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Electrical energy distribution system and contactor for such a system

US6597154B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 2001
Grant dateJul 22, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J9/068
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to the invention, the common control device (26) for the power and interconnection contactors (9, 10, 11) is a programmable computer operating according to a truth table, without prior checking of the state of said contactors, and, with each interconnection contactor (11) there is associated a device (25) able to prevent the closure of said contactor if its contact terminals (11a, 11b) are simultaneously energized.

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