Cutout for use in electrical distribution network
The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cutout which can comprise a top contact assembly being capable of electrically coupled with a first electric cable; a bottom contact assembly being capable of electrically coupled with a second electric cable; an insulator assembly secured to the top contact assembly in a first end thereof, and secured to the bottom assembly in a second end thereof opposite to the first end; and a tube assembly having a fuselink placed therein for conducting electricity between the top contact assembly and a bottom contact assembly. The bottom contact assembly has a bottom contact member which is capable of electrically coupled with the second electrical cable at one end thereof, and removeably coupled with the tube assembly at the other end thereof, such that a current path is formed from the second electrical cable to the tube assembly via the bottom contact member.
1. A cutout comprising:
a top contact assembly capable of being electrically coupled with a first electric cable;
a bottom contact assembly capable of being electrically coupled with a second electric cable;
an insulator assembly secured to the top contact assembly in a first end thereof, and secured to the bottom contact assembly in a second end thereof opposite to the first end; and
a tube assembly having a fuselink placed therein for conducting electricity between the top contact assembly and the bottom contact assembly,
wherein the bottom contact assembly has a bottom contact member which is capable of being electrically coupled with the second electrical cable at one end thereof and removeably coupled with the fuselink of the tube assembly at the other end thereof such that a current path is formed from the second electrical cable to the fuselink via the bottom contact member,
wherein the tube assembly comprises an electrically conducting contact part at the bottom portion thereof, the fuselink is flexibly wrapped into and fixed by the electrically conducting contact part, and the electrically conducting contact part is removeably and electrically coupled with the bottom contact member; and
wherein the bottom contact member has a recess for receiving a protrusion of the electrically conducting contact part, which is shaped to be capable of being tilted relative to the bottom contact member while being constantly coupled with the bottom contact member.
2. The cutout according to claim 1 , wherein the electrically conducting contact part comprises an electrically conducting bolt and a nut, the fuselink is wrapped into the electrically conducting bolt and is pressed against the nut, and the protrusion of the electrically conducting contact part is formed by an end of the electrically conducting bolt facing the bottom contact member.
3. The cutout according to claim 2 , wherein the contact part further comprises a fixing member on which the electrically conducting bolt is riveted, the fuselink is capable of being fixed between the nut and the fixing member, and at least one part of the fixing member is mechanically coupled with the tube assembly.
4. The cutout according to claim 2 , wherein the bolt and the nut are made of copper or copper alloy.