Load center monitor and digitally enhanced circuit breaker system for monitoring electrical power lines

A circuit breaker system, comprising:

• a plurality of individual breakers, each having:
• a controller for controlling the operation of said individual breaker,
• a monitor for monitoring the operation of said individual breaker,
• a historical memory for storing monitored information generated over time by said monitor, and
• a breaker communication port for communicating with said historical memory;
• a communication network for interfacing with the communication port of each of said plurality of breakers for communicating therewith;
• and
• a central controller having:
• a controller communication port for interfacing with said communication network,
• a central memory for storing historical memory information associated with select ones of the individual breakers, and
• a communication device for communicating through said controller communication port with a select one of said breakers and for accessing the contents of said associated historical memory and downloading historical data therefrom for storage in said central memory.