Method of detecting and verifying installed circuit breaker architecture

• US 20080129301A1
• Filed: 11/30/2006
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Harmon, Jason Edward
• Application Number:
  US11/606,436
• Publication Number:
  US 20080129301A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/424
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A method of detecting or validating the architecture of a circuit breaker unit disposed within a circuit breaker assembly comprising a plurality of the circuit breaker units, the method comprising: tagging each the circuit breaker unit with an identification tag, the identification tag providing architectural information related to the circuit breaker; and reading the identification tag disposed on the circuit breaker, whereby the circuit breaker assembly does not need to be disassembled for detection or validation of the architecture of the circuit breaker.

Claims

1. A method of detecting or validating the architecture of a circuit breaker unit disposed within a circuit breaker assembly comprising a plurality of said circuit breaker units, said method comprising:

tagging each said circuit breaker unit with an identification tag, said identification tag providing architectural information related to said circuit breaker; and

reading said identification tag disposed on said circuit breaker, whereby said circuit breaker assembly does not need to be disassembled for detection or validation of said architecture of said circuit breaker.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

detecting or validating said architecture of said circuit breaker based upon said identification tag.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said identification tag is at least one tag selected from the group consisting of:

a barcode, RFID, and any wireless identification device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said identification tag is read by at least one reader selected from the group consisting of:

barcode reader, RFID reader, and any wireless scanning or reading device.

5. A method of detecting or validating the architecture of a circuit breaker unit disposed within a circuit breaker assembly comprising a plurality of said circuit breaker units, said method comprising:

transmitting an identification signal from said circuit breaker unit, said identification signal providing architectural information related to said circuit breaker; and

receiving said identification signal transmitted from said circuit breaker, whereby said circuit breaker assembly does not need to be disassembled for detection or validation of said architecture of said circuit breaker.

6. The method according to claim 5 further comprising:

detecting or validating said architecture of said circuit breaker.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein said identification signal is transmitted by an electronic signal transmitter.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein said identification signal is received by an electronic signal receiver.