CPC H04W 12/50 (2021.01) [G01R 31/3277 (2013.01); G01R 31/74 (2020.01); G05B 13/028 (2013.01); G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H01H 71/04 (2013.01); H02H 1/0007 (2013.01); H02H 1/0061 (2013.01); H02H 1/0092 (2013.01); H02H 3/10 (2013.01); H02H 7/263 (2013.01); H04L 9/0841 (2013.01); H04L 12/2816 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); G05B 2219/25112 (2013.01); G06F 7/588 (2013.01); G08C 2201/93 (2013.01); H04L 2209/805 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/43 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A communicating circuit breaker for use in a panel system with a communicating circuit breaker controller, the communicating circuit breaker comprising:
a line side phase connection;
a load side phase connection;
a memory comprising fault interrupter instructions;
a circuit interrupter;
a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the circuit interrupter; and
a wireless radio configured to:
establish a first direct wireless connection with a communicating circuit breaker controller; and
establish a second direct wireless connection with a remote entity that is separate from the panel system and wherein the remote entity is located outside of a panel of the panel system;
wherein the processor executes the fault interrupter instructions to cause the circuit interrupter to interrupt a current flow between the line side phase connection and the load side phase connection upon detection of a fault; and
wherein the communicating circuit breaker is capable of selectively transmitting information on the first and second direct wireless connections, the information being related to the fault detection.
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