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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Pass and Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, NY (US);
Hai Hu Du, Dongguan, CN;
Joshua P Haines, Marcellus, NY (US);
Michael F. McMahon, East Syracuse, NY (US);
Pass & Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring device that includes a processing circuit is configured to determine the wiring state based on detecting a wiring state parameter at the plurality of line terminals during a predetermined period after the tripped state has been established. The processing circuit is configured to store a wiring state indicator in a wiring state register based on a wiring state determination. The wiring state register being preset to trip the circuit interrupter when the AC power source is applied by an installer to the plurality of line terminals or the plurality of load terminals for the first time.