Enclosed metering and protective electrical apparatus including an external disconnect handle

摘要

An enclosed metering and protective electrical apparatus includes an enclosure, a meter socket within the enclosure structured to input a power circuit and to engage a power meter, and a circuit interrupter within the enclosure including an operating handle and a trip mechanism. The circuit interrupter is structured to output the power circuit from the meter socket to a load and to interrupt the power circuit. A neutral current sensor within the enclosure is structured to detect a ground fault operatively associated with the power circuit and responsively cause the trip mechanism of the circuit interrupter to interrupt the power circuit. A disconnect handle substantially external to the enclosure includes linkage extending within the enclosure and cooperating with the operating handle of the circuit interrupter to open and close the circuit interrupter.

主权项

1. An enclosed metering and protective electrical apparatus comprising:
an enclosure; a meter socket within said enclosure, said meter socket being structured to input a power circuit and to engage a power meter; a circuit interrupter within said enclosure, said circuit interrupter comprising an operating handle and a circuit breaker trip mechanism, said circuit interrupter being structured to output the power circuit from said meter socket to a load and to interrupt the power circuit; a neutral current sensor within said enclosure, said neutral current sensor being structured to detect a ground fault operatively associated with the power circuit and responsively cause the circuit breaker trip mechanism of said circuit interrupter to interrupt the power circuit; and a disconnect handle substantially external to said enclosure, said disconnect handle comprising a linkage extending within said enclosure, said linkage cooperating with the operating handle of said circuit interrupter to open and close said circuit interrupter.