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Compressed gas high tension circuit breaker, requiring low operating energy

US4650942A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 13, 1986
Grant dateMar 17, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 13, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H33/903
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a compressed gas high tension circuit breaker requiring low operating energy. The circuit breaker is located in a gas tight enclosure filled with gas having high dielectric power, and comprises a fixed assembly including a main contact and an arcing contact, and a moving assembly including a main contact and an arcing contact. The moving assembly includes a chamber (21) which is delimited by two tubular elements (20, 18A) each of which slides over two tubular surfaces (7, 8) of the fixed assembly, said chamber being in communication with the zone in which the arcing contacts separate via a plurality of holes (18B).

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