H02B13/005

Smart module for a circuit breaker

A communications and processing module is provided. The communications and processing module is electrically coupleable to a circuit breaker to provide the circuit breaker with additional capabilities. The communications and processing module includes a housing, at least one electrical contact positioned in the housing, an output lug positioned in the housing, wherein an electrical path is defined between the at least one electrical contact and the output lug, at least one sensor positioned in the housing and operable to sense at least one operating condition of the circuit breaker, and at least one communications interface positioned in the housing and communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the communications interface operable to receive data from the at least one sensor that is indicative of the at least one sensed operating condition to facilitate exporting the received data to a remote computing device.

BUS BAR CONNECTING DEVICE, SWITCHGEAR, AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A BUS BAR CONNECTING DEVICE

A bus bar connecting device having a first bushing which has a first protruding part projecting to the outside of the first pressure vessel 4 and a first connection part, a second bushing which has a second protruding part projecting to the outside of the second pressure vessel and a second connection part, a connecting conductor part that electrically connects the first connection part and the second connection part, and an intermediate tank having a hand hole and a lid for sealing, wherein the intermediate tank stores the first protruding part and the second protruding part in an own internal space so as to seal the stored parts, thereby the bus bar connecting device that has good switchgear assembly and can improve a line unit workability is provided.

ISOLATING BUS ENCLOSURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SWITCHGEAR
20220200247 · 2022-06-23 ·

A switchgear assembly includes a plurality of gas insulated switches arranged in at least one row and a plurality of enclosures arranged in at least one row forming at least one channel extending parallel to the at least one row of switches. The switchgear assembly further includes at least one bus assembly disposed in the at least one channel and including a plurality of interconnected bus sections having an insulating covering and electrically connected to the gas insulated switches.

ELECTRICAL FEEDTHROUGH FOR A PRESSURE HOUSING

An electrical feedthrough for a pressure housing includes two feedthrough elements having substantially matching external shape and dimension. Each feedthrough element extends straight along an element axis between a first element end portion and a second element end portion. A connecting element is releasably connected to the feedthrough elements and has opposite sides, with one of the opposite sides having a contact area upon which the first element end portion of one of the feedthrough elements abuts, and with the other one of the opposite sides having a contact area upon which the first element end portion of the other one of the feedthrough elements abuts. At least one of the feedthrough elements includes an electrical feedthrough conductor which extends along the element axis of the feedthrough element and abuts a connecting conductor of the connecting element.

CONTACT FINGER ALIGNMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR A SWITCHGEAR CUBICLE
20220190564 · 2022-06-16 ·

The present invention relates to a contact finger alignment arrangement (100) to facilitate electrical connections in a switchgear cubicle (102), said contact finger alignment arrangement (100) comprising a first contact finger (104-1) and a second contact finger (104-2) extending parallel to a longitudinal axis (106), each of said contact fingers (104-1,104-2) having a front end (108) defining a contact receiving portion to facilitate longitudinal insertion of a contact arm (114) fixed to said cubicle (102), a coupling portion (118) for mechanically coupling the first contact finger (104-1) and the second contact finger (104-2), and a rear end (112). The rear end (112) of each of said contact fingers (104-1,104-2) is provided with a conical hole (120) converging towards said longitudinal axis (106) for receiving an alignment pin (122) projected through the conical hole (120) of said first contact finger (104-1) to the second contact finger (104-2) such that the resilient rotational motion of the contact fingers (104-1,104-2) is executed in a restricted manner.

BUS STACK HOIST AND ATTACHMENT FEATURES

An electrical cabinet includes a cabinet frame, two or more hoist brackets, a hoist bar, and a hoist mechanism. The cabinet frame has a top section and a bottom section. The bottom section rests on an underlying supporting surface, and the top section is positioned at an opposing side of the cabinet frame from the bottom section. The hoist brackets are coupled to the top section of the cabinet frame. Each of the hoist brackets has a respective indentation. The hoist bar rests in the indentations of the two or more hoist brackets, and includes a first groove. The hoist mechanism rests in the first groove of the hoist bar. The hoist mechanism is configured to facilitate lifting and positioning of an electrical component of a power distribution system within the electrical cabinet. The electrical component can be a bus assembly for a switchboard.

Connector For Combining Cabinets And Power Distribution Cabinet Assembly
20220131347 · 2022-04-28 · ·

A connector for combining cabinets includes a flexible connector which is deformable and is configured to communicate inner cavities of a first cabinet machine and a second cabinet machine. The flexible connector includes a hollow cavity for an electrical connector to pass through, and the hollow cavity forms a first open end and a second open end at two ends of the flexible connector. The first open end is sealingly connected to a side plate of the first cabinet machine, the second open end is sealingly connected to a side plate of the second cabinet machine, and the first cabinet machine and the second cabinet machine are two adjacent cabinet machines. The structure of the connector for combining cabinets is simple and the mounting is convenient, and the flexible connector can automatically adapt to the mounting position through its own deformation so as to meet the normal mounting requirements.

Apparatus for electrically interconnecting two laminated multi-phase busbars
11189998 · 2021-11-30 · ·

An apparatus for electrically connecting busbars includes: a first laminated multi-phase busbar to be connected to a second laminated multi-phase busbar, each of the first and second laminated multi-phase busbars including a plurality of conducting layers and insulating layers which are arranged between the conducting layers, the conducting layers of the first laminated multi-phase busbar projecting from the insulating layers thereof, forming a first lateral connecting portion with first electrical contact surfaces, and the conducting layers of the second laminated multi-phase busbar projecting from the insulating layers thereof, forming a second lateral connecting portion with second electrical contact surfaces; and a bridging element that includes a plurality of laminated insulating layers and conducting layers having electrical contact surfaces which contact associated electrical contact surfaces of the first and second lateral connecting portions of the first and second busbar.

BUSBAR CONNECTING DEVICE

Provided is a busbar connecting device that can achieve good workability and high reliability at the same time. The busbar connecting device includes: a connection portion in which a busbar conductor and a current conductor of a bushing are connected; an insulation busbar connector covering the connection portion; a work hole communicating with the connection portion from an outside of the insulation busbar connector; and an insulating plug inserted into the work hole and sealing the insulation busbar connector, wherein a surface pressure between an inner circumferential surface of the work hole and an outer circumferential surface of the insulating plug is greater at a deep part of the work hole than at a shallow part of the work hole.

Connector for combining cabinets and power distribution cabinet assembly
11784469 · 2023-10-10 · ·

A connector for combining cabinets includes a flexible connector which is deformable and is configured to communicate inner cavities of a first cabinet machine and a second cabinet machine. The flexible connector includes a hollow cavity for an electrical connector to pass through, and the hollow cavity forms a first open end and a second open end at two ends of the flexible connector. The first open end is sealingly connected to a side plate of the first cabinet machine, the second open end is sealingly connected to a side plate of the second cabinet machine, and the first cabinet machine and the second cabinet machine are two adjacent cabinet machines. The structure of the connector for combining cabinets is simple and the mounting is convenient, and the flexible connector can automatically adapt to the mounting position through its own deformation so as to meet the normal mounting requirements.