Device for interrupting non-short circuit currents only, in particular disconnector or earthing switch
US10553376B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H33/91
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for interrupting non-short circuit currents only, and in particular relates to a disconnector, more particularly high voltage disconnector, or to an earthing switch, more particularly make-proof earthing switch, and further relates to a low voltage circuit breaker. The device comprises at least two contacts movable in relation to each other between a closed state and an open state and defining an arcing region, in which an arc is generated during a current interrupting operation and in which an arc-quenching medium comprising an organofluorine compound is present. According to the application, a counter-arcing component is allocated to the arcing region, the counter-arcing component being designed for counteracting the generation of an arc and/or being designed for supporting the extinction of an arc.
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