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Battery unit arrangement for high voltage applications, connector and disconnector arrangement and method

US8198750B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

ABB RESEARCH LTD. · CH

Inventors

Jan R. Svensson · Landskrona, SE
Bertil Nygren · Västerås, SE
Falah Hosini · Västerås, SE
Gerhard Brosig · Västerås, SE
Gunnar Russberg · Västerås, SE
Willy Hermansson · Hagfors, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2010
Grant date	Jun 12, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery unit arrangement for high voltage applications. The battery unit arrangement includes a battery unit having a battery chassis, and a switching device. The switching device includes switching mechanism for switching the battery chassis between two positions, a first position connecting the battery chassis to a pole of the battery uniti and a second position connecting the battery chassis to a zero potential. The invention also relates to a connection and disconnection arrangement and methods for operating such connection and disconnection arrangement.

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