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A system including a load center monitor (10) connected to a plurality of digitally enhanced circuit breakers (40) by a communication bus (26) provides monitoring and control of an electrical power distribution system. A user port (20) and a service port (22) provide a communication interface with a

A system including a load center monitor (10) connected to a plurality of digitally enhanced circuit breakers (40) by a communication bus (26) provides monitoring and control of an electrical power distribution system. A user port (20) and a service port (22) provide a communication interface with an external computer. Visual indicators (34) and an audible alarm (30) provide for alerting persons to certain conditions in the system. Buttons are provided for CLEAR (38) and RESET (36) functions, and a diagnostic port (24) is also provided. The load center monitor (10) is operable to monitor the operation of the breakers (40) and download information therefrom in the form of historical data. Also, the load center monitor (10) can upload operating information to a breaker (40) in order to change the operation thereof.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A circuit breaker system, comprising:a plurality of individual breakers, each having:a controller for controlling the operation of said individual breaker,a monitor for monitoring the operation of said individual breaker,a historical memory for storing monitored informati

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A circuit breaker system, comprising:a plurality of individual breakers, each having:a controller for controlling the operation of said individual breaker,a monitor for monitoring the operation of said individual breaker,a historical memory for storing monitored information generated over time by said monitor, anda breaker communication port for communicating with said historical memory;a communication network for interfacing with the communication port of each of said plurality of breakers for communicating therewith; anda central controller having:a controller communication port for interfacing with said communication network,a central memory for storing historical memory information associated with select ones of the individual breakers, anda communication device for communicating through said controller communication port with a select one of said breakers and for accessing the contents of said associated historical memory and downloading historical data therefrom for storage in said central memory.