US 11,682,883 B2
Power distribution system and method
Jorge Humberto Palacios Rodríguez, Apodaca (MX); and Victor Daniel Espinosa Gutierrez, Apodaca (MX)
Assigned to SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION, Foxboro, MA (US)
Filed by SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION, Foxboro, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/462,099.
Prior Publication US 2023/0060944 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H02B 1/04 (2006.01); H02B 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02B 1/04 (2013.01) [H02B 3/00 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power distribution system configured to be releasably secured to a power distribution panel, the power distribution system comprising:
a circuit breaker including an enclosure configured to support at least one circuit breaker switch movable between an ON position and an OFF position, the circuit breaker being configured to detect a fault condition in which the circuit breaker further is configured to automatically move the at least one circuit breaker switch from the ON position to the OFF position;
a backplane connector configured to provide connection to the power distribution panel;
an interconnect mechanism configured to connect the circuit breaker to the backplane connector when the circuit breaker is moved from a disengaged position to an engaged position with respect to the backplane connector; and
a guard coupled to the interconnect mechanism and configured to cover portions of the enclosure of the circuit breaker, the guard further being configured to move between a first position and a second position, the first position being before the interconnect mechanism connects the circuit breaker to the backplane connector and the second position being after the interconnect mechanism connects the circuit breaker to the backplane connector, the guard being biased toward the second position,
wherein when the guard is in the first position, a position of the guard prevents the at least one circuit breaker switch from moving from the OFF position to the ON position, and when the guard is in the second position, the position of the guard enables movement of the at least one circuit breaker switch to move from the OFF position to the ON position.