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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2007
Thomas F. Papallo, Farmington, CT (US);
Gregory P. Lavoie, Bristol, CT (US);
David G. Fletcher, Simsbury, CT (US);
Ertugrul Berkcan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
William James Premerlani, Scotia, NY (US);
Thomas F. Papallo, Farmington, CT (US);
Gregory P. Lavoie, Bristol, CT (US);
David G. Fletcher, Simsbury, CT (US);
Ertugrul Berkcan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
William James Premerlani, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing protection against arc flash during maintenance on a low voltage power circuit including a circuit breaker having a specified trip function for responding to a fault is provided. The specified trip function is overridden with a maintenance trip function that results in reduced arc energy in the fault during a trip over arc energy during a trip with the specified trip function. The specified trip function is restored following maintenance.