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US 11,728,117 B2Granted
Switching apparatus with electrically isolated user interface
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorsPaul Newcomb Stoving, Christopher Randall Hastreiter
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Abstract
An apparatus includes: a high-voltage module including: a current interrupter; an actuation system coupled to the current interrupter; a sensor system; and a terminal configured to electrically connect to an external electrical device. The apparatus also includes: a user interface; and an electrically insulating assembly between the user interface and the high-voltage module. In operational use, the user interface is grounded and the high-voltage module is at a system voltage.
Claims22
An apparatus comprising:
- a high-voltage module comprising:
- a current interrupter;
- an actuation system coupled to the current interrupter;
- a sensor system;
- and
- a terminal assembly comprising a terminal configured to electrically connect to an external electrical device;
- a user interface;
- and
- an electrically insulating assembly between the user interface and the high-voltage module, the electrically insulating assembly comprising:
- an operating housing and an electrically insulating operating rod in the operating housing,
- wherein the electrically insulating operating rod extends between the user interface and the actuation system of the high-voltage module;
- the operating housing extends between the user interface and the terminal assembly;
- and wherein, in operational use, the user interface is grounded and the high-voltage module is at a system voltage.
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A modular switching apparatus comprising:
- a current interrupter;
- an interrupter housing that surrounds the current interrupter;
- an electrically insulating operating rod configured to control a state of the current interrupter;
- an operating housing that surrounds the electrically insulating operating rod;
- and
- a user interface, wherein the interrupter housing and the operating housing are removably connected to each other and the user interface is configured for connection to the interrupter housing or the operating housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.