Low-profile electronic circuit breakers, breaker tripping mechanisms, and systems and methods of using same

An electronic circuit breaker, comprising:

• a circuit breaker housing containing a first electrical branch and a second electrical branch, the first and second branches split from a power terminal and, the housing having a maximum transverse width (Wt);
• a first load terminal coupled to the first branch;
• a second load terminal coupled to the second branch;
• an electronic processing circuit within the housing adapted to monitor an electrical condition of one or more of the first branch and the second branch;
• and
• a first actuator and a second actuator coupled to the electronic processing circuit, the first and second actuators being disposed in a non-central position within the circuit breaker housing to enable reduction of the maximum transverse width (Wt),
• wherein the maximum transverse width (Wt) of the housing is limited so as to occupy only a single standard breaker panelboard location, the transverse width (Wt) is less than or equal to 1 inch, and the electronic circuit breaker is a two-pole electronic circuit breaker.