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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Samir Rajauria, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Ayyappa Reddy Jakkireddy, Telangana, IN;
Guru Moorthy Kurra, Telangana, IN;
Lenin Pokkula, Telangana, IN;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A fixed contact for joining a bus bar and a sliding contact of an electrical switchgear is provided. The fixed contact includes a plurality of circumferential segments operatively coupled to each other. The fixed contact also includes an axial extent extending along a longitudinal axis of the fixed contact from a first end of the fixed contact to a second end of the fixed contact, the axial extent comprising a mounting region, a central region and a sliding contact engagement region. The mounting region extends axially from the first end of the fixed contact to the central region, the mounting region configured to be operatively coupled to the bus bar. The sliding contact engagement region extends axially from the central region to the second end of the fixed contact, the sliding contact region configured to be slidably engaged with a sliding contact.