Patent ID: 7558038
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: H01H,H02H,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating with and reprogramming a desired residential electronic circuit breaker to change a program stored within the breaker, the desired residential circuit breaker being one of a plurality of residential electronic circuit breakers, each of the plurality of residential circuit breakers connected between a power line of a residential wiring system and a load, the method comprising the steps of: a) establishing communication with a desired residential electronic circuit breaker, the step of establishing communication including the steps of: transmitting a signaling waveform on the power line of the residential wiring system to the desired circuit breaker; detecting the signaling waveform as request to establish communication with the desired circuit breaker; and transmitting a reply waveform to accept the request to establish communication with the desired circuit breaker; b) transmitting a portion of the program to the desired circuit breaker after communication has been established; and c) storing the portion of the program in the desired circuit breaker to reprogram the desired circuit breaker.