A LIGHTED VISUAL TRIP INDICATOR MODULE FOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS

A LIGHTED VISUAL TRIP INDICATOR MODULE FOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS

A visual trip indicator for a circuit breaker is disclosed. The electronic components of a visual trip indicator are enclosed in a module that attaches to the circuit breaker handle or within pocket defined in the circuit breaker housing. The visual trip indicator includes a light source operated by...

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Hauptverfasser: EDWARDS, Benjamin W, PALMER, Jodi Marie, TORRES GUZMAN, Gerardo, WINTER, Tannan Whidden, SALAS ZAMARRIPA, Ezequiel
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC SWITCHES
ELECTRICITY
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
RELAYS
SELECTORS
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Zusammenfassung:A visual trip indicator for a circuit breaker is disclosed. The electronic components of a visual trip indicator are enclosed in a module that attaches to the circuit breaker handle or within pocket defined in the circuit breaker housing. The visual trip indicator includes a light source operated by a state machine which clearly indicates which circuit breaker, of a group of circuit breakers or in a poorly illuminated enclosure, is tripped. The visual trip indicator also indicating, by a coded light signal, the approximate remaining life of an independent power supply powering the visual trip indicator.