Arc flash mitigation switch for quenching external arc faults in low voltage switchgear

A system for mitigating arc flashes, the system comprising:

• a first low voltage power bus bar, a second low voltage power bus bar, and a third low voltage power bus bar each being substantially parallel to one another and separated by a first distance from one another;
• at least a first and a second support bar substantially parallel to one another and separated by a second distance from one another, the at least first and second support bar being perpendicular to the first, second, and third low voltage power bus bars;
• and
• at least two arc flash mitigation switches, wherein:
• a first end of a first arc flash mitigation switch is electrically coupled to the first low voltage power bus bar;
• a first end of a second arc flash mitigation switch is electrically coupled to the third low voltage power bus bar;
• and
• a second end of the first arc flash mitigation switch and a second end of the second arc flash mitigation switch are both electrically coupled to the second low voltage power bus bar.