US 12,471,230 B2
Isolating motor control center bypass units and systems
Robert W. Greve, III, Harleysville, PA (US); Shriram Jayshankar Ghorpade, Solapur (IN); and John A. Bordewick, Fayetteville, NC (US)
Assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/184,158.
Prior Publication US 2024/0314953 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H02B 11/26 (2006.01); H02H 7/093 (2006.01); H02K 11/30 (2016.01)
CPC H05K 5/0247 (2013.01) [H02B 11/26 (2013.01); H02H 7/093 (2013.01); H02K 11/30 (2016.01); H05K 5/0217 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a first disconnect switch in the housing and having a first terminal configured to be coupled to a first unit external to the housing;
a second disconnect switch in the housing and having first terminal configured to be coupled to a second unit external to the housing;
a first contactor in the housing and having a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first disconnect switch and a second terminal configured to be coupled to a motor; and
a second contactor in the housing and having a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the second disconnect switch and a second terminal configured to be coupled to the motor, the second contactor mechanically interlocked with the first contactor.