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Rotary switch with curved arc root migration track

US4803319A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 1988
Grant dateFeb 7, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H33/182
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rotary switch with a sealed enclosure in which a rotating knife-blade is housed cooperating with two stationary contacts supported by the internal periphery of the enclosure. A permanent magnet is incorporated in the stationary contacts to magnetically blow the arc roots on a curved migration track towards hidden locations which are not facing the knife-blade. The invention is applicable to a gas-insulated medium voltage switch.

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