Patent ID: 7672099

Claim:
A current fault detector and circuit interrupter for retrofitting a circuit breaker in an existing aircraft application wherein such circuit breaker complies with a form factor, engages a connector to interface with a line side and a load side of an electrical circuit and controls a current path from said line side to said load side, comprising: a power controller adapted to close the current path in the presence of a control signal and open the current path in the absence of the control signal; terminals for engaging said connector; a sensor system adapted to monitor the current in the current path and output a sensor signal indicative of a current condition within the current path; a logic controller adapted to receive the sensor signal and remove the control signal from the power controller when the sensor signal does not satisfy an established criteria; and a housing for containing at least said power controller, said sensor system and said logic controller, wherein said housing complies with said form factor.