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Hybrid medium voltage circuit breaker

US5155315A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 1991
Grant dateOct 13, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H33/6661
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The circuit breaker comprises main contacts 26, 30 and a vacuum cartridge 38 in parallel which performs breaking, the assembly being contained in an enclosure 10 filled with sulphur hexafluoride. The cartridge is designed for dielectric withstand in this gas. The contacts of the cartridge 38 are made of high resistive material and a coil generates an axial magnetic field in the arcing zone.

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