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Residential load center with arcing fault protection

US6268989A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 1998
Grant dateJul 31, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02H7/30
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A residential load center includes an electronic trip unit as the main circuit breaker for overcurrent and arcing fault protection while connecting with thermal magnetic circuit breakers in each of the branch circuits for overcurrent protection within the individual branch circuits.

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