US 12,095,253 B2
Configurable circuit protector with pre-programmed field deployable adaptor
Andrew J. Butler, Baldwinsville, NY (US); Adikaramge Asiri Jayawardena, Manlius, NY (US); and Joseph M. Manahan, Manlius, NY (US)
Assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Filed by EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/807,093.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/211,349, filed on Jun. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0407304 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H02H 3/093 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02H 3/093 (2013.01) [H02H 1/0007 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical circuit protection device comprising:
a housing;
a line-side terminal and a load-side terminal coupled to the housing;
at least one solid state switching element operable in an arc-free manner to limit or preclude electrical current flow from the line-side terminal to the load-side terminal;
a processor-based controller in the housing and being configured to operate the at least one solid state switching element in a manner responsive to a variety of different time-current conditions to protect a plurality of different electrical loads; and
a field deployable adaptor device configured to communicate with the processor-based controller and configure the processor-based controller with at least one pre-preprogrammed control algorithm executable by the processor-based controller or at least one selected setting for a control algorithm executable by the processor-based controller, wherein the field deployable adaptor device is a dongle that is functional as a mechanical toggle switch for the circuit protection device when connected;
wherein the at least one pre-preprogrammed control algorithm executable or at the least one selected setting are predetermined by a manufacturer of the circuit protector device.