System for wireless monitoring of circuit breakers
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsHarry J. Carlino, Todd M. Shaak
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a circuit breaker that includes a monitoring device in electronic communication with the circuit breaker and a receiving device located separately from the monitoring device. The monitoring device receives data from the circuit breaker and wirelessly transmits at least a portion of the data such as one or more phase currents measured from a network which the circuit breaker protects, an ambient temperature within the circuit breaker, and/or data relating to a trip condition of the circuit breaker. The receiving device receives the transmitted data and displays all or a portion thereof. The monitoring device also includes a display that displays all or a portion of the data.
Claims14
A system for monitoring a circuit breaker, comprising:
- a monitoring device, said monitoring device being in electronic communication with said circuit breaker and receiving data from said circuit breaker, said monitoring device having a first wireless communications device and a display, said first wireless communications device receiving at least a portion of said data and wirelessly transmitting said at least a portion of said data, said display displaying at least a second portion of said data, wherein said circuit breaker measures an ambient temperature within said circuit breaker, wherein said data and said at least a second portion of said data includes said ambient temperature and wherein said ambient temperature is displayed on said display only if said ambient temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold temperature level;
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- a receiving device located separately from said monitoring device, said receiving device having a second wireless communications device, said second wireless communications device receiving said at least a portion of said data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.