Systems and methods for verifying and de-energizing circuit protection devices

One or more tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions for performing a computer process on a computing system, the computer process comprising:

• receiving data associated with an electrical branch circuit;
• identifying, from the received data, that:
• a voltage value is within a first tolerance range, and
• a temperature value is within a second tolerance range;
• electrically connecting, responsive to the voltage value being within the first tolerance range and the temperature value being within the second tolerance range, a load to an energized wire of the electrical branch circuit to clear a circuit breaker, wherein the load is electrically connected based on operation of a power semiconductor device;
• receiving additional data associated with the electrical branch circuit;
• and
• identifying that the circuit breaker has cleared based on an evaluation of the additional data.

An apparatus for clearing a circuit breaker, the apparatus comprising:

• a sensor configured to sense data associated with an electrical branch circuit;
• a load;
• a semiconductor device configured to electrically connect the load to an energized wire of the electrical branch circuit;
• and
• an electronic controller configured to:
• receive the sensed data;
• identify, from the sensed data, that a voltage value is within a first tolerance range;
• identify, from the sensed data and at least partly responsive to identifying that the voltage value is within the first tolerance range, that a temperature value is within a second tolerance range;
• electrically connect, at least partly responsive to identifying that the temperature value is within the second tolerance range, the load to the energized wire to clear the circuit breaker;
• evaluate additional data associated with the electrical branch circuit;
• and
• identify that the circuit breaker has cleared based on an evaluation of the additional data.