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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Anthony Thomas Ricciuti, Bethel Park, PA (US);
Daniel Evan Palmieri, Coraopolis, PA (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A circuit breaker includes at least one set of breaker contacts and a contact actuating mechanism configured to open and close the at least one set of contacts. The circuit breaker further includes a polarity sensitive shunt trip mechanism mechanically coupled to the contact actuating mechanism and configured to lock the contact actuating mechanism responsive to a shunt trip voltage of a first polarity to prevent closing of the at least one set of contacts and to unlock the contact actuating mechanism responsive to a shunt trip voltage of a second polarity to enable closing of the at least one set of breaker contacts.