Mountable electrical system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10096978-B2
Application number	US-201615343040-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2016
Priority date	Nov 3, 2016
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

A system for an electrical power distribution network includes a plurality of electrical apparatuses, each electrical apparatus including a mechanical connection and at least one electrical connector; and a single-piece unitary support configured to receive and hold the plurality of electrical apparatuses, the support including: a frame including a plurality of mechanical interfaces, each of the mechanical interfaces configured to receive and hold a mechanical connection of one of the plurality of electrical apparatus; a cover extending from a side of the frame; and a panel integrated with the frame, the panel including a plurality of electrical interfaces, each of the plurality of electrical interfaces configured to couple to an electrical connector of one of the electrical apparatuses, the cover positioned over the panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for an electrical power distribution network, the system comprising:
an electrical apparatus comprising a mechanical connection and at least one electrical connector; and
a support configured to hold the electrical apparatus at the mechanical connection, the support comprising:
a frame comprising a mechanical interface configured to couple to the mechanical connection of the electrical apparatus;
a bracket connected to the frame, the bracket comprising a first side and a second side;
a housing comprising a top portion and at least two side portions, the top portion extending from the first side of the bracket, and each side portion extending from the top portion in a first direction; and
an electrical panel integrated with the support and comprising at least one electrical interface on an exterior of the housing, the electrical panel being received between two of the side portions of the housing, the electrical panel being separated from the top portion of the housing in the first direction, the at least one electrical interface of the electrical panel configured to electrically couple to the at least one electrical connector, wherein
the mechanical connection of the electrical apparatus comprises a connection block that defines one or more notches, and the mechanical interface of the frame comprises an opening that receives the connection block, at least one of the one or more notches of the connection block latching onto an edge of the opening of the frame.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the top portion of the housing comprises a substantially flat section, and the substantially flat section extends from the first side of the bracket at an angle that is less than 90 degrees.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical apparatus comprises a recloser.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical apparatus comprises a housing that is separate from the housing of the support, and the mechanical connection is on the housing of the electrical apparatus.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein, when the mechanical connection is received in the mechanical interface, a bottom portion of the housing of the electrical apparatus is aligned with a bottom portion of the support such that the bottom portion of the housing of the electrical apparatus and the bottom portion of the support are in substantially the same plane.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the electrical connector comprises an electrical cable.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the panel is held in a fixed position between the two of the side portions of the housing.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein one end of the panel is hingedly connected to at least one of the two side portions of the housing or the frame.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second side of the bracket defines a channel, the channel configured to receive a utility pole.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more posts extend from the frame in the first direction, the post configured to hold the system upright.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mechanical connection of the electrical apparatus is removable from the mechanical interface of the frame.

12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an electrical component in an interior of the housing, wherein the interior of the housing is between the top portion and the panel, and the electrical component is electrically connected to the electrical interface through the panel.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the frame, bracket, and the housing are a single, unitary piece.

14. A system for an electrical power distribution network, the system comprising:
a plurality of electrical apparatuses, each comprising a mechanical connection and at least one electrical connector; and
a support configured to receive and hold the plurality of electrical apparatuses, the support comprising:
a frame comprising a plurality of mechanical interfaces, each of the mechanical interfaces configured to receive and hold the mechanical connection of one of the plurality of electrical apparatuses;
a housing extending from a first side of the frame toward a second side of the frame, the housing comprising a top portion and at least two side portions extending from the top portion in a first direction; and
a panel received in the housing and separated from the top portion in the first direction, the panel comprising a first side configured to face to an exterior of the housing and a second side configured to face an interior of the housing, the first side of the panel comprising a plurality of electrical interfaces, each of the plurality of electrical interfaces configured to couple to the at least one electrical connector of one of the plurality of electrical apparatuses, wherein
the plurality of mechanical interfaces are positioned on the frame such that the plurality of electrical apparatuses are mountable on the support relative to each other in at least two different spatial arrangements.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein one or more of the plurality of electrical apparatuses is a recloser, or one or more of the plurality of electrical apparatus is a transformer.

16. A system for an electrical power distribution network, the system comprising:
a plurality of electrical apparatuses, each comprising a mechanical connection and at least one electrical connector; and
a single-piece unitary support configured to receive and hold the plurality of electrical apparatuses, the support comprising:
a frame comprising a plurality of mechanical interfaces, each of the mechanical interfaces configured to receive and hold the mechanical connection of one of the plurality of electrical apparatuses;
a cover extending from a side of the frame; and
a panel integrated with the frame, the panel comprising a plurality of electrical interfaces, each of the plurality of electrical interfaces configured to couple to the at least one electrical connector of one of the electrical apparatuses, the cover positioned over the panel.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the cover comprises a substantially flat portion, and the substantially flat portion of the cover extends from the side of the frame and is angled toward the panel.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the support further comprises at least two side portions extending from the cover in a first direction, and the panel is held in a fixed position between the two of the side portions of the housing.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the support further comprises at least two side portions extending from the cover in a first direction, and one end of the panel is hingedly connected to at least one of the two side portions of the housing or the frame.

20. The system of claim 16 , wherein each mechanical connection on the frame comprises an opening that receives a connection block or a connection block that is configured to be received in an opening.

21. The system of claim 14 , wherein the top portion of the housing comprises a substantially flat section, and the substantially flat section extends from the first side of the bracket at an angle that is less than 90 degrees.

22. The system of claim 14 , wherein each mechanical connection on the frame comprises an opening that receives a connection block or a connection block that is configured to be received in an opening.

23. The system of claim 14 , further comprising an electrical component in an interior of the housing, wherein the interior o

Assignees

• Cooper Technologies Co
• Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd

Inventors

• Luoma William Robert
• Buell Richard Ralph
• Rokser Ian William

Classifications

• H01H33/008

  Pedestal mounted switch gear combinations · CPC title

• H01H9/02

  Bases, casings, or covers (accommodating more than one switch or a switch and another electrical component H02B1/26) · CPC title

• H02B1/26

  Casings; Parts thereof or accessories therefor · CPC title

• H02B5/00

  Non-enclosed substations; Substations with enclosed and non-enclosed equipment · CPC title

• H02B1/32 Primary

  Mounting of devices therein · CPC title