An electrical system comprising: a master circuit breaker that includes a first circuit breaker (16a; 116a) adapted to sense a first current to a load (14; 114) and convert the first current to a first digital signal; the electrical system comprised by: a slave circuit breaker that includes a second circuit breaker (16b; 116b) adapted to sense a second current to the load, convert the second current to a second digital signal and provide the second digital signal as a signal output to the first circuit breaker (16a; 116a); wherein the first circuit breaker (16a; 116a) is adapted to determine an average current based upon the first digital signal and the signal output of the second circuit breaker (16b: 116b); and wherein the first circuit breaker (16a; 116a) is adapted to provide a first gate output to a first gate driver of a first power switch and the second circuit breaker (16b; 116b) if the average current is greater than a threshold value; wherein the second circuit breaker (16b; 116b) is adapted to provide a second gate output to a second gate driver of a second power switch based upon the first gate output; and wherein the first and second gate drivers (22a; 22b) are adapted to control the first and second power switches (18a; 18b) to terminate power to the load based upon the first and second gate outputs. a master circuit breaker that includes a first circuit breaker (16a; 116a) adapted to sense a first current to a load (14; 114) and convert the first current to a first digital signal; the electrical system comprised by: a slave circuit breaker that includes a second circuit breaker (16b; 116b) adapted to sense a second current to the load, convert the second current to a second digital signal and provide the second digital signal as a signal output to the first circuit breaker (16a; 116a); wherein the first circuit breaker (16a; 116a) is adapted to determine an average current based upon the first digital signal and the signal output of the second circuit breaker (16b: 116b); and wherein the first circuit breaker (16a; 116a) is adapted to provide a first gate output to a first gate driver of a first power switch and the second circuit breaker (16b; 116b) if the average current is greater than a threshold value; wherein the second circuit breaker (16b; 116b) is adapted to provide a second gate output to a second gate driver of a second power switch based upon the first gate output; and wherein the first and second gate drivers (22a; 22b) are adapted to control the first and second power switches (18a; 18b) to terminate power to the load based upon the first and second gate outputs. a slave circuit breaker that includes a second circuit breaker (16b; 116b) adapted to sense a second current to the load, convert the second current to a second digital signal and provide the second digital signal as a signal output to the first circuit breaker (16a; 116a); wherein the first circuit breaker (16a; 116a) is adapted to determine an average current based upon the first digital signal and the signal output of the second circuit breaker (16b: 116b); and wherein the first circuit breaker (16a; 116a) is adapted to provide a first gate output to a first gate driver of a first power switch and the second circuit breaker (16b; 116b) if the average current is greater than a threshold value; wherein the second circuit breaker (16b; 116b) is adapted to provide a second gate output to a second gate driver of a second power switch based upon the first gate output; and wherein the first and second gate drivers (22a; 22b) are adapted to control the first and second power switches (18a; 18b) to terminate power to the load based upon the first and second gate outputs. <EOS>