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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1992
Roy T Swanson, North Riverside, IL (US);
S&C Electric Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A multi-pole group-operated switch configuration is provided for electrical distribution circuits. The switch configuration includes integral arrangements for sensing circuit parameters and supplying power for a switch operator of the switch configuration. The switch configuration includes a plurality of switch-pole units. In accordance with desired characteristics and features, one or more of the switch-pole units includes an integral current-sensing device, an integral voltage-sensing device, or an integral combination voltage and current-sensing device. The voltage-sensing device also provides operating power to power a switch operator and charge the batteries of the switch configuration.