US 12,444,562 B2
Switchboard and aspects of a power distribution system
Julyan Collett, Auckland (NZ); Daniel Purcell, Auckland (NZ); James Michael Allen, Auckland (NZ); and Brendon Hale, Christchurch (NZ)
Assigned to Basis NZ Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Appl. No. 18/017,639
Filed by Basis NZ Limited, Auckland (NZ)
PCT Filed Jul. 26, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/056694
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 23, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/018704, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 27, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 766524 (NZ), filed on Jul. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0298843 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H01H 71/12 (2006.01); H01H 71/74 (2006.01); H02B 1/20 (2006.01); H02B 1/24 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 71/125 (2013.01) [H01H 71/7409 (2013.01); H02B 1/202 (2013.01); H02B 1/24 (2013.01)] 55 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pre-assembled switchboard for connection to a plurality of sub-circuit cables, each sub-circuit cable comprising a plurality of insulated conductors, the switchboard comprising:
a housing having a plurality of bus bars and a cable entrance for the plurality of sub-circuit cables;
one or more sub-circuit termination blocks having a plurality of conductor coupling elements configured for connection to the plurality of insulated conductors of the plurality of sub-circuit cables, wherein the plurality of conductor coupling elements are grouped by sub-circuit, and wherein the insulated conductors for each sub-circuit cable are configured to be terminated adjacent to each other; and
a plurality of circuit protection devices electrically connected between the bus bars and the one or more sub-circuit termination blocks;
wherein the housing comprises a cable channel extending between the cable entrance and the one or more sub-circuit termination blocks, and wherein the cable channel comprises a cable tray.