Equipment that satisfies Utility recloser requirement and NEC service disconnect requirement

[rotmgbetter]

Hi,

I have a customer owned transformer at 12,470 WYE to 480/277 with 175 amps on the primary side and 4500 amps on the secondary. The utility proposed installing either an utility owned or customer owned recloser as the means of overcurrent protection. I was wondering exactly how I can repurpose this as the service disconnect such that I do not need an additional MV disconnect.

Is there any MV reclosers that are electronically controlled and can be manually operated from the ground to satisfy the NEC requirement of being a "readily accessible" disconnect?

Thank you

 

[rotmgbetter]

Just found this from Larson Electronic for $5k for a 15KV 200 amp recloser and $14k for a 15kv 600 amp fused disconnect . How is it possibly this cheap? I have bought equipment from Larson before and everything seems up to spec.

https://www.larsonelectronics.com/product/311204/automatic-circuit-recloser-200-amp-15000v-ac-3-phase-ip65-pole-mounted?productIdBase64=MzExMjA00&rank=3

https://www.larsonelectronics.com/product/304669/fused-disconnect-switch-600-amp-15kv-ac-4-pole-4-wire-4-class-l-time-delay-fuses-wall-mounted-nema-3r?productIdBase64=MzA0NjY50&rank=8

 

[D. Castor]

You will need a disconnect switch ahead of the recloser. Assuming a pole-mounted recloser, the disconnect switch could be pole-mounted.

That's a low price for a recloser. You should probably consult with your utility to see what they would accept.

 

[rotmgbetter]

You will need a disconnect switch ahead of the recloser. Assuming a pole-mounted recloser, the disconnect switch could be pole-mounted.

That's a low price for a recloser. You should probably consult with your utility to see what they would accept.

Forgot to specify that the utility will have a disconnect before the recloser regardless of a customer or utility owned recloser.

Correct me if I am wrong but if I decide to go with a customer owned rather than utility owned recloser, I need to install my disconnect before it but if it is utility owned, I can install a disconnect after it?

 

[D. Castor]

If you are installing a disconnect switch remote from the utility poles, then I would think you can do what you want. If you want to mount it to a utility pole or structure, you'd need their approval. If the utility would allow you to put your lock on their disconnect, you might not need another disconnect.