Load management apparatus
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1. Load management apparatus including a manually operable switching section and a remotely operable management section;
- said switching section including interrupter contact means, a manually operable spring powered first mechanism connected to said interrupter contact means for opening and closing thereof, fault responsive trip means operatively connected to said first mechanism to operate the latter for opening of said interrupter contact means upon the occurence of predetermined fault currents at said switching section;
said management section including main contact means connected in series circuit with said interrupter contact means and an electrical load energized through said apparatus, a spring powered second mechanism connected to said main contact means for opening and closing thereof, remotely controlled electrically powered operator means operatively connected to said second mechanism for selectively operating the latter to open and close said main contact means.
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Load management apparatus constituting a direct replacement for a conventional molded case circuit breaker consists of half-inch wide switching and management modules connected in series between an electrical load and its energizing source. The switching module is a conventional circuit breaker and the management module includes an electro-magnetic contactor. The latter is operated by an overcenter spring mechanism which in turn is operated by remotely controlled solenoids.
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1. Load management apparatus including a manually operable switching section and a remotely operable management section;
- said switching section including interrupter contact means, a manually operable spring powered first mechanism connected to said interrupter contact means for opening and closing thereof, fault responsive trip means operatively connected to said first mechanism to operate the latter for opening of said interrupter contact means upon the occurence of predetermined fault currents at said switching section;
said management section including main contact means connected in series circuit with said interrupter contact means and an electrical load energized through said apparatus, a spring powered second mechanism connected to said main contact means for opening and closing thereof, remotely controlled electrically powered operator means operatively connected to said second mechanism for selectively operating the latter to open and close said main contact means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- said switching section including interrupter contact means, a manually operable spring powered first mechanism connected to said interrupter contact means for opening and closing thereof, fault responsive trip means operatively connected to said first mechanism to operate the latter for opening of said interrupter contact means upon the occurence of predetermined fault currents at said switching section;
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