Remote disconnect switch assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016012986-A1
Application number	US-201514675231-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 31, 2015
Priority date	Oct 6, 2011
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Described herein are embodiments of a remote disconnect switch assembly. In one embodiment, the remote disconnect switch assembly comprises: an actuator; a shuttle that is operably moved by the actuator; one or more disconnect switches that are opened or closed by movement of the shuttle; one or more sensors; a communication interface; and a processor, wherein the processor is operably connected with the actuator, the one or more sensors and the communication interface, and wherein the processor is configured to: communicate with one or more other computing devices over a network using the communication interface; receive signals from the one or more sensors; and cause the actuator to operate in accordance with the signals received from the one or more sensors or the communications with the one or more other computing devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A remote disconnect switch assembly comprised of:
an actuator; a shuttle that is operably moved by the actuator; one or more disconnect switches that are opened or closed by movement of the shuttle; one or more sensors; a communication interface; and a processor, wherein the processor is operably connected with the actuator, the one or more sensors and the communication interface, and wherein the processor is configured to:
communicate with one or more other computing devices over a network using the communication interface;
receive signals from the one or more sensors; and
cause the actuator to operate in accordance with the signals received from the one or more sensors or the communications with the one or more other computing devices.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Lafrance Ryan Marc
• Shill Scott Michael
• Bietz Steven Lee
• Chamarti Subramanyam Satyasurya

Classifications

• H01H1/20

  Bridging contacts {(for circuit breakers H01H73/045)} · CPC title

• H01H11/0062

  Testing or measuring non-electrical properties of switches, e.g. contact velocity (monitoring contacts H01H1/0015; monitoring gas density H01H33/563; monitoring vacuum H01H33/668; calibrating H01H69/01; adjusting H01H71/74; testing of electrical properties G01R31/333) · CPC title

• G01R11/02

  Constructional details · CPC title

• H01H71/125

  characterised by sensing elements, e.g. current transformers (for differential protection H01H83/144) · CPC title

• H01H2011/0068

  measuring the temperature of the switch or parts thereof · CPC title