Switchgear Data System

• US 20100121500A1
• Filed: 11/06/2009
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: ABB Technology AG (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Karandikar, Harsh, Budyn, Marek
• Granted Patent: US 8,380,358 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/295
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 15/00 Supervisory desks or panels for centralised control or display

Abstract

A switchgear assembly provides on-board documentation and includes a switchgear adapted to distribute electrical power to a plurality of loads. An industrial computer includes storage, a web server service and a wireless broadcasting device. The storage stores switchgear specific documentation. A mobile computing device wirelessly communicates with the industrial computer through the wireless broadcasting device. The mobile computing device includes a web browser and the documentation is provided to the mobile computing device by the web server service.

Claims

1. A switchgear assembly with on-board documentation comprising:

a switchgear adapted to distribute electrical power to a plurality of loads and having at least one low voltage compartment;

an industrial computer secured within said low voltage compartment, said industrial computer having storage, a web server service and a wireless broadcasting device, said storage stores switchgear specific documentation;

a mobile computing device adapted to wirelessly communicate with said industrial computer through said wireless broadcasting device; and

wherein said mobile computing device includes a web browser and said documentation is provided to said mobile computing device by said web server service.

2. The switchgear of claim 1 wherein said switchgear specific documentation includes switchgear schematics, switchgear blueprints, and switchgear manuals.

3. The switchgear of claim 1 wherein said mobile computing device includes a tablet PC.

4. The switchgear of claim 1 wherein said mobile computing device includes a laptop computer.

5. The switchgear of claim 1 further comprising a battery for powering said industrial computer prior to and during installation of said switchgear.

6. The switchgear of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of mobile computing devices adapted to wirelessly communicate with said industrial computer through said wireless broadcasting device.