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Switching device and a switchgear

US8779318B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 2013
Grant dateJul 15, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H33/122
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switching device for electric power distribution, electrically connectable to an electrical conductor, the switching device including a breaker electrically connectable to the electrical conductor, and an electrically conductive housing to which the breaker is mounted, the switching device providing a current path between the breaker and the electrical conductor, and the housing houses a guiding member for operating the breaker, the guiding member being movable in relation to the housing, the housing having an outer surface, wherein the housing has a smooth outer shape to distribute the electric field generated by the voltage of the current through the switching device. A switchgear including such a switching device.

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