Patent ID: 9136693
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H01R,H02H,H02K,H02P

Abstract:
1. A generator for providing electrical energy to an electrical distribution system for a building, wherein the electrical distribution system includes a load center having a hot terminal bar, a neutral bar, and a ground bar, each bar configured to be connected to a plurality of circuits within the building, the generator comprising: an electrical energy generation device configured to generate the electrical energy; a first terminal configured to establish an electrical connection between a hot conductor from the electrical energy generation device and the hot terminal bar in the load center; a second terminal configured to establish an electrical connection between a neutral conductor from the electrical energy generation device and the neutral bar in the load center; a third terminal configured to establish an electrical connection between a ground conductor and the ground bar in the load center; a bonding jumper connected between the neutral conductor and the ground conductor; a sensor configured to generate a signal in response to current present on the bonding jumper; a switch connected in series with the bonding jumper, the switch configured to selectively establish an electrical connection between the neutral conductor and the ground conductor in a first mode and break the electrical connection between the neutral conductor and the ground conductor in a second mode; and a controller configured to receive the signal from the sensor and configured to generate a control signal transmitted to the switch as a function of the signal from the sensor, wherein the control signal places the switch in either the first mode or the second mode.