Special provisions for network protector retrofits
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsJOHN R. MOFFAT, STEPHEN W. ONEUFER, MARK A. FAULKNER, PHILLIP D. MILLER, ARTHUR J. JUR, JOHN M. KOKENDA
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Abstract
A retrofit assembly structured to allow a CM22 type circuit breaker to engage, and be enclosed by, a CMD type circuit breaker tank is provided. The retrofit assembly includes a levering mechanism, a circuit breaker bus assembly having bus support members, and a door handle system structured to allow a user to actuate the circuit breaker contacts when the tank is closed.
Claims20
A retrofit assembly for a CM22 type circuit breaker structured to adapt said circuit breaker so as to engage a CMD type enclosure, said CMD type enclosure being a tank having housing assembly with a plurality of members defining a generally enclosed space, said housing assembly members including a back member and movable door, said tank further including a bus assembly with a line bus assembly and a load bus assembly, said tank bus assembly coupled to said housing assembly back member, said tank bus assembly line bus assembly having a plurality of bus members each with a vertically extending stab, said tank bus assembly load bus assembly having a plurality of bus members each with a horizontally extending stab, said CM22 circuit breaker including a housing and a bus assembly having a line bus assembly and a load bus assembly, said circuit breaker bus assembly line bus assembly coupled to said circuit breaker housing and having three line buses, each said circuit breaker bus assembly line bus assembly line bus having a generally flat elongated body extending generally vertically and generally parallel to said housing assembly back member, said circuit breaker bus assembly load bus assembly coupled to said circuit breaker housing and having three load buses, each said circuit breaker bus assembly load bus assembly load bus having a generally flat elongated body with a distal end, each said circuit breaker bus assembly load bus assembly bus body extending generally vertically and generally parallel to said housing assembly back member, each said circuit breaker bus assembly load bus assembly bus distal end curving to extend generally horizontally and extending toward said housing assembly back member, said retrofit assembly comprising:
- a bus retrofit assembly having a line primary disconnect for each circuit breaker bus assembly line bus and a load primary disconnect for each circuit breaker bus assembly load bus;
- each said line primary disconnect and load primary disconnect having a plurality of conductive members disposed in two opposing lines and biased toward each other in a jaw-like manner;
- each said line primary disconnect coupled to, and in electrical communication with, a circuit breaker bus assembly line bus assembly bus with each said line primary disconnect oriented so that the line primary disconnect axis extends generally vertically;
- wherein each said circuit breaker bus assembly line bus assembly bus is structured to be coupled to, and in electrical communication with, a tank bus assembly line bus assembly bus by having each said line primary disconnect coupled to a tank bus assembly line bus assembly bus;
- each said load primary disconnect coupled to, and in electrical communication with, a circuit breaker bus assembly load bus assembly bus with each said load primary disconnect oriented so that the load primary disconnect axis extends generally horizontally;
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- wherein each said circuit breaker bus assembly load bus assembly bus is structured to be coupled to, and in electrical communication with, a tank bus assembly load bus assembly bus by having each said load primary disconnect coupled to a tank bus assembly load bus assembly bus.
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