MUMBAI, India, May 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202311079999 A) filed by Schneider Electric India Private Limited, New Delhi, on Nov. 24, 2023, for 'modular contact system arrangement suitable for both switch disconnectors and transfer switches.'
Inventor(s) include Donthula, Vineeth; and Nayak, Rohan Rajesh.
The application for the patent was published on May 30, under issue no. 22/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure relates to a modular contact system (400) that includes a plurality of modular contact system poles (202) configured in a side-by-side arrangement that operates as both a transfer switch (200) and a switch disconnector (206). A rotor (214) is operable to control the movement of the plurality of modular contact system poles (202) to facilitate the engagement or disengagement of electrical connections. A fixed terminal comprising an incoming fixed terminal (216-1) and an outgoing fixed terminal (216-2) are stationary points for establishing electrical connections. A movable moving terminal (218) with contacts shaped as a knife edge, accommodated within the poles, wherein the rotor (214) is operable to initiate the movement of the moving terminal (218) to facilitate the engagement of the moving terminal (218) onto the fixed terminals (216-1, 216-2) to establish the electrical connection."
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