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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2010
James P. Sisley, Baden, PA (US);
James Leo Lagree, Robinson Township, PA (US);
Patrick Jay Woodham, McMurray, PA (US);
Kevin Russell Hestad, McDonald, PA (US);
Todd Michael Shaak, Presto, PA (US);
Daniel Alan Hosko, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James P. Sisley, Baden, PA (US);
James Leo Lagree, Robinson Township, PA (US);
Patrick Jay Woodham, McMurray, PA (US);
Kevin Russell Hestad, McDonald, PA (US);
Todd Michael Shaak, Presto, PA (US);
Daniel Alan Hosko, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A metering apparatus is connectable to the terminals of a circuit breaker and includes a detection apparatus that is configured to detect a status of the breaker and one or more operational parameters of the breaker. The metering apparatus may further include a communication apparatus that is configured to communicate the status of the breaker and/or one or more operational parameters of the breaker to another device. The metering apparatus may additionally include a power input that is independent of the breaker. Alternatively or additionally, the metering apparatus can be configured to communicate with the other device via any of a variety of established protocols, with the metering apparatus being capable of retrofitting to change the communications protocol by which it communicates with the other device.