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Circuit breaker

US11710611B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Sylvio Kosse · Erlangen, DE
Paul Gregor Nikolic · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 5, 2019
Grant date	Jul 25, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 24, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H2033/6667
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit breaker for connecting at least two line sections in an interruptible manner has at least one pair of vacuum tubes, each with a stationary switching contact and a movable switching contact. The switching contacts of the vacuum tubes are electrically connected in series. The movable switching contacts of the vacuum tubes are coupled to a common actuator and can be simultaneously switched by a movement of the actuator.

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