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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2008
Walter Curt, Harrisonburg, VA (US);
Walter Curt, Harrisonburg, VA (US);
POWER MONITORS, INC., Mount Crawford, VA (US);
Abstract
A smart circuit breaker is provided. An electronic device can be electrically positioned between a utility and an electrical power outlet, electrical subpanel, load center, transformer, or other power distribution center. The electronic device can include a circuit breaker associated with an electrical power circuit, a communications device, a monitoring device and an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit can be operable with the circuit breaker, the communications device and the monitoring device to determine an account of a user of the electrical power circuit and to determine from the account whether to supply power to the electrical power circuit. Further, the electronic circuit can be operable with the circuit breaker, the communications device and the monitoring device to, if power is supplied to the electrical power circuit, charge the account and activate the circuit breaker if the monitoring device detects an undesirable power condition.