Patent ID: 6728087
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: H02H

Abstract:
An apparatus for remotely operating a circuit protection device having contacts movable from a closed position to an open position upon receiving current greater than a trip current, the circuit protection device having a load side and a source side and being connected between a power source and a load being operated by the power source, the apparatus comprising:an impedance limiter having a first end connected to the load side of the circuit protection device; and a switching device connected between a second end of the impedance limiter and the power source, the switching device being operable in response to a remotely generated activation signal to move between an open position and a closed position, wherein when the switching device is in the closed position, the impedance limiter is connected between the circuit protection device and the power source to draw current through the circuit protection device sufficient to move the contacts of the circuit protection device to the closed position.