Modular insulator for busbar support and method of assembling
AssigneeGeneral Electric Copany
InventorsMaciej Bartosz Lejawka, Jacek Waclaw Nurzynski, Dharamveer Surya Prakash Bathla
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Abstract
A modular insulator for an electrical conductor is provided. The modular insulator includes a first end member configured to couple to a support rail of an electrical power distribution system and a second end member configured to couple to the support rail. The modular insulator further includes at least one intermediate member comprising a groove and configured to releasably couple to at least one of the first and second end members such that the intermediate member is positioned between the first and second end members. The groove is configured to receive a portion of the electrical conductor.
Claims20
A modular insulator for an electrical conductor supported by a support rail of an electrical power distribution system, said modular insulator comprising:
- a first end member configured to couple to the support rail;
- a second end member configured to couple to the support rail;
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- at least one intermediate member comprising a groove and configured to releasably couple to at least one of said first and second end members such that said intermediate member is positioned between said first and second end members, wherein said intermediate member is configured to receive a portion of the electrical conductor within the groove.
An electrical conductor support system comprising:
- a first electrical conductor;
- a first support rail;
- a first conductor support coupled to said first support rail, said first conductor support comprising a first end member, a second end member, and a first modular member coupled therebetween;
- a second support rail substantially parallel to said first support rail;
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- a second conductor support coupled to said second support rail and positioned opposite said first conductor support, said second conductor support comprising a third end member, a fourth end member, and a second modular member coupled therebetween, wherein each of said first and second modular members comprise a groove configured to operatively receive a portion of said electrical conductor, and wherein said electrical conductor is secured within said grooves between said first and second modular members.
A method of assembling an electrical conductor support system comprising:
- providing opposed first and second support rails;
- providing a plurality of end members;
- providing a plurality of modular members having a groove formed therein;
- coupling a pair of end members to each of the first and second support rails such that each pair of end members is opposite the other;
- coupling at least one modular member of the plurality of modular members between each pair of end members to provide a pair of opposite modular members, the grooves of each modular member being substantially aligned;
- positioning an electrical conductor in each groove of the pair of opposed modular members to support the electrical conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.