CIRCUIT PROTECTOR MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
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1. A circuit protector management system comprising:
- at least one circuit protection holder provided with a holder identification element;
a detector recognizing the holder identification element; and
a processor based device configured to correlate the holder identification tag with an installed circuit protector.
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Abstract
Electronic systems and methods automatically monitor a presence, absence, and change of circuit protectors at specified locations in an electrical system. Circuit protectors may be automatically detected and correlated with specific circuit protection holders as they are installed and replaced in the electrical system. Determinations may be made regarding whether the installation or replacement is proper or improper for optimal protection of the electrical system.
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43 Claims
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1. A circuit protector management system comprising:
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at least one circuit protection holder provided with a holder identification element; a detector recognizing the holder identification element; and a processor based device configured to correlate the holder identification tag with an installed circuit protector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A circuit protector management system comprising:
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a fuse holder adapted to receive at least one electrical fuse; at least one fuse holder tag coupled to the fuse holder; and a reader configured to communicate with the at least one fuse holder tag, wherein the reader communicates with the at least fuse holder tag when the fuse holder is empty and the reader is prevented from communicating with the at least one fuse holder tag when the electrical fuse is inserted in the fuseholder. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of managing circuit protectors in an electrical system, the method executable by an electronic management system, the method comprising:
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electronically detecting at a first point in time a presence of at least one circuit protection holder identification element corresponding to a circuit protection holder; electronically detecting at a second point in time a presence of at least one circuit protector identification element corresponding to a circuit protector; and electronically determining whether or not the circuit protector is installed to the circuit protection holder. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An electronic circuit protector management system comprising:
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means for connecting a circuit protector to an electrical system, the means for connecting provided with an identification element; means for detecting the identification element; and means for determining, based on communication with the means for detecting, whether a circuit protector is installed to the means for connecting. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A circuit protector management system comprising:
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at least one circuit protection holder provided with a holder identification element; a detector recognizing the holder identification element; and a processor based device in communication with the detector, the processor based device configured to determine whether a circuit protect protector is installed in the at least one circuit protection holder. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A circuit protector management system comprising:
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a plurality of circuit protection holders each provided with a respective holder identification element; a detector recognizing the holder identification elements for each of the circuit protection holders; and a processor based device in communication with the detector, the processor based device configured to determine whether circuit protectors are installed in each respective circuit protection holder. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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