Patent ID: 9720044
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G01R,H01H,H02B

Claim:
1. A circuit interrupter apparatus structured for plug-in connection to a panel board, comprising: a line terminal structured for plug-in connection with a line power member provided as part of the panel board; a load terminal structured for plug-in connection with a load power member provided as part of the panel board; a moveable contact moveable between a closed position wherein the line terminal is electrically coupled to the load terminal and an open position wherein the line terminal is not electrically coupled to the load terminal; and a sensor module structured for a plug-in connection to a number of signal conductors provided as part of the panel board, the sensor module being structured and configured to detect whether the moveable contact is in the closed position or the open position and output a signal to at least one of the signal conductors indicating a current position of the moveable contact.