Switchgear with Modular Bus Configuration Supporting Individual and Parallel Feed Arrangements
US-2018366924-A1 · Dec 20, 2018 · US
Isolating gas-insulated bus arrangements for switchgear
US11418015B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11418015-B2 |
| Application number | US-201816009482-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | Jun 16, 2017 |
| Publication date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
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A switchgear assembly includes a plurality of switches arranged in a row and a plurality of gas insulated bus assemblies arranged in a row parallel to the row of switches. The bus assemblies have gas containment enclosures with respective bus sections therein electrically connected to one another by first connectors outside of the gas containment enclosures and electrically connected to respective ones of the switches by second connectors outside of the gas containment enclosures.
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What is claimed is: 1. A switchgear assembly comprising: a plurality of switches arranged in a row; and a plurality of gas insulated bus assemblies arranged in a row parallel to the row of switches, the bus assemblies having gas containment enclosures with respective conductive bus sections therein electrically connected to one another by pairs of mated first connectors, wherein the first connectors of one of the pairs of first connectors connecting a first gas containment enclosure and a second gas containment enclosure are interconnected by a conductor section, wherein the conductor section comprises a tubular conductor section, wherein the one of the first connectors of the one of the pairs of first connectors comprises a contact assembly comprising a circular spring-type contact that receives and surrounds the tubular conductor section, wherein the contact assembly is connected to the conductive bus section in the first gas containment enclosure by a clamp, and wherein the conductor section is accessible from within one of the first gas containment enclosure by releasing the clamp and removing the contact assembly. 2. An apparatus comprising: first and second gas insulated bus assemblies arranged in a row, the first and second gas insulated bus assemblies having respective first and second gas containment enclosures with respective first and second conductive bus sections therein electrically connected to one another by first and second connectors interconnected by a tubular conductor section that runs between the first and second gas containment enclosures, wherein the first and second connectors each comprise a contact assembly comprising a circular spring-type contact that receives and surrounds the tubular conductor section. 3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the contact assembly of the first connector is connected to the first conductive bus section in the first gas containment enclosure by a clamp, and wherein the tubular conductor section is accessible for removal from within the first gas containment enclosure by releasing the clamp and removing the contact assembly of the first connector.
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- H02B13/005Primary
Electrical connection between switchgear cells · CPC title
Gas-insulated switchgear · CPC title
Details of casing, e.g. gas tightness · CPC title
- H02B13/0358Primary
Connections to in or out conductors (connectors in general H01R) · CPC title
Features relating to the gas · CPC title
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- What does patent US11418015B2 cover?
- A switchgear assembly includes a plurality of switches arranged in a row and a plurality of gas insulated bus assemblies arranged in a row parallel to the row of switches. The bus assemblies have gas containment enclosures with respective bus sections therein electrically connected to one another by first connectors outside of the gas containment enclosures and electrically connected to respect…
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- Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H02B13/005. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 16 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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