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Arc chute and circuit breaker equipped with one such arc chute

US7541902B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 2008
Grant dateJun 2, 2009
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2009/348
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An arc chute comprising an arc extinguishing chamber formed by a stack of deionizing plates and an arc formation chamber bounded by a first and second flange, said arc chute being equipped with permanent magnets arranged behind at least the first flange, in which the arc formation chamber comprises: A circuit breaker comprising separable contacts and the previously described arc chute.

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