A high voltage in-line motorized double break disconnect switch operatively supported and suspended by and mounted in-line with an electric power line conductor, the high voltage in-line double break disconnect switch having an open non-conductive position and a closed conductive position, the high voltage in-line double break disconnect switch comprising:
- a pair of ganged coaxially aligned elongated strain insulators operatively supported and suspended by and between a first cut end and a second cut end of the electric power line conductor or by and between the first cut end of the electric power line conductor and a third elongated strain insulator,
- an elongated horizontally rotating switch blade extending in the closed conductive position in parallel spaced relationship with and supported by the pair of ganged coaxially aligned elongated strain insulators,
- a first of the ganged coaxially aligned elongated strain insulators having a first end supported and attached to the first cut end of the electric power line conductor, a second of the ganged coaxially aligned elongated strain insulators having a first end supported and attached to a second cut end of the electric power line conductor or to the third elongated strain insulator,
- each of the ganged pair of elongated strain insulators having a second end thereof retained and supported by a mechanical tie connection member,
- a motor operatively mounted and supported by the mechanical tie connection member,
- the motor in operative arrangement with a vertical output shaft configured to pass through at least one opening in the mechanical tie connection member, an output end of the vertical output motor shaft attached to the elongated switch blade at a midpoint of a longitudinal length of the elongated switch blade,
- a first break jaw attached to and in operative arrangement with the first of the elongated strain insulators at the first end thereof, a second break jaw attached to and in operative arrangement with the second of the elongated strain insulators at the first end thereof, the first break jaw including a first terminal in operative electrical circuit arrangement with the first cut end of the electric power line conductor, the second break jaw including a second terminal in operative electrical circuit arrangement with the second cut end of the electric power line conductor or with a jumper conductor, the first break jaw configured to make electrical and physical contact with one end of the elongated switch blade upon closing of the elongated switch blade, the second break jaw configured to make electrical and physical contact with an other end of the elongated switch blade upon closing of the elongated switch blade,
- the motor configured to horizontally rotate the elongated horizontally rotating elongated switch blade upon actuation of the motor into operative electric closed circuit arrangement simultaneously with the first break jaw contact and the second break jaw contact in the closed conductive switch position and the motor configured to horizontally rotate the elongated rotating switch blade via the vertical motor output shaft upon actuation of the motor out of operative electric closed circuit arrangement with the first break jaw contact and the second break jaw contact into the open non-conductive switch position,
- a communication system including a plurality of communication devices configured to actuate the motor as desired to horizontally rotate the elongated rotating switch blade via the vertical motor output shaft into operative electric closed circuit arrangement with the first break jaw contact and the second break jaw contact in the closed conductive switch position and to horizontally rotate the elongated rotating switch blade via the vertical motor output shaft out of operative electric closed circuit arrangement with the first break jaw contact and the second break jaw contact into the open non-conductive switch position, and,
- an energy supply configured to power the motor and the communication system.