Compressed dielectric gas circuit breaker
US4774388A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1987 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H33/903
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A compressed gas dielectric circuit breaker comprising fixed main contacts (11), fixed arcing contacts (8A), a moving assembly comprising main contacts (21) and arcing contacts (22A), a blast device comprising a semi-moving cylinder (16) divided into first and second chambers (15, 35) by a fixed piston (3B), with the first chamber (15) communicating with a blast nozzle (12), and a thermal volume (9) opening out into the zone where the fixed arcing contacts (8A) separate from the arcing contacts (22A) of the moving assembly, communication (26) being established between the thermal volume (9) and said second chamber (35) in order to enable gas heated by the arc in the thermal volume to increase in pressure and to assist in the displacement of the cylinder (16) and thus in the compression of the gas in the first chamber (15).
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