EP1034591A4 - Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure - Google Patents

Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure

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Publication number
EP1034591A4
EP1034591A4 EP98958579A EP98958579A EP1034591A4 EP 1034591 A4 EP1034591 A4 EP 1034591A4 EP 98958579 A EP98958579 A EP 98958579A EP 98958579 A EP98958579 A EP 98958579A EP 1034591 A4 EP1034591 A4 EP 1034591A4
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Prior art keywords
protection system
fault protection
arcing fault
switchgear enclosure
switchgear
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Application number
EP98958579A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1034591A1 (en
Inventor
Ruben D Garzon
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Schneider Electric USA Inc
Original Assignee
Square D Co
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Priority claimed from US08/974,254 external-priority patent/US5933308A/en
Application filed by Square D Co filed Critical Square D Co
Publication of EP1034591A1 publication Critical patent/EP1034591A1/en
Publication of EP1034591A4 publication Critical patent/EP1034591A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/02—Details
    • H01H33/26—Means for detecting the presence of an arc or other discharge
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H79/00—Protective switches in which excess current causes the closing of contacts, e.g. for short-circuiting the apparatus to be protected
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/60—Switches wherein the means for extinguishing or preventing the arc do not include separate means for obtaining or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
    • H01H33/66—Vacuum switches
    • H01H33/666—Operating arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H1/00—Details of emergency protective circuit arrangements
    • H02H1/0007—Details of emergency protective circuit arrangements concerning the detecting means
    • H02H1/0015—Using arc detectors
    • H02H1/0023—Using arc detectors sensing non electrical parameters, e.g. by optical, pneumatic, thermal or sonic sensors
EP98958579A 1997-11-19 1998-11-13 Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure Withdrawn EP1034591A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US974254 1997-11-19
US08/974,254 US5933308A (en) 1997-11-19 1997-11-19 Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure
US09/190,094 US6141192A (en) 1997-11-19 1998-11-12 Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure
US190094 1998-11-12
PCT/US1998/024289 WO1999026328A1 (en) 1997-11-19 1998-11-13 Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure

Publications (2)

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EP1034591A1 EP1034591A1 (en) 2000-09-13
EP1034591A4 true EP1034591A4 (en) 2004-03-10

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EP98958579A Withdrawn EP1034591A4 (en) 1997-11-19 1998-11-13 Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure

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AU (1) AU1459399A (en)
CA (1) CA2310619C (en)
MY (1) MY116301A (en)
WO (1) WO1999026328A1 (en)

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Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
BOROS F ET AL: "LIMITATION OF ARCING FAULT EFFECTS", PROCEEDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENTS IN POWER SYSTEMS, XX, XX, 6 September 1994 (1994-09-06), pages 41001 - 41004, XP008018159 *

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CA2310619A1 (en) 1999-05-27
MY116301A (en) 2003-12-31
CA2310619C (en) 2005-02-08
AU1459399A (en) 1999-06-07
EP1034591A1 (en) 2000-09-13
WO1999026328A1 (en) 1999-05-27

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