Usability of arc fault circuit interrupters with network function

Abstract

The existing arc fault circuit interrupters have the function of interrupting overloads, ground fault, and arc fault; however, they have neither the monitoring function to allow external monitoring nor the noti cation function to notify the re safety manager. This study investigates the arc fault circuit interrupters with the network function, which have not been studied so far. We intend to install these arc fault circuit interrupters in places such as server rooms, pigsties, chicken farms, markets, cultural assets, skyscrapers, and factories, where large loss may occur if the re safety managers do not recognize the electricity shutdown, in order to increase the efficiency of electricity management. If an overload, a short circuit, or an arc is detected when power is supplied to the load, the microprocessor generates a trip signal and cuts o the power by this trip signal. This situation is monitored in real time by external monitoring and noti ed to the re safety manager. The re safety manager can immediately recognize the situation when the arc fault circuit interrupter interrupts the circuit and takes the necessary action to manage the electricity efficiently.