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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2015
Schneider Electric Usa, Inc., Palatine, IL (US);
Jeffrey T. Jordan, Franklin, TN (US);
Alan K. Shepherd, McMinnville, TN (US);
Edgar Avalos Ortiz, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for reducing the minimum clearance needed between an electrical conductor and ground in switchgear and similar electrical isolation equipment provide a bus-connector having an extended toroidal shape that is designed to allow the size of the switchgear cabinet to be reduced while complying with industry-standard performance requirements. The toroidal shaped bus-connector has mostly or only smooth and rounded surfaces so there are no hard or sharp edges or corners from which electrical discharge from/to ground or other conductors may occur. The shaped bus-connector also has an elongated body that produces an offset connection resembling a 'Z,' which allows power buses and breaker terminals that do not vertically line up to connect.