Abstract: A switchgear assembly includes a tank housing encapsulating switching contacts which are viewable through a transparent viewing port after illumination of the contacts. A reflective optical device for observing the position of the switching contacts is used to view the contacts at a safe distance outside of the tank housing through the transparent viewing port. An illuminating device is used to illuminate the switching contacts by directing the light from the illuminating device on the switch contacts.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 28, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 29, 2015
Assignee:
Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited
Abstract: A switchgear assembly includes a tank housing encapsulating switching contacts which are viewable through a transparent viewing port after illumination of the contacts. A reflective optical device for observing the position of the switching contacts is used to view the contacts at a safe distance outside of the tank housing through the transparent viewing port. An illuminating device is used to illuminate the switching contacts by directing the light from the illuminating device on the switch contacts.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 28, 2012
Publication date:
October 4, 2012
Applicant:
Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited