Patent ID: 7391605

Claim:
An encapsulated gas-insulated switchgear assembly having a modular design, containing at least one first busbar, which is guided predominantly horizontally, a circuit breaker having two current terminals, of which a first current terminal can be connected to the first busbar and at least two combined disconnecting-earthing switches having a disconnection and grounding function, of which a first combined disconnecting-earthing switch is connected between the first busbar the first current terminal and the second combined disconnecting-earthing switch is connected between an outgoing feeder or a second busbar, which is guided predominantly horizontally, of the switchgear assembly and the second current terminal of the circuit breaker, a housing of the first combined disconnecting-earthing switch supporting a section of the first busbar, wherein the housings of the combined disconnecting-earthing switches are aligned such that at least two drive apparatuses, which are provided for their actuation, point in the same direction.