Panelboard for controlling and monitoring power or energy
First Claim
1. A panelboard apparatus for at least one power line and a plurality of loads, said panelboard apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
a plurality of electrical switching means housed by said housing, with each of said electrical switching means for switching a circuit from at least one of said at least one power line to at least one of said loads, and with each of at least some of said electrical switching means including remotely controllable actuating means for actuating said each of at least some of said electrical switching means and switching a circuit from at least one of said at least one power line to at least one of said loads; and
control and monitoring means substantially housed by said housing comprising;
control means for controlling said remotely controllable actuating means of said at least some of said electrical switching means, andmonitoring means at least for monitoring power or energy consumed in the circuits of said at least some of said electrical switching means.
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Abstract
A panelboard for power lines and loads includes a housing; a plurality of circuit breakers housed by the housing; and a panelboard controller substantially housed by the housing. Some of the circuit breakers, which switch a circuit from one or more of the power lines to the loads, include remotely controllable actuating circuits for actuating the circuit breakers and switching a circuit from one or more of the power lines to one or more of the loads. The panelboard controller includes a monitoring circuit for monitoring power or energy consumed in the circuits of the circuit breakers and a control circuit for controlling the remotely controllable actuating circuits.
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27 Claims
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1. A panelboard apparatus for at least one power line and a plurality of loads, said panelboard apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of electrical switching means housed by said housing, with each of said electrical switching means for switching a circuit from at least one of said at least one power line to at least one of said loads, and with each of at least some of said electrical switching means including remotely controllable actuating means for actuating said each of at least some of said electrical switching means and switching a circuit from at least one of said at least one power line to at least one of said loads; and control and monitoring means substantially housed by said housing comprising; control means for controlling said remotely controllable actuating means of said at least some of said electrical switching means, and monitoring means at least for monitoring power or energy consumed in the circuits of said at least some of said electrical switching means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A panelboard apparatus for at least one power line and a plurality of loads, said panelboard apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of electrical switching means housed by said housing, with each of said electrical switching means for switching a circuit from at least one of said at least one power line to at least one of said loads, and with each of at least some of said electrical switching means including remotely controllable actuating means for actuating said each of at least some of said electrical switching means and switching a circuit from at least one of said at least one power line to at least one of said loads; control and monitoring means housed by said housing comprising; control means for controlling said remotely controllable actuating means of said at least some of said electrical switching means, and monitoring means at least for monitoring power or energy consumed in the circuits of said at least some of said electrical switching means; and management means cooperating with said control and monitoring means for switching the circuit from one of said at least one power line to said at least one of said loads. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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