Load Tap Changers • Oil Circuit Breakers • Voltage Regulators • Reclosers • DC Traction Power
Load tap changers, oil circuit breakers, voltage regulators, and electrical contacts for every major utility transformer OEM.
›DC traction power disconnect systems, load break switches, Ritter disconnectors, switchboards, and complete shop electrification.
›35 years and over 10,000 switches in service. Every product engineered, machined, and assembled in Troy, Missouri.
Powerswitch Product Lines
Disconnect Switch
Manual and motor-operated. Hookstick, bat handle, H-stick operation. Rated to 12kA.
Disconnect Switch
High-cycle silver ball contact design. Single and multi-gang. Manual or motor-operated.
Load Break Switch
Sole North American Ritter distributor. Rail-powered via DC-DC. 4kA and 6kA ratings.
Motor Operated
Full SCADA integration. Solenoid lock assemblies and custom auxiliary contact packages.
Control
Complete traction power switchboards. NEMA 3R and 4X fiberglass enclosures.
Shop Electrification
Emergency Trip Systems, Foreman Control Panels, SCADA. Delivered turnkey.
Fused Disconnect
Single and multi-pole knife switches 30A through custom ratings.
Heater Cases
Fused contactors switching track heaters. NEMA 3R fiberglass with current sensing.
Transit Authorities Served
Chicago, IL
Among our earliest transit relationships. Powerswitch developed the CTA automatic bus transfer switch standard.
Boston, MA
107+ products in service: bolt lock disconnects, silver ball switches, and two fully electrified facilities.
San Francisco, CA
40+ self-powered load break switches since 2012. Zero replacements in 13+ years.
San Francisco, CA
Dozens of 4,000A Powerswitch load break switches on the Powerswitch/Ritter platform.
New York, NY
Complete shop electrification at Harmon Yard and New Haven Yard.
New York, NY
Load break switches standardized on the Powerswitch/Ritter product line.
Dallas, TX
First DC-DC rail-powered auxiliary system in U.S. rail history.
Seattle, WA
Silver ball disconnects, bolt lock assemblies, and pole-mounted remote-operated disconnects.
Denver, CO
Disconnect switch assemblies and custom enclosures for Denver light rail and commuter rail.
Washington, DC
Traction power disconnect equipment for one of the most complex DC networks in North American transit.
Maryland
Active five-year program deploying latest-generation Ritter load break switches.
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