Remote operated circuit breaker panel

• US 6,522,227 B1
• Filed: 09/24/2001
• Issued: 02/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Wille, Guillermo, Mody, Hemant Kumar
• Primary Examiner(s): Donovan, Lincoln
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tuyen T.
• Application Number:
  US09/682,580
• Time in Patent Office: 512 Days
• Field of Search: 335/14, 335/20, 335/68-76, 335/185-195, 340/825.06, 361/62, 361/634-656, 307/23
• US Class Current: 335/14
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2071/046 exclusively by position of operating part, e.g. with additional labels or marks but no other movable indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 71/04 Means for indicating condition of the switching device by means of an auxiliary contact H01H71/46
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 71/70 actuated by electric motor

Abstract

A remote operated device including: a plurality of circuit breakers; a first actuator in operable communication with a second actuator, the first actuator positions the second actuator at a circuit breaker of the plurality of circuit breakers, the second actuator mounted external to the plurality of circuit breakers, the second actuator moves a handle of the circuit breaker to an on position, an off position, or an off position, or performs a reset operation; and a controller in electronic communication with the first actuator and the second actuator.

Claims

1. A remote operated device comprising:

a plurality of circuit breakers;

a first actuator in operable communication with a second actuator, said first actuator positions said second actuator at a circuit breaker of said plurality of circuit breakers, said second actuator mounted external to said plurality of circuit breakers, said second actuator moves a handle of said circuit breaker to an on position, an off position, or performs a reset operation; and

a controller in electronic communication with said first actuator and said second actuator.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said plurality of circuit breakers are arranged in a row.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein said first actuator is mounted perpendicular to said second actuator.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein said first actuator is mounted parallel to said row of said plurality of circuit breakers.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a third actuator mounted to said second actuator.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein said third actuator is mounted perpendicular to said second actuator.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein said third actuator includes:

a solenoid body; and

a plunger in operable communication with said solenoid body.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein said first actuator includes:

a motor; and

a screw coupled to said motor.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein said second actuator includes:

a body portion;

a motor mounted to said body portion;

a shaft coupled to said motor;

a plate coupled with said shaft and slideably mounted to said body portion; and

a first arm and a second arm extending from said plate.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein said first arm and said second arm are made from an elastomer.

11. The device of claim 1, further comprising a computer in operable communication with said controller.

12. The device of claim 1, further comprising a local area network in operable communication with said computer.

13. The device of claim 1, further comprising a position sensor in electronic communication with said controller.