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Gas circuit breaker

US5850065A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 15, 1997
Grant dateDec 15, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 15, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2033/888
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dielectric gas produced at the time of current interruption is exhausted into an exhaust structure 1 through an opening 8 formed on a fixed-side support member 6 combined with a fixed arcing contact 4. The exhaust structure 1 has an enlarged portion with a gas flow cross section formed at least before a position at 1/2 of the overall length of the exhaust structure 1 that is uniformly enlarged toward the rear of the exhaust structure 1 with respect to the joint between the exhaust tube 1 and the fixed-side support member 6. As a result, the gas is immediately exhausted into the exhaust structure 1 and the interelectrode insulation recovery performance is ensured.

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