Dropout recloser
US11916369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H33/008
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dropout recloser is capable of in accordance with its operating programming after a predetermined number of fault interrupting operations, e.g., 1, 2, 3 or more but typically 3, to drop out of a cutout and hang freely in a hinge contact of the cutout providing sectionalization with an observable visible gap. The recloser includes fault interrupting and reclosing components, a drop out mechanism and a controller. The drop out mechanism may include a bi-stable actuator to affect fault interrupting operation and dropout operation. The device may include motion limiting structures. The recloser may have a number of operating modes or sequences.
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