Electric device having separable contacts with arc switching
US5777286A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H89/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical device for switching an arc to a path parallel to a device to be protected. The electrical device includes double breaking contacts and an arc transfer electrode associated with the parallel path. The parallel path shunts the double breaking contacts and a device to be protected via the arc transfer electrode. The arc transfer electrode is placed in the vicinity of a fixed contact of the double breaking contacts.
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