Category Archives: Westinghouse
Ground and test devices 5kv-7.5 kV or 15kv
Ground carts, or Ground devices are used on switchgear maintenance to insure worker safety during outages. Switchgear maintenance personnel would use the ground and test device during planned outages to ground either the line bus, or the load bus, depending … Continue reading
Motors For Westinghouse DHP 5KV AND 15 KV Medium Voltage Circuit Breakers
Westinghouse DHP circuit breakers came with several different motor designs. The earlier Westinghouse DHP breakers, whether they are for 5KV DHP or 15KV DHP breakers, were solenoid operated. They had a big closing coil, like most early medium voltage breakers … Continue reading
Purchasing Low Voltage Circuit Breakers
Low voltage circuit breakers are also a high demand product that we carry here at Electric Control Equipment. We stock large circuit breakers, 480 volt circuit breakers, and 5KV/15KV circuit breakers from 1945 to the present. We also house different … Continue reading
Westinghouse 5000V & 15,000V Circuit Breaker: 1945 – The Present
The early 5000 volt Westinghouse circuit breakers were solenoid operated and had large arc chutes. A basic model was first manufactured in 1945 and continued for over 20 years. The Westinghouse DH air circuit breaker was a very popular model, … Continue reading
Westinghouse Air Circuit Breakers 600V: 1945 – The Present
Westinghouse Air Circuit Breakers Westinghouse air circuit breakers were among the first originally manufactured air circuit breakers on the market. Westinghouse, like other circuit breaker manufacturers, began production on the first “resettable fuse” (former name for circuit breakers) after 1945. … Continue reading