Patent ID: 9331746
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G06K,H01H,H04B,Y02B,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. An electrical distribution system, comprising: a circuit interrupter having a first near-field communications chip coupled to a first near-field communications coupling element; and a configuration card device having a second near-field communications chip coupled to a second near-field communications coupling element and a non-volatile memory, wherein the configuration card device comprises a card having a housing and the second near-field communications chip and the non-volatile memory embedded in the housing, wherein the configuration card device is structured to transmit first information to the first near-field communications chip over a near-field communications interface established between the first near-field communications coupling element and the second near-field communications coupling element, wherein the first information comprises a set of predetermined functional trip settings for the circuit interrupter preprogrammed and stored in the non-volatile memory, the set of predetermined functional trip settings indicating a particular configuration for configuring the circuit interrupter, and wherein the configuration card device has the set of predetermined functional trip settings printed on the housing.