Patent ID: 8098465

Claim:
An electrical distribution arrangement for regulating power from a power supply to a plurality of branch circuits, the electrical distribution arrangement comprising: a plurality of line side conductors and a plurality of load side conductors paired with one another such that each line side conductor is paired with a load side conductor, and wherein each line side conductor is electrically coupled to the power supply and each load side conductor is electrically associated with a load; a plurality of circuit breakers, each circuit breaker associated with a paired line side conductor and load side conductor and each circuit breaker adapted to conduct power from a line side conductor to a load side conductor when in a conductive state; and an Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) breaker electrically interconnected between the plurality of line side conductors and the power supply, wherein the AFCI breaker is positioned and arranged to provide AFCI protection for the plurality of circuit breakers.