ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM INCLUDING MICRO ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCH (MEMS) DEVICES

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system that utilizes MEMS devices to pass and/or interrupt current between electrical main circuits and branch circuits.SOLUTION: An electrical distribution system 40 includes at least one circuit breaker device having: an electrical interruption system provided with an electrical pathway; at least one micro electro-mechanical switch (MEMS) device electrically coupled in the electrical pathway; at least one hybrid arcless limiting technology (HALT) connection; and at least one control connection. A HALT circuit member is electrically coupled to the HALT connection on the circuit breaker device, and a controller is electrically coupled to the control connection on the circuit breaker device. The controller is configured and disposed to selectively connect the HALT circuit member and the at least one circuit breaker device via the HALT connection to control electrical current flowing through at least one circuit breaker device.