Patent ID: 7576635
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: G06Q,H01H,H02H,H02J,Y02E,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A circuit protector signal transmission system for at least one circuit protector defining an interruptible current path therethrough upon an occurrence of specified operating conditions in a circuit, and a status element associated with the circuit protector and adapted to monitor an operating state of the current path, the signal transmission system comprising: an electronic gateway device in communication with the status element and adapted to receive a data signal from the status element corresponding to the operating condition of the current path, the data signal comprising a plurality of data bits selected from the group comprising a unique radio identifier, a manufacturer serial number for the status element, a device type code for the circuit protector, a location or address code for the circuit protector, a power/control code, an equipment identification code, a testing code, a fault code, a customer code, a temperature code, a vibration code, a displacement code, a mechanical stress code, a mechanical strain code, an acoustical emission code, a noise code, a thermal imagery code, an electrical resistance code, a pressure code, a humidity code and a video code; and wherein the data signal comprises data related to operation of a fuse, the data comprising a unique identification code for the fuse and a location code for the fuse.