Circuit-breaker having two interrupting chambers per pole with drive mechanism and drive rods isolating insert capacitors
US5668360A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2033/028
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit-breaker having two interrupting chambers per pole, the chambers being disposed in a T or V configuration at the end of a column provided at its base with a control system for operating a drive rod, each chamber containing a moving assembly connected via a linkage to the drive rod, and main contacts and arcing contacts, wherein each chamber contains a semi-moving assembly including main contacts and arcing contacts co-operating respectively with the main contacts and the arcing contacts of the moving assembly, the semi-moving assembly in each of the chambers including a mechanism for moving it at a velocity of equal magnitude and of opposite direction to the velocity of the moving assembly with which it co-operates.
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