Remote Racking Device employs medium-voltage safety feature.January 21, 2010 -
Meeting needs of safety-conscious maintenance personnel, Low-Voltage Switchgear Remote Racking Device lets operators move up to 30 ft away from draw-out breaker during racking procedures. Push of start button draws circuit breaker out with 115 V motor in gearbox, and another push racks circuit breaker back into place. Cable-connected, handheld device permits remote control of gearbox and racking motor and incorporates motor directional switch and circuit breaker reset toggle switch.
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Original Press release
GE Co., GE Consumer Products
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY, 40225
USA
GE's Low-Voltage Switchgear Remote Racking Device First to Employ Medium-Voltage Safety Feature
PLAINVILLE, CT-Safety-conscious maintenance personnel in need of low-voltage breaker racking equipment will be charged up about GE's new Low-Voltage Switchgear Remote Racking Device. It allows operators to move up to 30 feet away from a draw-out breaker during racking procedures, a safety feature previously only available in medium-voltage switchgear.
Easy to operate, the new product's cable-connected handheld device permits remote control of the gearbox and racking motor. A simple push of a start button draws the circuit breaker out with a 115-volt motor in the gearbox. Another push of the button racks the circuit breaker back into place.
"Physically removing users from the breaker racking mechanics during operation provides a peace of mind not usually attainable in low-voltage applications," says Jane Barber, product manager, GE Consumer & Industrial. "Our first-of-its-kind solution delivers excellent compatibility, great functionality and newfound safety traits."
Along with new safety and ease-of-use features, GE's new Low-Voltage Switchgear Remote Racking Device offers:
A fully operational portable gearbox that allows a user to easily move a draw-out circuit breaker between "connect" and "disconnect" positions, provide "in/out" racking control with a motor directional switch, and control power with a circuit breaker reset toggle switch;
The convenience of using 115-volt AC power with a four-foot, plug-in power cord, and a sliding latch for attachment to the front of the breakers (WavePro(TM) or EntelliGuard(TM));
Compatibility and retrofit capability for products shipped before June 2005; Small Frame (800-2000 Amp) WavePro breakers accept the Racking Device without modification; Existing Large Frame (3200-5000 Amp) WavePro breakers compatible by simply replacing the cubicle door; all EntelliGuard breakers accept the Racking Device without modifications; Large Frame WavePro breakers (3200 Amp and above) require an accessory kit and a retrofit door.
WavePro(TM) and EntelliGuard(TM) are trademarks of General Electric Company.
To learn more about potential product applications, current distributors should contact 1-800-GE-1STOP. New customers should visit the "Where to Buy" or "Contact Us" links at www.geelectrical.com.
GE Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industry leader in major appliance, lighting and integrated industrial equipment, systems and services. Providing solutions for commercial, industrial and residential use in more than 100 countries, GE Consumer & Industrial uses innovative technologies and "ecomagination," a GE initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that help customers and consumers meet pressing environmental challenges, to deliver comfort, convenience and electrical protection and control. General Electric (NYSE: GE) brings imagination to work, selling products under the Monogram®, Profile(TM) GE®, Hotpoint®, SmartWater(TM) Reveal®, Edison(TM) and Energy Smart(TM) consumer brands, and Entellisys(TM) industrial brand. For more information, consumers may visit www.ge.com.
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