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Multipolar air-break circuit breaker including an improved device for filtering quenching gas

US10020144B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2016
Grant dateJul 10, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2201/024
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A high-voltage multipolar circuit breaker including a first chamber for receiving gases, in communication with a first arc quenching chamber, and including a first aperture for exhausting gases to the exterior of the casing, the aperture being provided with a first downstream filtering device. The circuit breaker furthermore includes at least one second chamber for receiving gases, in communication with at least one second arc quenching chamber of another pole of the circuit breaker, the chamber itself being equipped with a second upstream device for filtering gases, the second chamber for receiving gases including a second aperture for exhausting gases to the exterior of the casing, the chamber being provided with a second downstream filtering device, the first chamber for receiving gases and the second chamber for receiving gases being separated fluidically one from the other by an impermeable wall.

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