Multi-function cabinet
AssigneeCity of Dubuque
InventorTodd Charles Irwin
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Abstract
A multi-function cabinet housing electrical equipment. The multi-function cabinet has four compartments. Each compartment is configured to house a different type of electrical equipment. The electrical equipment may be high-voltage electrical metering and distribution components, high-voltage control electronics, battery backup, wireways, low-voltage electronics, or a combination thereof. The multi-function cabinet contains wireways. The compartments of the multifunction cabinet are accessible using doors, which are fastened by locks. The cabinet contains a ventilation system with fans, vents, and filters.
Claims18
A multi-function utility cabinet, the multi-function utility cabinet comprising:
- a first compartment, the first compartment housing high-voltage electrical metering and distribution components, the high-voltage electrical metering and distribution components comprising an electrical meter and a circuit breaker configured to perform a first application of a utility;
- a second compartment, the second compartment housing high-voltage components configured to perform a second application of the utility;
- a third compartment, the third compartment housing a low-voltage wireway, an electronic component racking system and low-voltage components, the low-voltage components comprising low-voltage electronics;
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- a fourth compartment, the fourth compartment housing fourth compartment components, the fourth compartment components comprising a battery backup and one or more wireways, the one or more wireways comprising:
- a first wireway, the first wireway housing components which provide power to the first compartment, and
- a second wireway, the second wireway housing components which provide power distribution from the second compartment to one or more external devices,
- wherein the high-voltage electrical metering and distribution components and the high-voltage components are configured to operate at a higher voltage than the low-voltage electronics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.