| 摘要 |
<p>A circuit breaker (112), such as a miniature circuit breaker, that wirelessly communicates state and fault information to a main energy monitoring module (116). The wireless circuit breaker (112) includes a transceiver (114) and a power supply that harvests energy inductively from the line current conductor without the need for a connection to a neutral conductor. The wireless circuit breaker (112) can be implemented in the same package as existing circuit breakers, eliminating the need to replace the panel (110) when upgrading to a system that employs a main energy monitoring module (116). The wireless circuit breaker (112) can also include an energy storage device for supplying power to the circuit breaker (112) after it has tripped, allowing the circuit breaker (112) to transmit information after a trip. The main energy monitoring module (116) includes a processor (130) and a gateway (120) for evaluating and transmitting information received from the circuit breaker (112) to other applications, such as webpages (126) and smartphones (128).</p> |
