Department of Water and Power,
City of Los Angeles Case Study

Patton & Cooke Co. - The Path to Success

Customer:

Department of Water and Power, City of Los Angeles

Location:

Los Angeles CA, USA

Industry:

Utility

Challenge:

To design a tailor-made solution that:

• considerably minimizes space requirements
  
• inter-connects four vacuum switches
• provides common grounding point
  
• ensures ease of installation and maintenance
  
• maintains highest safety standards

Solution:

Unique compact design with multiple connection points for flexible interconnection as well as common grounding point increasing worker safety.

Product:

Stacked-Style Junction Bar

Key applications:

• with four vacuum switches four 600 Amp bushings provide individual circuit isolation
  
• central 200 Amp universal well offers grounding point

Benefits:

The Junction Bar solutions of Patton & Cooke Co. offer a variety of benefits to the customer:

• resistance to extreme temperatures, acids, alkalis, solvents and stress fracturing
  
• no amalgamation with rubber inserts and elbows
  
• rigid composition preventing deformation under cable loading
  
• excellent fault current withstand
  
• internal ground shield interconnected with mounting inserts
  
• internal ground screen and topical conductive material provide full module grounding
  
• damaged 200 Amp universal well stud easily removed with 5/32” A/F hexdriver
  
• reduced downtime
  
• easy stud removal regardless of size or condition