Circuit Breaker With Bistable Display

A circuit breaker, comprising:

• a load connector;
• a power connector;
• a trip mechanism having an on condition allowing current between the load connector and the power connector and a trip condition interrupting current between the load connector and the power connector, the trip condition triggered in response to detection of a fault condition on a line to which the circuit breaker is connected;
• a controller coupled to the trip mechanism;
• a bi-stable display coupled to the controller, the controller sending a signal to the bi-stable display to indicate the fault condition when the trip condition is detected, the bi-stable display continuing to indicate the fault condition after the circuit breaker has tripped and the signal has terminated.

A method of maintaining an indication of a fault on current flowing through a circuit breaker coupled between a power source and a load, the method comprising:

• detecting a fault on the current;
• identifying one of a plurality of fault types that caused the fault;
• displaying an indication of the fault type on a bi-stable display;
• and
• maintaining the indication of the fault type on the bi-stable display after power is interrupted to the bi-stable display.