Electrical power restoration system for a circuit assembly and method
First Claim
1. An electrical power restoration system for a circuit assembly having a circuit breaker, an electrical load and a circuit conditioner, the circuit conditioner being configured to condition electrical current flowing through the circuit assembly, the electrical power restoration system comprising:
- a circuit controller that is positioned along the circuit assembly between the circuit breaker and the electrical load, the circuit controller being electrically connected to the circuit conditioner, the circuit controller selectively controlling activation of the circuit conditioner;
a first hot conductor that selectively conducts AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller; and
a second hot conductor that conducts AC power from the circuit controller to the electrical load only when the first hot conductor conducts AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller.
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Abstract
An electrical power restoration system for a circuit assembly having a circuit breaker, an electrical load and a circuit conditioner (e.g., a UPS) includes a circuit controller that is positioned along the circuit assembly between the circuit breaker and the electrical load. The circuit controller is electrically connected to the circuit conditioner, and controls activation and/or deactivation of the circuit conditioner. The circuit conditioner is positioned along the circuit assembly between the circuit controller and the electrical load and provides alternative AC power to the electrical load as determined by the circuit controller. The electrical power restoration assembly includes a first hot conductor and a second hot conductor. The first hot conductor conducts AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller. The second hot conductor conducts AC power or alternative AC power from the circuit controller to the electrical load as determined by the circuit controller.
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21 Claims
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1. An electrical power restoration system for a circuit assembly having a circuit breaker, an electrical load and a circuit conditioner, the circuit conditioner being configured to condition electrical current flowing through the circuit assembly, the electrical power restoration system comprising:
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a circuit controller that is positioned along the circuit assembly between the circuit breaker and the electrical load, the circuit controller being electrically connected to the circuit conditioner, the circuit controller selectively controlling activation of the circuit conditioner; a first hot conductor that selectively conducts AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller; and a second hot conductor that conducts AC power from the circuit controller to the electrical load only when the first hot conductor conducts AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for restoring electrical power to an electrical load, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning a circuit controller along a circuit assembly between a circuit breaker and the electrical load; electrically connecting the circuit controller to a circuit conditioner that is configured to selectively condition electrical current flowing through the circuit assembly; controlling activation of the circuit conditioner with the circuit controller; selectively conducting AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller with a first hot conductor; and conducting AC power from the circuit controller to the electrical load with a second hot conductor only when the first hot conductor conducts AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrical power restoration system for a circuit assembly having a circuit breaker and an electrical load, the electrical power restoration system comprising:
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a circuit conditioner that conditions electrical current flowing through the circuit assembly; a circuit controller that is positioned along the circuit assembly between the circuit breaker and the electrical load, the circuit controller selectively controlling activation of the circuit conditioner; a first hot conductor that selectively conducts AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller; and a second hot conductor that conducts AC power from the circuit controller to the electrical load only when the first hot conductor conducts AC power above a predetermined threshold level from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An electrical power restoration system for a circuit assembly having a circuit breaker, an electrical load and a circuit conditioner, the circuit conditioner being configured to condition electrical current flowing through the circuit assembly, the electrical power restoration system comprising:
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a circuit controller that is positioned along the circuit assembly between the circuit breaker and the electrical load, the circuit controller being electrically connected to the circuit conditioner, the circuit controller selectively controlling activation of the circuit conditioner; a first hot conductor that selectively conducts AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller; and a second hot conductor that conducts alternative AC power from the circuit controller to the electrical load only when the first hot conductor does not conduct AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for restoring electrical power to an electrical load, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning a circuit controller along a circuit assembly between a circuit breaker and the electrical load; electrically connecting the circuit controller to a circuit conditioner that is configured to selectively condition electrical current flowing through the circuit assembly; controlling activation of the circuit conditioner with the circuit controller; selectively conducting AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller with a first hot conductor; and conducting alternative AC power from the circuit controller to the electrical load with a second hot conductor only when the first hot conductor does not conduct AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller.
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