Patent ID: 8353352

Claim:
A switch mechanism for inclusion in a downhole string located in a well bore formed in a surface, the switch mechanism comprising: an electrical power input connected to an electric line; at least two electrical power outputs; and an actuator mechanism that is actuated remotely from the wellbore to selectively move between at least two positions to provide a selective electrical connection between the input and one of the outputs; wherein 1) the actuator mechanism comprises a hydraulic fluid powered actuator mechanism actuated from the surface via a hydraulic line; 2) a first annular sealing device is included in the downhole string above the switch mechanism, the first annular sealing device comprising a penetrator and a separate feedthrough porting; 3) the hydraulic line extends from the surface downwardly through the feedthrough porting and downwardly to the actuator mechanism to supply the hydraulic fluid to the actuator mechanism and is provided separate to a production tubing that transports hydrocarbons from a bottom portion of the wellbore up to the surface; 4) wherein the electric line extends separately from the hydraulic line and downwardly from the surface through the penetrator and downwardly to the switch mechanism; and 5) each electrical power output connects to the power input of respective Electrically operated downhole Submersible Pumps (ESPs).