GE AKD-6 User Manual

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01,
Low
Y
oltage
Swifchgeor
LOAD CENTER UNIT
SUBSTATION
PRIMARY
SECTIOI{
SI{IPPIIG ilCKAGE
General Electric AKD-6 Low Voltage Switchgear
is a
free-standing assembly
of metal-enclosed units of Power
Circuit Breakers and other auxiliary
power
circuit
protec-
tive devices. It may
also be a
part
of a single-ended or
double-ended Load Center
Unit
Substation.
Figure 4 is
an outline of a
side view of a typical
unit
showing compartmentation, and Figure 5
is
an outline of
a typical single-ended Load Center
Unit
Substation
illus-
trating the nomenclature used for all
equipment.
All of the switching and
protective
devices, control and
metering devices,
control
fuses
and instrument trans-
formers are mounted in the enclosure. The breaker
positions
are
all
of the drawout type. The breakers
are
provided
with
self
-coupling
primary
and secondary disconnecting
contacts
and
incorporate
positive
and indirect interlocks to insure
proper
operating
sequence. Each of
the individual units,
compartments and devices is described in the following
paragraphs.
LOW VOLTAGE SECTION
ol5
FRONT
ENCLOSURE
The front enclosure
of each
unit
is divided into in-
dividual
compartments. These
compartments either house
a
power
circuit
breaker or are used to mount instruments
and
other
protective
devices and
control
components.
BREAKER
COMPARTMENTS_AK BREAKERS_
MOUNTING
CODE
2A,
3A,
4A,
OR 5A
These breakers are supported
within their compartments
by a rollout track which
is
part
of the drawout
mechanism
attached to the
sides of the compartment. See Figure
6.
The drawout mechanism
is shown in an exploded view,
Figure 19, and its operation is
explained
in
detail under
"Drawout
Mechanism Operation,"
SHIPPING PACKAGE
SHIPPING PACKAGE
REAKER
UNITS
or3
FlG.
5
(0102C5207-O
Outline of o typicol lood
Cenfer
Unit
Substqtion
showing nomenclqture
DESCRIPTION

GE AKD-6 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	AKD-6
Category	Industrial Electrical
Language	English