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Switching device for direct-current applications

US7915985B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EATON INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION · DE

Inventors

Gerd Schmitz · Niederkassel, DE
Volker Lang · Gauting, DE
Wolfgang Kremers · Bonn, DE
Lothar Winzen · Herzogenrath, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 14, 2008
Grant date	Mar 29, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 20, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H1/20
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switching device for direct-current applications includes a housing having a first wall and a second wall, a plurality of receiving areas for respective mutually substantially parallel current paths disposed in the housing. Each of the current paths has a respective stationary switching contact element and a respective movable switching contact element, the movable switching element being actuatable into a closed position and into an open position so as to form a respective air break, the respective movable switching contact elements being actuatable simultaneously. The switching device includes a plurality of arc-quenching devices associated with the current paths and disposed next to each other, and at least one magnet. The at least one magnet is configured to generate a magnetic field so as to generate a deflection force on the arcs so as to deflect the respective arcs toward at least one of the respective arc-quenching devices.

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