565results about "Arrangements with metal casing" patented technology

A motor control center subunit includes a subunit housing configured to fit within a motor control center. The housing has a front panel. The motor control center subunit also includes a drive mechanism attached to the subunit housing. The drive mechanism is configured to control a plurality of line connectors to move between a retracted position and an extended position when the subunit housing is seated in the motor control center and the front panel of the subunit housing is in a closed position. A window is disposed in the front panel of the subunit housing and is positioned to provide a view of the plurality of line connectors.

An electrical enclosure includes a housing having a front, a back, a plurality of sides, a plurality of sections disposed between the sides, at least one electrical apparatus, and a plurality of electrical bus members electrically connected to the electrical apparatus. The electrical apparatus is disposed within a first one of the sections of the housing, and a substantial portion of the electrical bus members are collectively disposed within a second one of the sections of the housing. At least the second one of the sections and the substantial portion of the electrical bus members collectively disposed therein are accessible from the front of the housing, regardless of whether the electrical apparatus is within or removed from the first one of the sections of the housing. An electrical bus assembly is also disclosed.

A modular power node comprises modules containing components ultimately connectable to a load to modify power supplied to that load to make the power supplied to the load suitable therefor, the modules being shaped to conform to and contact one another to minimize node size by mutually supporting one another.

A system and method are provided for coordinating the installation and removal a motor control center subunit with the power connection and interruption thereof. A system of interlocks and indicators causes an operator to install a motor control center subunit into a motor control center, and connect supply and control power thereto, in a particular order. Embodiments of the invention may prevent actuation of line contacts of the bucket, and shield the line contacts, until the bucket is fully installed in the motor control center. Other embodiments also prevent circuit breaker closure until the line contacts are engaged with a bus of the motor control center.

For simple structure and easy manufacture, module tanks have a common standardized size so that the same tank is applicable even when the components to be accommodated are changed. The basic structure of the module is arranged so that all of the interrupter, the disconnector with the grounding switch, the bus bar bushing, the cable connecting bushing and the gas section spacer can be mounted, and necessary main circuit components depending upon the circuit to be used are left behind and unnecessary main circuit components are short-circuited by a short-circuiting conductor, and that the tank opening portions are either left un-worked during manufacture or closed by a cover. The bus bar bushings and the cable connecting bushings are attached at the rear face of the tank and the gas section spacer is disposed on the top or bottom face of the tank. A lightning arrester in lieu of interrupter may be accommodated within an insulating cylinder housing the main circuit of the interrupter.

The three-position, gas-insulated, metal-clad electrical switch inside a metal casing includes first and second break contacts, a fixed grounding contact, and a switching element that is movable in an axial direction to interconnect the break contacts. The first and second break contacts and the fixed grounding contact are superposed in the axial direction, and the switching element is moved by a drive rod which passes through the fixed grounding contact, thereby enabling the switching element to occupy each of the three switching positions including a grounding position in which it connects the first break contact to the fixed grounding contact.

A busbar connection system for coupling a first busbar segment to a second busbar segment includes a mounting component defining a slot and configured to be coupled to the first busbar segment, a retaining component configured to be coupled to the second busbar segment, and a connecting member including a first end and an opposing second end. The first end is configured to be coupled to the mounting component and the second end is configured to be coupled to the retaining component. The busbar connection system also includes a pivot member configured to be operatively coupled to the first end and shaped to be received within the slot. The pivot member enables the connecting member to pivot about the mounting component.

A modular electrical bus system has a grounding circuit through a plurality of modular I / O units with each unit being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. The bridge member and modular I / O units are grounded together with a ground circuit that extends within both components.