Patent ID: 8719123

Claim:
A circuit breaker, comprising: a plurality of terminals disposed to receive and electrically connect to external power conductors; a circuit closure device connected to provide a continuous electrical circuit extending between at least two of said plurality of terminals, and to interrupt said continuous yet interruptible electrical circuit in response to a current flow between said plurality of terminals in excess of a selected threshold value, wherein the circuit closure device comprises separable contacts disposed serially within said continuous electrical circuit, an externally accessible operating handle which is capable of moving between a first position wherein the contacts close to complete an electrical circuit extending between two of the terminals and a second position wherein the contacts are separated to open said electrical circuit extending between two of the terminals; a current monitoring device disposed to provide a signal in response to a flow of current in said continuous electrical circuit, which said signal is indicative of magnitude of the flow of current, wherein said current monitoring device comprises a current transformer current measuring device; a transmitter disposed to generate a first radiated signal which is indicative of the sensed magnitude of the flow of current, and a second radiated signal which is indicative of identification of the circuit breaker; and a housing disposed to entirely and internally contain said circuit closure device, said current monitoring device, and said transmitter, wherein said housing is dimensioned and externally configured in the manner of a conventional commercially available circuit breaker for use with plug-in distribution panels.