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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Pradeep Kumar Anand, Hyderabad, IN;
Geoffrey Freeman Butland, Farmington, CT (US);
Rajani Karra, Hyderabad, IN;
Pradeep Kumar Anand, Hyderabad, IN;
Geoffrey Freeman Butland, Farmington, CT (US);
Rajani Karra, Hyderabad, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A circuit breaker closing actuator and a method of operation is provided. The closing actuator is disposed to communicate and receive signals from a trip unit. The trip unit includes a communications to transmit and receive data and signals from a remote location. The trip unit transmits a signal to the closing actuator in response to receiving a closing signal from the remote location. The closing actuator validates the signal and activates a driving circuit if the signal is validated. The driving circuit enables power to a solenoid that closes the circuit breaker.