摘要 |
A load panel (6) includes an enclosure (4); an aggregator (8) having a first processor (32) and a number of communicating mechanisms (16,18); and a number of circuit breakers (2). The first processor includes a first routine (40) communicating using the number of communicating mechanisms. Each of the number of circuit breakers includes a second processor (32), and first and second communicating mechanisms (12,14;34,36). The aggregator and the number of circuit breakers are arranged as a linear structure within the load panel. The second processor includes a second routine (40,100) communicating using the first and second communicating mechanisms and assigning a unique address to a corresponding one of the number of circuit breakers with respect to the aggregator and any remaining number of the number of circuit breakers. The first communicating mechanism communicates with or toward the aggregator. The second communicating mechanism communicates with at most one of the any remaining number of the number of circuit breakers. |