Abstract:
A grading post is provided at the jaw of a disconnect switch, and both it and the cooperating contact blade of the switch are constructed with substantially spherical projections in offset alignment at their respective ends to reduce the effect of corona and radio interference.
Abstract:
An isolating switch having spherical, ellipsoid, toroid or spheroid electrodes and a retractable switchblade. The electrodes in the open gap position have a relatively high withstand on switching voltage surge, impulse voltage and with a relatively small gap space. The extension of the retractable switchblade to contact both electrodes corresponds to the closed position of the switch while retraction of the switchblade into one of the electrodes corresponds to the open position. In that latter position, an open gap is produced between the electrodes and results in a substantially uniform electrostatic field in the gap. This has the advantage that the switch open gap may be made substantially shorter than the distance from the electrodes to ground and yet insure that any flashover will be between the electrodes and ground rather than across the switch open gap.
Abstract:
A tubular gasket is employed in a manner to maintain a watertight joint between adjacent isolated phase bus housings and their associated clamp-on cover and, also, to reduce the magnitude of frictional forces produced during movement of one housing relative to the cover to a level sufficient to protect against buckling of the respective components.
Abstract:
An interphase support bracket arrangement for an isolated phase bus system in which a stiffener member is secured in conforming relation to the configuration of the individual bus housings and is provided with a recess to receive an interphase tie. By securing the tie to the stiffener member and by employing a stiffener of thickness comparable to that of the bus housings, previously encountered difficulties in effectively securing the relatively thick tie to the relatively thin housing are eliminated.
Abstract:
A telescopic switch for an isolated phase bus system is disclosed. The switch includes a hollow cylindrical blade which resides within one section of hollow bus and telescopes between first and second positions to engage and disengage, respectively, the jaw contacts on a second section of the bus. The mechanism for moving the blade includes a gear reduction assembly located substantially internally of the bus which houses the hollow blade. The gear reduction assembly includes a driven gear connected to an external driving shaft through an insulator, and a driving gear linked to the blade in a dead center crank arrangement to achieve high mechanical advantage at the end of the closing stroke. A single external drive shaft is connected in tandem through insulators to the gearing assembly of each of the phases whereby the telescopic switches of all phases may be operated simultaneously.