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Enclosed switchgear

Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1984-11-07
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Granted: 1992-06-23
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Expires: 2004-11-07
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Abstract

Abstract An enclosed type switchgear for receiving electric power from two separate power lines includes first and second circuit breaker chambers arranged side by side and a third circuit breaker chamber provided below the first and second circuit breaker chambers. First and second circuit breakers, the power source side terminals of which connected to the power lines are encased in the first and second circuit breaker chambers, respectively, while a third circuit breaker interconnecting the load side terminals of the first and second circuit breakers is encased in the third circuit breaker chamber. Bus chambers are provided on the rear side of the first, second and third circuit breaker chambers, respectively for encasing conductors interconnecting the first, second and third circuit breakers. All of the chambers and the conductors are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center line of the switchgear for minimizing the kind and number of the conductors interconnecting the circuit breakers.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hisao Motoki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 10:30
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02B; H02B13/00; H02B13/02; H02B1/00; H02B1/20; H02B1/21

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 159 words
An enclosed type switchgear which receives electric power from two power lines and supplies electric power thus received to a load side, comprising: first and second circuit breaker chambers which are in direct contact with each other at side surfaces thereof, said first and second circuit breaker chambers respectively encasing first and second circuit breakers connected to said power lines; a third circuit breaker chamber having an upper surface thereof in contact with bottom surfaces of said first and second circuit breaker chambers, said third circuit breaker chamber having a center of the upper surface thereof located at a contact point between said first and second circuit breaker chambers, said third circuit breaker chamber encasing a third circuit breaker which is connected to lower terminals of said first and second circuit breakers; and bus chambers provided on the rear side of said first, second and third circuit breaker chambers encasing conductors interconnecting said first, second and third circuit breakers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 159 words
An enclosed type switchgear which receives electric power from two power lines and supplies electric power thus received to a load side, comprising: first and second circuit breaker chambers which are in direct contact with each other at side surfaces thereof, said first and second circuit breaker chambers respectively encasing first and second circuit breakers connected to said power lines; a third circuit breaker chamber having an upper surface thereof in contact with bottom surfaces of said first and second circuit breaker chambers, said third circuit breaker chamber having a center of the upper surface thereof located at a contact point between said first and second circuit breaker chambers, said third circuit breaker chamber encasing a third circuit breaker which is connected to lower terminals of said first and second circuit breakers; and bus chambers provided on the rear side of said first, second and third circuit breaker chambers encasing conductors interconnecting said first, second and third circuit breakers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 60 words
An enclosed type switchgear according to claim 1 which further comprises control circuit chambers, provided on both sides of said third circuit breaker chamber so as to encase control circuits including measuring instruments, transfer switches and protective relays, and a potential transformer chamber provided in an upper part of said third circuit breaker chamber so as to encase potential transformers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 111 words
An enclosed type switchgear according to claim 1 wherein, in said bus chambers provided on the rear side of said first and second circuit breaker chambers, upper terminals of said first and second circuit breakers are separated from lower terminals and horizontal buses connected to said lower terminals, by a separating plate extending between said upper terminals and said lower terminals, and in one of said bus chambers provided on the rear side of said third circuit breaker chamber, conductors connected to upper terminals of said third circuit breaker are separated from conductors connected to lower terminals of said third circuit breaker by additional separating plates extending vertically and horizontally therebetween.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 38 words
An enclosed type switchgear according to claim 1 further comprising means connecting said enclosed type switchgear with at least one feeder panel through horizontally extending buses connected to said lower terminals of said first and second circuit breakers.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1995-06-23 1995-12-23 1996-06-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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