Circuit breaker control device
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1. Load management apparatus includinga manually operable switching section anda 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 occurrence of predetermined fault currents at said switching section;
said management section includingmechanical main contact means connected in series circuit with said interrupter contact means and an electrical load energized through said apparatus,biasing means normally maintaining said main contact means closed,remotely controlled electrically powered operator means operatively connected to said main contact means for selectively operating the latter to open said main contact means;
said switching section and said management section constituting first and second modules respectively;
said first and second modules including respective first and second housings of substantially equal widths stacked side by side.
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Abstract
An energy-efficient device for managing residential loads on electrical generating systems is disclosed. The device is suitable for installation in existing circuit breaker load center panels at low labor costs, to be signalled from Load Management System(s), of various types. The device of the present invention causes the circuit breaker to disconnect and reconnect thereby controlling power consumption during peak periods of energy use. Various alternative embodiments are also disclosed.
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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 occurrence of predetermined fault currents at said switching section; said management section including mechanical main contact means connected in series circuit with said interrupter contact means and an electrical load energized through said apparatus, biasing means normally maintaining said main contact means closed, remotely controlled electrically powered operator means operatively connected to said main contact means for selectively operating the latter to open said main contact means; said switching section and said management section constituting first and second modules respectively; said first and second modules including respective first and second housings of substantially equal widths stacked side by side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. 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 occurrence 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 (6)
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7. A circuit breaker including
a cooperating contact means, a manually operable overcenter spring-type operating mechanism for opening and closing said contact means, automatic trip means operatively connected to said operating mechanism and operative responsive to predetermined fault current conditions to actuate said operating mechanism for opening said contact means, auxiliary means including a first section operable independently of said operating mechanism and said trip means to open said contact means responsive to a first control signal generated remote from said circuit breaker.
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