Load balancing and distributing switch-on control for a circuit breaker, an appliance, a device, or an apparatus

A method of providing and using a circuit for load balancing and distributing switch-on control of an operating device, comprising the steps of:

• coupling a micro-controller to the operating device and to a power-in bus for receiving power from a power source,
• coupling an electronically controllable switch to the micro-controller for selectably applying power from a power-in bus to a power-out bus that is coupled to the operating device, and
• utilizing a noise diode to generate noise which is applied as an input to the micro-controller, wherein the micro-controller:
• samples the noise over a predetermined time interval to obtain a random number that has a number of bits corresponding to the pre-determined time interval, and
• generates a power-up delay time period based on the random number.

A method of operating a circuit for load balancing and distributing switch-on control of an operating device that has been turned off during a power failure and has been turned back on after recovery from the power failure, comprising the steps of:

• coupling a micro-controller between the operating device and a power source for the operating device,
• coupling an electronically controllable switch to the micro-controller for selectably applying power from the power source to the operating device, and
• utilizing a noise diode to generate noise which is applied as an input to the micro-controller, wherein the micro-controller:
• samples the noise over a pre-determined time interval to obtain a random number that has a number of bits corresponding to the pre-determined time interval, and
• generates a power-up delay time period based on the random number, wherein said power-up delay is utilized for the selectable application of power from the power source to the operating device.

A circuit breaker having a circuit for load balancing and distributing switch-on control of an operating device, comprising:

• circuit breaker components for providing circuit breaker operations, wherein the circuit breaker components are coupled to a power-in bus for receiving power from a power source and a power-out bus for outputting the power therefrom,
• a micro-controller coupled to the circuit breaker components,
• a relay switch system coupled to the micro-controller for controlling the power from the power-in bus and coupled to the power-out bus to control the power, and
• a noise diode that generates noise which is applied as an input to the micro-controller, wherein the micro-controller:
• samples the noise over a pre-determined time interval to obtain a random number that has a number of bits corresponding to the pre-determined time interval, and
• generates a power-up delay time period based on the random number.