Electrical switching apparatus with electronic trip unit

An electrical switching apparatus comprising:

• a housing including a number of auxiliary pockets;
• a line terminal;
• a load terminal;
• separable contacts disposed on a conductive path between the line terminal and the load terminal;
• an operating mechanism structured to open and close said separable contacts, said operating mechanism including a trip bar;
• an electronic trip unit;
• a trip actuator assembly including:
• an actuator housing coupled to said housing;
• an actuator coupled to said actuator housing;
• and
• a connector structured to electrically connect the actuator to an electronic trip unit;
• and
• a current transformer assembly including:
• a rod-shaped conductor electrically coupled to the load terminal;
• and
• a current transformer disposed around the rod-shaped conductor,
• wherein the electronic trip unit is structured to electrically control actuation of the actuator, and
• wherein the separable contacts, the operating mechanism, and the current transformer are disposed in an interior of the housing and the trip actuator assembly is disposed in one of the auxiliary pockets on an exterior of the housing.