I/O) controller is mounted in the panelboard for controlling operation of the remote operated relay, the I/O controller comprising a programmed controller for generating the control commands for commanding operation of the remote operated relay, the control system including a communication circuit for communication with the remote operated relay communication circuit.