Programmatic resetting of circuit breakers
First Claim
1. A method of responding to a tripped circuit breaker, said method comprising:
- receiving circuit profile information characterizing the circuit governed by the circuit breaker; and
determining a reset strategy for resetting of the circuit breaker using the circuit profile information.
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Abstract
In a system, method and program for monitoring and control of a circuit having a circuit breaker, circuit profile information characterizing the circuit is used to determine a reset strategy for resetting of the circuit breaker when it becomes tripped. The circuit profile information may include an identification of any devices connected along the circuit, and may further include device profile information characterizing such devices. An embodiment of the method includes detecting that the circuit breaker has tripped, receiving device profile information from a device connected along the circuit, using the device profile information to formulate a reset strategy for the circuit breaker, and sending a command as part of implementing the reset strategy. An embodiment of the system includes a system controller operably coupled to the circuit and the circuit breaker, where the system controller is adapted to use circuit profile information to determine a reset strategy.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of responding to a tripped circuit breaker, said method comprising:
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receiving circuit profile information characterizing the circuit governed by the circuit breaker; and
determining a reset strategy for resetting of the circuit breaker using the circuit profile information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for controlling a circuit having a circuit breaker, said system comprising:
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means for receiving circuit profile information characterizing the circuit; and
means for determining a reset strategy for resetting the circuit breaker when it is tripped, wherein the circuit profile information is used in said determining. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
a processor;
a transmitter adapted to send a query to a device connected along the circuit;
a receiver adapted to receive device profile information from the device; and
a storage medium adapted to store the device profile information.
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15. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the storage medium is further adapted to store program instructions executable for implementing the reset strategy.
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16. The system as recited in claim 13, further comprising a device controller coupled to the circuit and to a device connected along the circuit, wherein the device controller is adapted to receive a query or command from the system controller.
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17. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the device controller comprises:
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a processor;
a receiver adapted to receive a query or command from the system controller;
a transmitter adapted to send device profile information to the system controller; and
a storage medium adapted to store the device profile information.
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18. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the device profile information comprises a history of power drawn by the device.
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19. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the device profile information comprises a device restart priority characterizing the importance of restarting the device.
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20. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the system controller is located in a building separate from that of the circuit.
- 21. A computer-usable carrier medium comprising circuit profile information characterizing a circuit governed by a circuit breaker, wherein the circuit profile information includes information relevant to resetting the circuit breaker when it becomes tripped.
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26. A method for controlling a circuit governed by a circuit breaker, said method comprising:
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detecting that the circuit breaker has tripped;
receiving device profile information from a device connected along the circuit;
using the device profile information to formulate a reset strategy for the circuit breaker; and
sending a command as a part of implementing the reset strategy. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer-usable carrier medium, comprising:
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first program instructions executable using a processor for detecting that a circuit breaker in communication with the processor has tripped;
second program instructions executable using the processor for receiving device profile information from a device connected along a circuit governed by the circuit breaker;
third program instructions executable using the processor for using the device profile information to formulate a reset strategy for the circuit breaker; and
fourth program instructions executable using the processor for sending a command as a part of implementing the reset strategy.
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