Patent ID: 8687348

Claim:
A safety disconnect system for a power system, the safety disconnect system comprising: an enclosure operative to receive a plurality of input power lines into the enclosure and provide a plurality of output power lines out of the enclosure, each input power line coupled to and paired with a corresponding one of the output power lines, wherein each input power line and output power line is operative to provide power from a power source; and a plurality of multi-pole switches provided in the enclosure, wherein the multi-pole switches each include a rotatable handle, each multi-pole switch of the plurality of multi-pole switches coupled between an associated one of the pairs of input power line and output power line, each multi-pole switch operative to disconnect the associated input power line from the corresponding output power line, wherein the multi-pole switches are accessible behind an opening door of the enclosure, wherein a safety panel is positioned behind the door and surrounding the multi-pole switches, the safety panel blocking access to connections of the input power lines and output power lines within the enclosure, wherein the safety panel is openable by an operator only in response to opening all of the multi-pole switches such that all of the input power lines and output power lines are disconnected.