Smart load center panel

A method of fabricating and mounting a plurality of individual circuit boards in a smart load center panel operative to dynamically distribute power from two sources selectively and individually to a plurality of circuits and comprising a housing operative to fit in a wood frame construction wall and having a back wall and four side walls;

• a dielectric chassis defining a plurality of cross channels and a central longitudinal channel, the chassis secured to the back wall of the housing;
• a bus bar assembly disposed in the longitudinal channel and comprising a plurality of bus bars, each connected to one power leg of each power source, and a dielectric sheath insulating the bus bars from each other and from inadvertent contact, the method steps comprising:
• fabricating a master printed circuit board, PCB, having a longitudinal axis and including a plurality of slits formed in the PCB transverse to the longitudinal axis, the slits extending through the center of the PCB but not to the edges thereof, wherein all conductive paths, vias, and mounting holes for each of the plurality of individual circuit boards are located between slits;
• mounting the master PCB to the chassis;
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• after mounting the master PCB to the chassis, cutting the master PCB in a longitudinal direction near each edge thereof but inwardly of the furthest extent of the plurality of slits, thereby resulting in the plurality of individual circuit boards being mounted to the chassis in a spaced apart relationship;
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• installing at least one breaker stab and relay on each individual circuit board, whereby the relay is operative to selectively electrically connect the breaker stab to one of the two power sources under the control of a processor.