Patent ID: 6215654
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
A switchgear assembly comprising:a cabinet having a forward compartment and at least one additional compartment behind said forward compartment, said forward compartment having a plurality of vertically stacked cells;electrical switching apparatus in at least one of said cells and having power connections extending rearward into said at least one additional compartment;secondary wiring for said electrical switching apparatus, at least some of which extends outside said cabinet;a wireway through which said secondary wiring is routed and having a vertical section in said forward compartment communicating with said cells;wherein said vertical section of said wireway extends alongside said cells;wherein said vertical section of said wireway extends vertically in a forward corner of said forward compartment;wherein said forward compartment has a floor panel with a bottom access opening aligned with said vertical section of said wireway; andwherein said floor panel has a removable bottom cover for said bottom access opening.