Patent ID: 8605394
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H01H,H02H,H05B

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring leakage current in user electrical circuits or systems based on subscription to a monitoring service wherein the monitoring service monitors one or more conditions not including leakage current at or near the user electrical circuits or systems comprising: a. subscribing by a user to the monitoring service; b. installing a device for measuring leakage current in a circuit or system of the subscribed user; c. defining one or more leakage current threshold levels for one or more conditions indicative of an electrical fault or an electrical fault concern relative to the circuit or system wherein the defining is based, at least in part, on: d. selecting by the user a desired response from the monitoring service for each defined threshold level; e. communicating measured leakage current to the monitoring service; f. comparing measured leakage current to (i) the one or more defined thresholds and (ii) the one or more monitored conditions at or near the circuit or system; g. if the comparison is unfavorable, effectuating the desired response to an approached threshold, reached threshold, or exceeded threshold by the monitoring service; and h. reviewing by the monitoring service the one or more threshold levels of step c and the one or more desired responses of step d with the user periodically.