Patent ID: 9331470
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: H02H

Claim Text:
1. A circuit interrupter system to disconnect a power supply from a load, wherein the power supply has a hot conductor and a neutral conductor, the neutral connector electrically connected to an earth ground at a bonding point between the power supply and the load, the circuit interrupter system comprising: a current sensor generating a signal corresponding to an amplitude of current conducted between the power supply and the load, wherein the current sensor is operatively connected between the power supply and the bonding point, a switch operatively connected between the power supply and the bonding point, wherein the switch is configured to connect the neutral conductor of the power supply to the bonding point in a first position, to disconnect the neutral conductor of the power supply from the bonding point m a second position, and to receive a control signal to selectively operate in one of the first position and the second position; and a control circuit configured to generate the control signal as a function of the signal from the current sensor.