Switch arrangement for an electrical switchgear
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsMichael H. Abrahamsen, Jon C. Beaver, Robert Yanniello
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Abstract
A switch arrangement for an electrical switchgear comprising a first bus, a second bus and a load connection. The switch arrangement comprises a breaker; wherein said breaker is moveable in said switchgear between a first position and a second position, such that in use, when said breaker is in said first position and closed it electrically connects said first bus to said load connection, and when said breaker is in said second position and closed it electrically connects said second electrical bus to said load connection, with said first electrical bus disconnected from said load connection.
Claims16
A switch arrangement for an electrical switchgear comprising a first bus, a second bus and a load connection, said switch arrangement comprising:
- a switching element;
- wherein said switching element is moveable in said switchgear between a first position and a second position, such that in use, when said switching element is in said first position and closed it electrically connects said first bus to said load connection, and when said switching element is in said second position and closed it electrically connects said second electrical bus to said load connection, with said first electrical bus disconnected from said load connection.
A method of operating a switch arrangement for an electrical switchgear, said switchgear comprising a first bus, a second bus and a load connection, said switch arrangement comprising:
- a switching element;
- wherein said switching element is moveable in said switchgear between a first position and a second position, such that in use, when said switching element is in said first position and closed it electrically connects said first bus to said load connection, and when said switching element is in said second position and closed it electrically connects said second electrical bus to said load connection, with said first electrical bus disconnected from said load connection, said method comprising:
- moving said switching element between said first position and said second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.