Patent classifications
H02B1/308
GROUND BUS SUBASSEMBLIES, POWER DISTRIBUTION SUBASSEMBLIES, AND ASSEMBLY METHODS
A ground bus subassembly provided at a top (e.g., top front) of a power distribution cabinet section. The ground bus subassembly includes a first upper front frame plate, and a first ground bus section adjacent to the first upper front frame plate. A splice can attach to the first ground bus section. A ground cover covering the first ground bus section can function as a hoist rail. Ground bus subassemblies with first and second cabinet sections and first and second ground bus sections are provided, as are methods of assembly of ground bus subassemblies.
POWER CONVERSION DEVICE
In a power conversion device, cable connection positions of connections in which a plurality of bus bars is respectively connected to external line cables are non-overlapping with each other as viewed from a side on which the external line cables are pulled out.
Insulative boots and power distribution assemblies
A power distribution assembly includes a first conductor having a first conductor end and a first shape in cross-section and a second conductor having a second conductor end and a second shape in cross-section. A splice couples the first conductor end to the second conductor end. An insulative boot has a first opening of the first shape, wherein the insulative boot encompasses the first conductor end. The insulative boot also has a second opening having the second shape, wherein the second opening encompasses the second conductor end. The insulative boot has a cavity between the first end and the second end, wherein the cavity is configured to encompass the splice.
METER STACK HEIGHT ADJUSTERS AND RELATED ASSEMBLY METHODS
Enclosures for electrical distribution systems include a height adjuster enclosure that provides connector buses and bus lines that rise from bus lines in a main terminal enclosure to connect to another enclosure such as a meter stack enclosure through the bus lines in the height adjuster enclosure.
System and method for mounting an item of switchgear cabinet equipment of modular construction
A system and method for mounting a modular switch cabinet equipment in a switch cabinet housing (6) includes a computer-aided assistance unit (1) for determining a production-efficient assembly step sequence. The system and method further include at least one display unit (11-11) for image and/or text information, which is installed at the assembly site for at least one fitter (M) in order to visualize manual assembly steps (A; B; D) of the determined assembly step sequence. The system and method further includes at least one input unit (12-12) for acknowledgement of the completed assembly step (A; B; D) by the fitter (M).
Gasketless rainproof ganging of enclosure
A gasketless ganging system includes an enclosure, including a first side, a second side; a first opening, and a second opening; a first ganging member disposed on the first side, including a third opening, a first channel, and a pair of first protrusions; and a second ganging member disposed on the second side, including a fourth opening, a second channel, and a pair of second protrusions. In some embodiments, the enclosure is a first enclosure and a second enclosure, wherein the first side of the first or second enclosure abuts the second side of the other of the first or second enclosure, to adjoin enclosures, wherein the pair of first protrusions abuts the pair of second protrusions to position the second channel within the first channel without contacting the first channel.
METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICE WITHIN AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR SYSTEM
The invention relates to a method for operating an electrical switching device within an electrical switchgear system, by way of which existing disadvantages can be eliminated, and a secure and protected operation of the electrical switching device outside a potential hazard field can be made possible. The electrical switching device is operated by an operator by means of a mobile electrical device, which communicates wirelessly with the electrical switching device. In a first step, the operator reads a first identification means with the use of the mobile electrical device in order to unequivocally identify the electrical switching device to be operated. In a second step, a second identification means is read with the use of the mobile electrical device in order to unequivocally identify a protected operator location. In a third step, the operator is authorized to operate the identified electrical switching device with the use of the mobile electrical device, when the operator is located at the identified operator location.
Enclosures including an interlocking device
An enclosure assembly includes a plurality of enclosures. Each enclosure of the plurality of enclosures includes a cabinet including an interior surface defining an interior volume, and a door mounted relative to a respective opening of each cabinet. An interlocking device interlocks a first door of a first enclosure of the plurality of enclosures, a second door of a second enclosure of the plurality of enclosures, and a third door of a third enclosure of the plurality of enclosures. The interlocking device is operable to selectively fasten each of the first door, the second door, and the third door in a closed position.
Multi-compartment arc-generating electrical equipment using compressible intercompartment cable seals
An apparatus includes an enclosure comprising first and second abutting compartment and at least one cable passing between the first and second compartments through a sealing multi-cable transit mounted in a wall shared by the first and second compartments. The first compartment may contain arc-generating equipment and the second compartment may contain equipment vulnerable to arc damage. The first compartment may include a medium-voltage cubicle and the second compartment may include a low-voltage control cubicle.
Modular distributing panel including a transformer
The present disclosure may include a base frame; a transformer panel module having a main frame and a transformer disposed at an upper side of the base frame; a high voltage panel module having a high voltage enclosure coupled to one side of the main frame and a high voltage switch mounted within the high voltage enclosure; and a low voltage panel module having a low voltage enclosure coupled to the other side of the main frame and at least one of a breaker and a fuse mounted within the low voltage enclosure, thereby having an advantage of facilitating a service work for maintenance on the transformer panel module, high voltage panel module and low voltage panel module as well as minimizing a service time.