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US 2016/0181770 A1Published application
Method for remote installation or removal of circuit breakers
OwnerFinley Lee Ledbetterinventor
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Abstract
A method is presented for remote installation or removal of circuit breakers using a remote racking tool outside the arc flash zone of the circuit breakers. The remote racking tool has a drive assembly, remote control assembly, and radio remote pendant station. The remote racking enables operators to install or remove circuit breakers in switchgear or equipment rooms safely away from the arc flash zone.
Claims10
A method for installing or removing circuit breakers using a remote racking tool with a remote pendant station, the method comprising:
- providing a racking tool having a motor;
- aligning a rotatable shaft of the motor with a circuit breaker;
- connecting a drive coupler to the rotatable shaft, the drive coupler configured to engage the circuit breaker;
- positioning a handle on the circuit breaker toward the racking tool;
- rotating a spring loaded engagement lever latch on the racking tool over a top of the handle to prevent movement of the handle with respect to the racking tool;
- and
- controlling the motor with the remote pendant station.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.