Patent ID: 11862944
Assignee: JST POWER EQUIPMENT, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 22:
23. A method of making a switchgear device, the method comprising:
coupling an electrical breaker component carried within an interior compartment of a frame;
coupling a first optical sensor carried within the interior compartment;
coupling a grounding device to the electrical breaker component and being within the interior compartment, the grounding device comprising
an axle extending between the interior compartment and an exterior of the frame,
a linkage coupled to the axle, and
a grounding switch coupled to the linkage and switching between a first open state and a second closed state; and

coupling a controller to the electrical breaker component, the first optical sensor, and the grounding device and configured to cause the grounding switch to switch to the second closed state based upon the first optical sensor.