Compact bus bar assembly, switching device and power distribution system
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1. Switching device comprising:
- at least one contact device for opening and closing an electrical connection between an input line and an output line;
an electrically insulating housing;
at least one input connector that is constructed to be electrically connected to a compact bus bar for connecting said input line to an external terminal; and
wherein said housing comprises at least one separating element for electrically separating said input connector from another connector, and wherein said separating element is provided with a plurality of ribs extending across a creepage current path between said input connector and said other connector.
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Abstract
A contact bus bar assembly for supplying power to a load, and further pertains to a switching device which can be connected to such a compact bus bar assembly, and to a power distribution system. The bus bar assembly includes at least two electrically conductive tracks which are at least partly covered by an electrically insulating cover. An outer surface of said insulating cover is provided with a plurality of ribs arranged in a region connecting pin terminals. The switching device may additionally comprise a separating element provided with a plurality of second ribs.
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23 Claims
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1. Switching device comprising:
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at least one contact device for opening and closing an electrical connection between an input line and an output line; an electrically insulating housing; at least one input connector that is constructed to be electrically connected to a compact bus bar for connecting said input line to an external terminal; and wherein said housing comprises at least one separating element for electrically separating said input connector from another connector, and wherein said separating element is provided with a plurality of ribs extending across a creepage current path between said input connector and said other connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A switching device assembly comprising:
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an electrically insulating housing; at least one input connector for connecting an input line to an external terminal; a non-conductive separating element defined as a collar that extends about the at least one input connector and disposed proximate the at least one input connector for electrically separating the input connector from an adjacent connector; and a plurality of ribs formed in the non-conductive separating element and extending across a creepage current path between the at least one input connector and an adjacent connector. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of forming a switching device assembly comprising:
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providing at least one contact device that is operable to open and close an electrical connection between an input, line and an output line; disposing an electrically insulating housing about at least a portion of 1 e at least one contact device; providing a plurality of connectors that are each in electrical communication with one of the input line and the output line for connecting the respective input line or output line to a respective external terminal; positioning a separating element having a plurality of ribs between at least two adjacent connectors such that the plurality of ribs are oriented to extend across a creepage current path between the at least two adjacent connectors; and forming each separating element as a collar shaped to extend about a respective one of the plurality of connectors. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Switching device comprising:
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at least one contact device for opening and closing an electrical connection between an input line and an output line; an electrically insulating housing; at least one input connector for connecting said input line to an external terminal; and said housing comprising at least one separating element that comprises an at least partly closed collar arranged around said input connector for electrically separating said input connector from another connector, and wherein said separating element is provided with a plurality of ribs on at least an outer side will of said at least partly closed collar which is adjacent to the other connector and that extend across a creepage current path between said input connector and said other connector.
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19. Switching device comprising:
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at least one contact device for opening and closing an electrical connection between an input line and an output line; an electrically insulating housing; at least two input connectors for connecting said input line to an external terminal; and wherein said housing comprises a separating element for electrically separating each input connector from another connector, and wherein each separating element is provided as a collar carrying a plurality of ribs on a side wall that is adjacent to another input connector such that the plurality of ribs extend across a creepage current path between each of the respective at least two input connectors.
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20. A switching device assembly comprising:
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an electrically insulating housing; at least one input connector for connecting an input line to an external terminal; a non-conductive separating element disposed proximate the at least one input connector for electrically separating the input connector from an adjacent connector; and a plurality of ribs formed in and oriented on multiple faces of the non-conductive separating element and extending across a creepage current path between the at least one input connector and an adjacent connector.
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21. A switching device assembly comprising:
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an electrically insulating housing; at least one input connector for connecting an input line to an external terminal; a non-conductive separating element disposed proximate the at least one input connector for electrically separating the input connector from an adjacent connector; and a plurality of ribs formed in the non-conductive separating element and extending across a creepage current path between the at least one input connector and an adjacent connector such that the plurality of ribs are oriented in a crossing direction relative to another plurality of ribs associated with a bus bar constructed to be electrically connected to the at least one input connector.
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22. A method of forming a switching device assembly comprising:
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providing at least one contact device that is operable to open and close an electrical connection between an input line and an output line; disposing an electrically insulating housing about at least a portion of the at least one contact device; providing a plurality of connectors that are each in electrical communication with one of the input line and the output line for connecting the respective input line or output line to a respective external terminal; and positioning a separating element having a plurality of ribs between at least two adjacent connectors such that the plurality of ribs are oriented to extend across a creepage current path between the at least two adjacent connectors; and electrically connecting the input line and the output line to a bus bar. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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