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Electrical switching apparatus

US8941960B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 2009
Grant dateJan 27, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H33/666
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switching apparatus for use in conjunction with a fuse, the switching apparatus including a circuit interrupter having a pair of separable contacts, a sensor for sensing a line fault, and an actuator for moving the contacts to an open state when a line fault is sensed, and wherein the switching apparatus is arranged such that the contacts always return to a closed state.

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