Power manageable circuit breaker
First Claim
1. A power management and control device comprising:
- a rectangular housing having a pair of terminals accessible from the exterior of said housing for installation into a power panel as a normal circuit breaker;
a circuit breaker in said housing having a pair of contacts connected in series with said terminals which open in response to current overload;
actuator means in said housing for opening and closing said contacts; and
electrical timer means in said housing for controlling said actuator means independent of current overload to open said contacts and automatically reclose said contacts after a period of time.
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Abstract
A single circuit breaker housing containing a circuit breaker to disconnect the line terminal from the load terminal for a current overload and means to disconnect and reconnect the line terminal from the load terminal for power management. The power management means, activated by an internal or external timer or remote modulated signal, may include a switch in series with circuit breaker contacts or fusible element or electromechanical device to set and reset the circuit breaker contacts. The external timer or other remote activation signals are provided via external terminals on the housing or via a wireless or powerline modulated signal. Electro-optical isolator functionally interconnects and electrically isolates the power management means and the circuit breaker.
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49 Claims
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1. A power management and control device comprising:
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a rectangular housing having a pair of terminals accessible from the exterior of said housing for installation into a power panel as a normal circuit breaker; a circuit breaker in said housing having a pair of contacts connected in series with said terminals which open in response to current overload; actuator means in said housing for opening and closing said contacts; and electrical timer means in said housing for controlling said actuator means independent of current overload to open said contacts and automatically reclose said contacts after a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A power management and control device comprising:
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a housing having external threads to be received in a threaded socket of a power panel; a circuit breaker in said housing having a pair of contacts which open in response to a current overload; actuator means in said housing for opening and closing said contacts; and electrical timer means in said housing for controlling said actuator means independent of current overload to open said contacts and automatically reclose said contacts after a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A power manageable circuit breaker comprising:
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a housing; a circuit breaker in said housing having a pair of contacts opening in response to a current overload and a manual operator extending from said housing for controlling said pair of contacts; and actuator means for manipulating said operator to open and close said contacts in response to a signal independent of current overload. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A power management and control device comprising:
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a housing; a circuit breaker in said housing having a pair of contacts opening in response to a current overload; cam means interposed between said pair of contacts, having conductive and non-conductive portions for electrically opening and closing said contacts; and actuator means in said housing for rotating said cam means to open and close said contacts in response to a signal independent of current overload. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A power manageable circuit breaker comprising:
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a housing having a pair of terminals accessible from the exterior of said housing for installation into a power panel as a normal circuit breaker; a circuit breaker in said housing having a pair of contacts opening in response to a current overload; means in said housing for receiving a modulated signal and providing an activation signal; and timer means in said housing for opening and automatically reclosing said pair of contacts as a function of time in response to said activation signal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A power manageable circuit breaker comprising:
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a housing having external threads to be received in a threaded socket of a power panel; a circuit breaker in said housing having a pair of contacts opening in response to a current overload through said circuit breaker; a switching means in said housing and connected in series with said circuit breaker; and control means in said housing for deactivating and automatically reactivating after a period of time said switching means to provide an open and subsequent close circuit independent of current overload. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A power management and control device comprising:
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a rectangular housing having a pair of terminals accessible from the exterior of said housing for installation into a power panel as a normal circuit breaker; a circuit breaker in said housing having a pair of contacts connected in series with said terminals which open in response to current overload; switching means in said housing connected in series with said circuit breaker; and timer means in said housing for deactivating and automatically reactivating said switching means as a function of time and independent of current overload to provide an open and a subsequent close circuit.
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