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ENERGY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR USE WITH A CIRCUIT BREAKER

  • US 20020032535A1
  • Filed: 03/19/1998
  • Published: 03/14/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/1998
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An energy information management method for use with a circuit breaker coupled between a power source and a load, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) sensing at least one of a voltage and a current flowing between the power source and the load through the circuit breaker;

    (b) counting a number of times the circuit breaker trips and interrupts the current flow between the power source and the load;

    (c) measuring the current flow through the circuit breaker when the circuit breaker trips and interrupts the current flow between the power source and the load;

    (d) determining a plurality of conditions of the circuit breaker;

    (e) accepting a user input, the user input for at least one of controlling the circuit breaker and displaying the plurality of conditions of the circuit breaker;

    (f) displaying at least one of the plurality of conditions of the circuit breaker responsive to the user input; and

    (g) communicating at least one of the plurality of conditions to a remote terminal.

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