1-10. (canceled)
11. A metal-encapsulated, gas-insulated high-voltage switchgear assembly comprising:
a three-phase encapsulated busbar housing;
at least one busbar disposed in the housing;
at least three single-phase-encapsulated circuit breakers disposed horizontally;
a busbar splitting module having at least one three-phase connecting flange configured to connect to the busbar housing and at least three single-phase connecting flanges pointing downward configured to connect to the at least three single-phase-encapsulated circuit breakers; and
an outgoer splitting module having at least one three-phase flange and at least three single-phase flanges pointing downward and configured to connect the at least three single-phase-encapsulated circuit breakers to a three-phase-encapsulated outgoer housing.
12. The high-voltage switchgear assembly as recited in claim 11, further comprising at least one isolator and at least one grounding element disposed in the busbar housing, each one of the at least one isolator and at least one grounding element being associated with the at least one busbar.
13. The high-voltage switchgear assembly as recited in claim 11, further comprising at least one extension tube for each phase disposed between the outgoer splitting module and the at least three single-phase-encapsulated circuit breakers.
14. The high-voltage switchgear assembly as recited in claim 11, further comprising an outgoer flange configured to connect the outgoer housing and an angle module disposed on the outgoer splitting module and having an adaptor flange configured to connect one of a voltage converter and a test adapter.
15. The high-voltage switchgear assembly as recited claim 11, further comprising a gangway disposed between the busbar splitting module and the outgoer splitting module and extending parallel to the busbar housing.
16. The high-voltage switchgear assembly as recited in claim 11, further comprising a control cabinet having an L-shaped housing and partially clasping the busbar housing.
17. The high-voltage switchgear assembly as recited in claim 16, wherein the control cabinet occupies only a part of a width of a switch panel.
18. The high-voltage switchgear assembly as recited in claim 11, further comprising at least four three-phase connecting flanges disposed on the busbar splitting module.
19. The high-voltage switchgear assembly as recited in claim 18, wherein the busbar splitting module has a cylindrical housing body, and at least four three-phase connecting stubs project in a radial direction out of the busbar splitting module, each being attached to one of the at least four three-phase connecting flanges.
20. The high-voltage switchgear assembly as recited in claim 19, wherein each one of the at least four three-phase connecting stubs is disposed offset with respect to an adjacent one of the at least four three-phase connecting stubs in an axial direction and in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical housing body.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A cable connector assembly comprising:
a cable having a plurality of conductors with exposed ends;
a connector shell having a plurality of electrical contacts; and
a wire termination guide receiving the plurality of conductors, the wire termination guide being insertable into the conductor shell, thereby bringing each of the exposed ends of the plurality of conductors into electrical contact with a respective one of the plurality of contacts of the connector shell;
wherein the wire termination guide is insertable into the connector shell along an insertion axis, the wire termination guide having a leading end, the leading end having opposed inclined surfaces having unequal slope relative to the insertion axis.
2. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the wire termination guide includes closed channel passages for receiving some of the conductors, and open channel passages for receiving other of the conductors.
3. The cable connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the open channel passages are offset from the closed channel passages.
4. The cable connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the open channel passages have a varying depth along their axial length.
5. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the wire termination guide is slidable into the connector shell.
6. (canceled)
7. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the wire termination guide includes a connector end opposing the leading end, and a notch provided between the distal end and the connector end, the notch providing a clearance above all of the conductors when the wire termination guide in inserted into the connector shell.
8. The cable connector assembly or claim 1, wherein the connector shell is configured to mate with an RJ-45 receptacle jack.
9. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable includes eight conductors.
10. A cable connector assembly comprising:
a cable having a plurality of conductors and an insulated jacket surrounding the conductors, a portion of the insulated jacket being removed to expose ends of the conductors;
a connector shell defining an open-ended rectangular cavity and a plurality of electrical contacts therein; and
a wire termination guide having a body configured to engage each end of the plurality of conductors as they are being inserted into the cavity and maintain alignment of the conductors with respect to the contacts, the wire termination guide being slidably insertable into the conductor shell with the conductors engaged, thereby substantially simultaneously bringing each of the plurality of conductors into electrical contact with a respective one of the plurality of contacts of the connector shell;
wherein the body of the wire termination guide has a leading distal end insertable into the connector shell, a connector end facing the cable, and a notch extending transversely between the distal end and the connector end, the notch providing a clearance above all the conductors when the wire termination guide in inserted into the connector shell.
11. The cable connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the body of the wire termination guide defines a first group of channel passages to receive a first group of conductors, and the body of the wire termination guide defines a second group of channel passages to receive a second group of conductors, the first group of channel passages being configured differently from the second group of channel passages.
12. The cable connector assembly of claim 11, wherein the first group of passages are substantially aligned with one another, the second group of passages are substantially aligned with one another, and the first group of passages being misaligned with the second group of passages.
13. The cable connector assembly of claim 11 wherein the first group of passages substantially surround each of the respective conductors of the first group.
14. The cable connector assembly of claim 11 wherein the second group of passages define open cradles for the second group of conductors.
15. The cable conductor assembly of claim 14, wherein the open cradles are formed in a first surface and a second surface of the body, the first and second surfaces extending obliquely to one another.
16. The cable connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the wire termination guide is insertable into the connector shell along an insertion axis, the leading end being tapered with opposing surfaces that are inclined relative to the insertion axis.
17. (canceled)
18. The cable connector assembly or claim 10, wherein the connector shell is configured to mate with an RJ-45 receptacle jack.
19. The cable connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the cable includes eight conductors.