ENCLOSED METERING AND PROTECTIVE ELECTRICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING AN EXTERNAL DISCONNECT HANDLE

摘要

An enclosed metering and protective electrical apparatus (2;2;64) includes an enclosure (4), a meter socket (6;6) within the enclosure structured to input a power circuit (8) and to engage a power meter, and a circuit interrupter (10) within the enclosure including an operating handle (12) and a trip mechanism (14). The circuit interrupter is structured to output the power circuit from the meter socket to a load (16) and to interrupt the power circuit. A neutral current sensor (18) 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 (22) substantially external to the enclosure includes linkage (24) extending within the enclosure and cooperating with the operating handle of the circuit interrupter to open and close the circuit interrupter.