INTERCONNECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURES

摘要

An interconnection arrangement is provided for the appropriate interconnecti on of predetermined assemblies and modules affixed to the exterior of an enclosure of pad-mounted gear, while also shielding the interconnections from the medium-voltage sections of the pad- mounted gear. The interconnection arrangement may be utilized either during manufacture of the pad-mounted gear or as a field retrofit installation. The interconnectio n arrangement includes a base assembly which defines predetermined enclosed cable pathways through which the interconnecting conductors are routed. The interconnecting conductors ar e provided by preassembled and pre-routed cable harnesses within the defined cable pathway s. The intercon- nection arrangement also includes internal and external duct structures that extend the cable pathways through the base assembly and into the individual enclosures for th e assemblies and modules affixed to the exterior of the enclosure of the pad-mounted gear. Th e interconnection arrangement is of modular design so as to be easily configurable for installation to different configurations of pad-mounted gear and affixed assemblies. In addition to th e interconnection arrangement being versatile, it also lends itself to ease of manufacture and the use of basic component parts to providedifferent configurations as either manufacturing assemblies or field retrofit kits.