Ground fault interruptor circuit with electronic latch

A ground fault interruptor circuit for interrupting the flow of current through a pair of lines extending between a source of power and a load, said ground fault interruptor circuit comprising:

• a circuit breaker including a normally open switch located in one of said lines;
• a relay circuit for selectively closing said normally open switch;
• an electronic latch circuit operable in first and second bi-stable states, said electronic latch circuit causing said relay circuit to automatically close said normally open switch upon application of power to said lines and maintain said normally open switch in its closed position when said electronic latch circuit is in said first bi-stable state and causing said relay circuit to permit said normally open switch to return to its normally open condition when said latch circuit is in said second bi-stable state, said electronic latch being initially placed in said first bi-stable state when power is applied to said lines;
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• a fault sensing circuit for sensing the presence of a fault condition in at least one of said lines and for causing said electronic latch circuit to latch in its second bi-stable state upon detection of said fault condition.