An actuator system for operating a switch is described herein. The actuator system can include a shaft of a handle assembly. The shaft couples to a handle and a male coupling element and has a number of positions. Further, a coupling body of a switch assembly can be positioned in the number of positions. The coupling body engages the switch and has a female coupling element, which has a slotted portion that receives the male coupling element and an angled terminus that aligns the shaft to a first position as the shaft couples to the coupling body. The slotted portion receives and engages the male coupling element when the shaft is coupled to the coupling body. The slotted portion prevents the male coupling element from disengaging when the coupling body is in a second position, and disengages the male coupling element when the coupling body is in the first position.

An electronic protection device (1) for a LV electric line (100) including at least a phase conductor (P) and a neutral conductor (N), comprising: input terminals (IN) and output terminals (OUT), at which said electronic protection device is electrically connected respectively with an electric power source (SC) and with an electric load (LD) through said phase and neutral conductors (P, N); a control unit (3) comprising a controller (31) including data processing resources; one or more pairs of main contacts (2) electrically connected with corresponding one or more input and output terminals (IN, OUT) and adapted to be mutually coupled or separated; one or more pairs of auxiliary contacts (4) electrically connected with corresponding one or more input terminals (IN) and with said control unit (3) and adapted to be mutually coupled or separated; a handle (8) movable in a first position (ON) corresponding to a closed state of said electronic protection device, in a second position (TRIP) corresponding to a tripped state of said electronic protection device or in a third position (OFF) corresponding to an open state of said electronic protection device; an operating mechanism (5) adapted to operate said main contacts, said auxiliary contacts and said handle; a tripping unit (6) adapted to actuate said operating mechanism (5) in response to an activation by said control unit. Said main contacts (2) and said auxiliary contacts (4) are coupled when said electronic protection device is in said closed state with said handle (8) in said first position (ON). Said main contacts (2) are separated and said auxiliary contacts (4) are coupled when said electronic protection device is in said tripped state with said handle (8) in said second position (TRIP). Said main contacts (2) and said auxiliary contacts (4) are separated when said electronic protection device is in said open state with said handle (8) in said third position (OFF).

A frame module for a circuit breaker includes a first interface structured to connect to a trip unit, a second interface structured to connect to a frame, and a current rating storage unit structured to store a current rating associated with the frame and to provide the stored current rating to the trip unit when the trip unit is connected to the first interface.

Embodiments provide an Energy Reduction Maintenance Setting (ERMS) key that includes a data connector configured to communicatively couple to a data port of a target device. The ERMS key further includes an illumination device and an actuator mechanism having a base positional state and an actuated positional state. The ERMS key includes logic configured to, upon detecting the actuator mechanism has moved from the base positional state to the actuated positional state, generate and transmit a first data message to the target device through the data connector instructing the target device to enter a protected mode. The logic is further configured to, upon receiving a second data message from the target device over the data connector acknowledging that the target device has successfully entered the protected mode, cause the illumination device to illuminate.

A magnetic trip device according to the present disclosure comprises an actuator coil part having a plunger; an output plate configured to rotate in a first direction by the pressing of the plunger; a micro switch configured to output an electrical signal indicating a state of the circuit breaker; a switch driving lever mechanism configured to rotate to a first position for pressing the operation lever portion and a second position for releasing the operation lever portion; a driving lever bias spring for elastically pressing the switch driving lever mechanism; an automatic reset mechanism for pressing the plunger to the retracted position; a driving lever latch configured to rotate to a restraining position for preventing the switch driving lever mechanism from rotating to the first position, and a release position; and an avoiding portion formed on the output plate to avoid contacting with the switch driving lever mechanism.

A fault state indication device for a circuit breaker, comprising a contact group, a transmission assembly and an indication assembly which are mounted inside a housing. The contact group implements a normally open contact group and a normally closed contact group. The transmission assembly acts on a contact support (107), different open and closed states of the contact group are realized via the contact support. The indication assembly indicates a fault state, the indication assembly is linked with the circuit breaker, and carries out a corresponding state indication in response to a fault. The fault state indication device for a circuit breaker has a simple and reliable structure, a manufacturing process which is easier to implement. The fault state indication device can not only indicate the state and type of a load line failure, but also judge an operation state of the circuit breaker via the contact group.

An indication device of an electric switch comprises an indication component (101), a driving component (103) and a positioning component (102). The indication component (101) has at least three indication positions. Each indication position corresponds to one state of the electric switch, and the indication component (101) shows one indication mark at each indication position. The indication device of electric switch uses a single indication component (101) having at least three indication positions, and the third position is provided via deformation of the indication component (101) itself, thus realizing a simple structure and low manufacturing cost.

In this method, the voltage outage load-side is an opening of the circuit breaker, and the circuit breaker is able to interrupt the flow of electric current in an electric connection including an electric conductor. The auxiliary unit comprises a current sensor for measuring the intensity of the current flowing in the electric conductor and a first detection means for detecting the voltage outage load-side from the circuit breaker. The method comprises the following steps: measuring the intensity of the current flowing in the electric conductor, detecting the voltage outage load-side from the electric circuit breaker, determining a cause of the detected voltage outage load-side from the circuit breaker, said cause being selected from the group consisting in: an electric overload, a short-circuit and a voltage drop.

The magnetic trip device for the circuit breaker of the invention comprises an actuator coil part having a plunger; an output plate configured to rotate in a first direction; a micro switch configured to output an electrical signal indicating a state of the circuit breaker; a switch driving lever mechanism configured to rotate to a first position for pressing the micro switch and a second position for releasing the micro switch; a driving lever bias spring configured to elastically bias the switch driving lever mechanism to rotate to the second position; an automatic reset mechanism configured to press the plunger to the retracted position; and a driving lever latch configured to rotate to a restraining position for preventing the switch driving lever mechanism from rotating to the first position, and a release position for allowing the switch driving lever mechanism to rotate to the first position.

A control system for an electrical load, which control system is intended to receive a voltage supplied by a mains electricity supply and includes a control switch, which is designed to take an open state or a closed state, a signalling indicator connected in parallel with the switch and designed to take two different states that are each linked to the open state or the closed state of the switch, a control device connected to the signalling indicator and designed to limit a voltage on the terminals of the electrical load below a threshold value when the switch is in the open state.