Busbar connection system, switchgear unit, and method of transporting switchgear components
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorRuben Valenzuela
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Abstract
A busbar connection system for coupling a first busbar segment to a second busbar segment includes a mounting component defining a slot and configured to be coupled to the first busbar segment, a retaining component configured to be coupled to the second busbar segment, and a connecting member including a first end and an opposing second end. The first end is configured to be coupled to the mounting component and the second end is configured to be coupled to the retaining component. The busbar connection system also includes a pivot member configured to be operatively coupled to the first end and shaped to be received within the slot. The pivot member enables the connecting member to pivot about the mounting component.
Claims20
A busbar connection system for coupling a first busbar segment to a second busbar segment, said busbar connection system comprising:
- a mounting component defining a slot, said mounting component configured to be coupled to the first busbar segment;
- a retaining component configured to be coupled to the second busbar segment;
- a connecting member comprising a first end and an opposing second end, wherein said first end is configured to be coupled to said mounting component and said second end is configured to be coupled to said retaining component;
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- a pivot member configured to be coupled to said first end and shaped to be operatively received within the slot, wherein said pivot member enables said connecting member to pivot about said mounting component.
A switchgear unit comprising:
- first busbar segment;
- a second busbar segment;
- a trip mechanism coupled to at least one of said first busbar segment and said second busbar segment;
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- a busbar connection system comprising:
- a mounting component defining a slot, said mounting component configured to be coupled to said first busbar segment;
- a retaining component configured to be coupled to said second busbar segment;
- a connecting member comprising a first end and an opposing second end, wherein said first end is configured to be coupled to said mounting component and said second end is configured to be coupled to said retaining component;
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- a pivot member configured to be coupled to said first end and shaped to be operatively received within the slot, wherein said pivot member enables said connecting member to pivot about said mounting component.
A method of transporting switchgear components including a first busbar segment and a second busbar segment, said method comprising:
- coupling a mounting component to the first busbar segment, wherein a slot is defined within the mounting component;
- pivotally coupling a connecting member to the mounting component by inserting a pivot member through the slot, wherein the pivot member is one of coupled to the connecting member and formed within the connecting member;
- coupling a retaining component to the second busbar segment, wherein the retaining component is configured to be coupled to the connecting member;
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- transporting the first busbar segment and the second busbar segment to a predetermined location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.