US 11,715,937 B2
Switchgear or control gear
Tomas Kozel, Brno (CZ); Radek Javora, Hrusovany u Brna (CZ); and Josef Cernohous, Jamne nad Orlici (CZ)
Assigned to ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed by ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/388,058.
Application 17/388,058 is a continuation of application No. 16/718,251, filed on Dec. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,121,529.
Claims priority of application No. 18213994 (EP), filed on Dec. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0359497 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02B 1/34 (2006.01); H01H 33/02 (2006.01); H02B 1/14 (2006.01); H02B 1/20 (2006.01); H02B 1/24 (2006.01); H02B 1/38 (2006.01); H02B 13/025 (2006.01)
CPC H02B 1/34 (2013.01) [H01H 33/027 (2013.01); H02B 1/14 (2013.01); H02B 1/202 (2013.01); H02B 1/24 (2013.01); H02B 1/38 (2013.01); H02B 13/025 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A switchgear or control gear, comprising:
at least one first compartment wherein the at least one first compartment comprises a plurality of first compartments;
at least one second compartment wherein;
a plurality of main switchgear or control gear components comprising a main busbar system, a three position linear or rotational movement disconnector, a circuit breaker, and at least a first part of an insulated cable connection; and
a plurality of auxiliary switchgear or control gear components comprising a disconnector drive and a circuit breaker drive,
wherein the plurality of main switchgear or control gear components are housed in the at least one first compartment,
wherein the plurality of auxiliary switchgear or control gear components are housed in the at least one second compartment,
wherein when one or more of the plurality of main switchgear or control gear components is energized, the at least one first compartment is configured to be hermetically sealed or maintained at an internal air pressure greater than ambient air pressure, and
wherein when the plurality of main switchgear or control gear components are de-energized, the at least one first compartment is configured to enable an operator to access an interior of the at least one first compartment, and
wherein a primary compartment of the plurality of first compartments comprises a cable connection compartment within which is housed a second part of the insulated cable connection and a voltage sensor and a current sensor, and
wherein the circuit breaker is housed in a secondary compartment of the plurality of first compartments other than the cable connection compartment.