Lug Coupler Bus Bar Nesting for Circuit Breaker Width
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for connecting electrical leads to circuit breakers often require complex adaptations and do not efficiently maintain secure, reliable connections without increasing the overall width of the system.
Innovation Solution
A lug coupler system comprising bus bars that can be releasably attached to circuit breaker terminals, using studs to engage apertures in electrical leads, and an electrically non-conductive housing with snapable engagement mechanisms to secure bus bars without increasing the system's width, allowing for both mechanical and electrical coupling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing solutions for connecting electrical leads to circuit breakers are used, then connections can be established, but the system width increases and the connection security is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The lug coupler is nested within the circuit breaker body, with bus bars extending from the coupler to engage with terminals. The studs are nested within the bus bars, and the electrical leads are nested within the housing. This nesting arrangement allows secure connections without increasing the overall system width, as each component fits within or alongside the others in a compact configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of expanding the system width to accommodate connection components, the invention utilizes the depth dimension by extending bus bars forward from the circuit breaker body and using studs that protrude from the bus bars. The electrical leads engage with these studs from the front, allowing secure connections in the depth direction rather than requiring increased width.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex adaptations are used to connect electrical leads, then connection versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lug coupler provides universal connection capability through standardized studs that can engage with various electrical lead configurations. The bus bars can be positioned to accommodate different terminal arrangements, and the housing can be adapted to fit different circuit breaker types. This multi-functionality achieves connection versatility without requiring multiple specialized components, thereby avoiding increased device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection system is segmented into modular components: the lug coupler body, bus bars, studs, and electrical leads. Each component can be independently manufactured and assembled, allowing for easy adaptation to different applications. The segmented design enables versatility while keeping individual components simple, avoiding the complexity that would arise from trying to make a single component perform all functions.
Data Source
AI summary
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, which can comprise a lug coupler that comprises a set of bus bars. Each of the set of bus bars can be adapted to be releasably attached to a corresponding terminal of a set of terminals of a circuit breaker. The system can comprise a set of studs adapted to engage a corresponding set of apertures defined by an end connector of one of a set of electrical leads adapted to be electrically coupled to the lug coupler.