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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2022
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Puneet Lanjekar, Nasik, IN;
Vijay Kumar, Kolkata, IN;
Minal Waghmore, Ichalkaranji, IN;
Amrapali Mahajan, Pune, IN;
Ravindra Rikame, Tal/Dist Nashik, IN;
Ajay Chidambaram Pillai Swornalatha, Nagercoil, IN;
Nikhil Shinde, Mumbai, IN;
Shruti Lahade, Pune, IN;
Ronit Gupta, Pune, IN;
Mangesh Pingle, Vadodara, IN;
Prasad Dharmadhikari, Nagpur, IN;
Syed Kazim Abbas, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes: a housing including a mechanical interface, the mechanical interface configured to mechanically connect the electrical connector to a bushing; a current path in the housing, the current path including: an electrical conductor; and a switching apparatus electrically connected to the electrical conductor, the switching apparatus associated with operating states, the operating states including at least a first state that closes the current path and a second state that opens the current path; a switch control apparatus in the housing, the switch control apparatus configured to control the operating state of the switching apparatus; and a power apparatus in the housing, the power apparatus configured to obtain electrical energy from the current path and provide electrical energy to the switch control apparatus.