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Picture of the anti-backfeed circuit breaker.

The anti-backfeed circuit breaker, invented by Ed Goss of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, contains a simple mechanical interlock. Users throw manual switches to break the connection to municipal power lines, thus allowing them to only use power flowing in from the generator and eliminating the possibility of electricity flowing from the generator into the power grid.

Credit: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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