Fused short circuit and grounding switch
First Claim
1. A fused short circuit and grounding switch for interconnection in a main circuit, said switch having switch means operable in one position thereof as a part of the normal continuity of said main circuit and operable in another position to break continuity therewith as a part of said main circuit and to provide a solid bolted fault, and including alternate circuit means interconnected to and operable to be in parallel with said switch means in said one position thereof as a part of the normal continuity of said main circuit and including fuse means, said switch being operable to short circuit said alternate circuit and clear said fuse means thereof and to thereby interrupt said main circuit on operation of said switch means to the position thereof providing a solid bolted fault.
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Abstract
A fused short circuit and grounding switch for interconnection in a main circuit, the switch having a switch member operable in one position thereof as a part of the main circuit and operable in another position out of and breaking the normal continuity of the main circuit therethrough and to provide a solid bolted fault, and including an alternate circuit interconnected to and operable to be in parallel with the main circuit, the alternate circuit being fused, the switch being operable to short circuit the alternate circuit and clear the fusing thereof and to thereby interrupt the main circuit on operation of the switch member to the position thereof providing a solid bolted fault.
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- 1. A fused short circuit and grounding switch for interconnection in a main circuit, said switch having switch means operable in one position thereof as a part of the normal continuity of said main circuit and operable in another position to break continuity therewith as a part of said main circuit and to provide a solid bolted fault, and including alternate circuit means interconnected to and operable to be in parallel with said switch means in said one position thereof as a part of the normal continuity of said main circuit and including fuse means, said switch being operable to short circuit said alternate circuit and clear said fuse means thereof and to thereby interrupt said main circuit on operation of said switch means to the position thereof providing a solid bolted fault.
- 11. A fused short circuit and grounding switch for interconnection in a main circuit to isolate one side of a main circuit from another side thereof, as by way of isolating the line phase conductors of a circuit from the load phase conductors thereof, and in isolating one part of a network main from another part thereof, said switch including switch means having a movable switch arm and at least first and second switch arm contacts, one said contacts including conductor means for interconnection to one side of a main circuit conductor and the other of said contacts including conductor means for interconnection with a ground, conductor means operably engageable with said switch arm and interconnectable to the other side of the main circuit conductor, said switch arm being operable in a first position thereof to engage said one said contacts for continuity of the main circuit from said one said contacts and through said switch arm to said conductor means operably engageable therewith, an alternate circuit having fuse means therein, one terminal of said alternate circuit being attached to said conductor means of said one said contacts and another terminal thereof being operably engageable with said switch arm, said switch arm being movable from said first position thereof to a second position out of engagement with said one said contacts and to engage said other of said contacts for continuity of said alternate circuit from said another terminal operably engageable with said switch arm and through said switch arm to said other of said contacts to short circuit said alternate circuit and provide a solid bolted fault to clear said fuse means and interrupt said main circuit, and actuating means for movement of said switch arm to said first and second positions thereof.
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