Integrated condition or actuation monitoring and control component for switches, circuit breakers, panel boards, and other items for electrical control and circuit protection

A monitoring system for an electrical component, comprising:

• an electrical enclosure;
• an electrical component enclosed within the electrical enclosure;
• one or more sensors enclosed within the electrical enclosure, wherein the one or more sensors monitor a status of the electrical component or an environment within the sealed electrical enclosure and surrounding the electrical component, wherein the one or more sensors generate a first signal indicating the status;
• a microcontroller coupled to the sensor, the microcontroller receives the first signal from the sensor and performs an analysis of the first signal to determine the status, wherein the microcontroller sends a corrective action signal to a device to instruct the device to change the status of the electrical component or the environment within the sealed electrical enclosure and surrounding the electrical component when the status is determined to be improper;
• a transceiver communicably coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the transceiver receives the first signal from the microprocessor;
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• a central computer located at a remote location from the electrical component, wherein the central computer receives the first signal from the transceiver.

A monitoring system for an electrical component, comprising:

• an explosion-proof enclosure;
• an electrical component enclosed within the explosion-proof enclosure;
• one or more sensors enclosed within the electrical enclosure, wherein the one or more sensors monitor a status of a surrounding environment of the electrical component, wherein the one or more sensors generate a first signal indicating the status;
• a transceiver communicably coupled to the sensor, wherein the transceiver receives the first signal from the sensor;
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• a central computer located at a remote location from the electrical component, wherein the central computer receives the first signal from the transceiver, and wherein the central computer alerts a user of the status of the surrounding environment of the electrical component.