	US 11,996,236 B2
	Current balancing apparatus and methods for parallel connected circuit breakers
Vinod Kumar Parmar, Pune (IN); Amit Ashok Khendad, Pune (IN); and Daniel Edward Hrncir, Jr., Arden, NC (US)
Assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed on May 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/330,996.
Prior Publication US 2022/0384080 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. H02B 1/04 (2006.01); H01F 7/20 (2006.01); H02B 1/20 (2006.01)

CPC H01F 7/20 (2013.01) [H02B 1/04 (2013.01); H02B 1/20 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

first and second conductors electrically connected to a third conductor and configured to be coupled to first terminals of respective first and second circuit breaker switches such that the first and second circuit breaker switches are connected in parallel between the third conductor and a fourth conductor that connects second terminals of the first and second circuit breaker switches to one another; and

at least one magnetic core positioned adjacent at least one of the first and second conductors.