General Electric Company

Abb Schweiz Ag

Steven English Richard

Jeffery Lynn Cox

Kuldeep Kumar Bhathija

Clarence W Walker

Shravan Purohit

Jeffrey Lynn Cox

Andre J M'Sadoques

Mark Lawrence Hunt

Joseph G Nagy

Mariusz Duda

David A Reid

William H Calder

Timothy V Stotler

Michael Richard Wood

Louis A Rosen

Jerry Ellison Gould

Eric J Graham

Joseph P Bellino

Karen Broadwell Lausier

Michael J Caulfield

Mathew D Skiliter

Adil Ibrahim

Trey Coley

Sandeep P Bagewadi

A busplug enclosure includes a body member includes a plurality of wall members that collectively define an interior chamber having an opening. The body member includes a line portion and a load portion. A cover assembly is mounted to the body member across the opening. The cover assembly includes a first cover member spanning the load portion and a second cover member spanning the line portion. A handle operating mechanism is mounted to the cover assembly. The handle operating mechanism includes a handle member configured to rotate about an axis extending through the cover assembly, a cam member and a slider member. The handle member is operatively coupled to the cam member and the slider member and configured and disposed to move between a first position and a second position.

Cover mounted handle operating mechanism with integrated interlock assembly for a busplug enclosure

An electrical power distribution system is described. The system includes a ground busbar including a first opening defined therein and a busway housing including a second opening defined therein. The system also includes a fastener sealing system that includes a fastener and at least one seal. The fastener is configured to extend through the first opening and the second opening and to couple the ground busbar to the busway housing. The ground busbar contacts the busway housing, forming a ground connection therebetween.

Methods and systems for coupling busway components

A connector for interconnecting three busway sections is described. The connector includes a stack of substantially 'T' shaped plate conductors. At least two of the plate conductors are separated from one another by an insulator plate. The stack has a first end configured to couple to a first busway section, a second end configured to couple to a second busway section, and a third end configured to couple to a third busway section. The connector includes a top cover plate, a bottom cover plate, a top insulator plate, and a bottom insulator plate. The top insulator plate couples the top cover plate to the stack and the bottom insulator plate couples the bottom cover plate to the stack.

Connector for interconnecting three busway at its three ends

A flange end stub for an electrical busway system is provided. The flange end stub includes a flange plate having a first and second tab extending perpendicular to a first surface. A pair of joint side plates is coupled to the first and second tab with one or more conductors extending through the flange plate in between the joint side plates. A first and second bracket is coupled in between the joint side plates on either side of the conductors. Covers are mounted to the first and second brackets and extend over the conductors and any joint assembly that is attached. The covers and brackets cooperate to provide ingress protection.

Electrical busway flange end stub

A molded plastic outlet box for electric busway systems comprising: a molded plastic base comprising a plurality of press-fit tabs for attachment of the base to a housing of the electric busway system disposed about a bottom surface of the base.

Press fit connection for mounting electrical plug-in outlet insulator to a busway aluminum housing

An apparatus is provided for joining electrically conductive materials by friction stir welding. The apparatus includes a shaft portion for being received by a rotation imparting apparatus, and a second end having a cut-away portion configured for deflecting plasticized material during friction stir welding. A pilot formed of a material harder than the electrically conductive material extends from the second end. The pilot is configured and dimensioned for friction stir welding electrically conductive members together.

Apparatus for joining electrically conductive materials

A water-resistant busway with a water drainage duct of the present invention (,) comprises a joint assembly (,) arranged between the ends of first and second busway housings (,). Joint assembly (,) includes a water-resistant cover (,) releasably attached to first and second housings (,) by cover fastening devices (,). Water-resistant cover (,) includes an access hole (,) disposed therein, with access hole (,) receiving a complementary access hole plug (,). Housing spacers (,) each include a water drainage duct (,) disposed therein to drain water from above the water barrier (,) and web (,) of upper piece (,) of housing (,) to below the water barrier and web (,) of the lower piece (,) of housing (,).

Water-resistant busway with water drainage duct

An electric power busway system has multi-phase power bus bar conductors that are each housed within an individual duct. Individually housing the bus bar conductors provides short-circuit bending resistance as well as superior thermal heat dissipation characteristics because of the improved conductive heat transfer between the bus bar conductors to the individual housing, as well as convective heat transfer from the individual housing assemblies into the ambient air. Wedge-type support braces retain each housed bus bar in position and provide short circuit support.

Busway system with wedge brace supports

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Selmer, TN, United States of America

Steven English Richard