Circuit breaker including a remote on/off breaker

An assembly for remotely operating a circuit breaker, comprising:

• a lever arm configured to be remotely pivoted between a first position in which a circuit breaker is in an ON state and a second position to toggle the circuit breaker to an OFF state;
• a latching solenoid including a plunger operably coupled to the lever arm, the latching solenoid configured to move the plunger between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration in which the lever arm is pivoted by the plunger to bring the lever arm from the first position to the second position;
• a wireless communication circuit in electrical communication with the latching solenoid, the wireless communication circuit configured to receive a wireless signal from a remote entity for moving the plunger between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration;
• a rocker configured to transition the circuit breaker between the ON state and the OFF state;
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• a mechanical reset assembly configured to move the plunger of the latching solenoid from the extended configuration to the retracted configuration, the movement of the plunger caused by applying a mechanical force to the plunger, wherein the mechanical reset assembly further includes a reset blade defined by the plunger and a reset notch defined in the rocker, the reset notch configured to mechanically interact with the reset blade to move the plunger from the extended configuration to the retracted configuration.

An assembly for remotely operating a two-pole circuit breaker, comprising:

• a first lever arm configured to be remotely pivoted between a first position in which a first breaker pole is in an ON state and a second position to toggle the first breaker pole to an OFF state;
• a first latching solenoid including a first plunger operably coupled to the first lever arm, the first latching solenoid configured to move the first plunger between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration in which the first lever arm is pivoted by the first plunger to bring the first lever arm from the first position to the second position;
• a second lever arm configured to be remotely pivoted between a first position in which a second breaker pole is in an ON state and a second position to toggle the second breaker pole to an OFF state;
• a second latching solenoid including a second plunger operably coupled to the second lever arm, the second latching solenoid configured to move the second plunger between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration in which the second lever arm is pivoted by the second plunger to bring the second lever arm from the first position to the second position;
• a wireless communication circuit in electrical communication with the first and second latching solenoids, the wireless communication circuit configured to receive a wireless signal from a remote entity for moving the first and second plungers between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration;
• a rocker configured to transition the circuit breaker between the ON state and the OFF state;
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• a mechanical reset assembly configured to move the plunger of the first latching solenoid from the extended configuration to the retracted configuration, the movement of the plunger caused by applying a mechanical force to the plunger, wherein the mechanical reset assembly further includes a reset blade defined by the plunger and a reset notch defined in the rocker, the reset notch configured to mechanically interact with the reset blade to move the plunger from the extended configuration to the retracted configuration.

A method of remotely operating a circuit breaker, comprising:

• using a first circuit interrupter to switch the circuit breaker between an ON state and an OFF state;
• using the first circuit interrupter to switch the circuit breaker to the OFF state when a predetermined condition is detected;
• receiving a communication signal from a remote entity;
• using a second circuit interrupter to switch the circuit breaker between an ON state and an OFF state in response to the communication signal;
• using a rocker to transition the first circuit interrupter between the ON state and the OFF state;
• applying a mechanical force to a plunger of the second circuit interrupter by using the rocker as part of a mechanical reset assembly to move the plunger from an extended configuration to a retracted configuration;
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• mechanically interacting a reset notch defined in the rocker with a reset blade defined by the plunger of the second circuit interrupter to move the plunger from the extended configuration to the retracted configuration.