Trip unit including separable component to save and restore settings, and circuit breaker including the same
US8654496B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02H7/261
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit breaker includes separable contacts, an operating mechanism to open and close the contacts, and a trip unit cooperating with the operating mechanism to trip open the contacts. The trip unit includes a first component having a processor and a first memory storing a first set of a plurality of trip unit settings, and a second component of the trip unit. The second component is separable from the first component or the trip unit, and includes a second memory storing a second set of a plurality of trip unit settings. The second component saves the first set of the plurality of trip unit settings as the second set of the plurality of trip unit settings in the second memory, and restores the second set of the plurality of trip unit settings in the first memory of the first component or of another first component of another trip unit.
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