GB1107653A - Improvements in electric arc control - Google Patents

Improvements in electric arc control

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Publication number
GB1107653A
GB1107653A GB7180/66A GB718066A GB1107653A GB 1107653 A GB1107653 A GB 1107653A GB 7180/66 A GB7180/66 A GB 7180/66A GB 718066 A GB718066 A GB 718066A GB 1107653 A GB1107653 A GB 1107653A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
cup
electrodes
arc
shaped
around
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Expired
Application number
GB7180/66A
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English (en)
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General Electric Co
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General Electric Co
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US448787A external-priority patent/US3366762A/en
Application filed by General Electric Co filed Critical General Electric Co
Publication of GB1107653A publication Critical patent/GB1107653A/en
Expired 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
    • H01H33/60—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
    • H01H33/664—Contacts; Arc-extinguishing means, e.g. arcing rings
    • H01H33/6646—Contacts; Arc-extinguishing means, e.g. arcing rings having non flat disc-like contact surface
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T4/00—Overvoltage arresters using spark gaps
    • H01T4/10—Overvoltage arresters using spark gaps having a single gap or a plurality of gaps in parallel
    • H01T4/12—Overvoltage arresters using spark gaps having a single gap or a plurality of gaps in parallel hermetically sealed
    • 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
    • H01H33/664—Contacts; Arc-extinguishing means, e.g. arcing rings
    • H01H33/6641—Contacts; Arc-extinguishing means, e.g. arcing rings making use of a separate coil
    • 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
    • H01H33/664—Contacts; Arc-extinguishing means, e.g. arcing rings
    • H01H33/6642—Contacts; Arc-extinguishing means, e.g. arcing rings having cup-shaped contacts, the cylindrical wall of which being provided with inclined slits to form a coil

Landscapes

  • High-Tension Arc-Extinguishing Switches Without Spraying Means (AREA)
  • Arc-Extinguishing Devices That Are Switches (AREA)
GB7180/66A 1965-04-16 1966-02-18 Improvements in electric arc control Expired GB1107653A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US448787A US3366762A (en) 1965-04-16 1965-04-16 Arc controlling electrodes for switches and gaps
US673426A US3417216A (en) 1965-04-16 1967-10-06 Arc controlling electrodes for switches and gaps

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1107653A true GB1107653A (en) 1968-03-27

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GB7180/66A Expired GB1107653A (en) 1965-04-16 1966-02-18 Improvements in electric arc control

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US (1) US3417216A (US07922777-20110412-C00004.png)
CH (1) CH456724A (US07922777-20110412-C00004.png)
GB (1) GB1107653A (US07922777-20110412-C00004.png)
NL (1) NL6605097A (US07922777-20110412-C00004.png)
SE (1) SE324826B (US07922777-20110412-C00004.png)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2308497A (en) * 1995-12-21 1997-06-25 Gec Alsthom Ltd Vacuum switching device

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3509405A (en) * 1968-07-01 1970-04-28 Gen Electric Coaxial vacuum gap devices including doubly reentrant electrode assemblies
US3509406A (en) * 1968-07-01 1970-04-28 Gen Electric Vacuum arc devices utilizing symmetrical coaxial electrode structures
DE7207479U (de) * 1972-02-28 1972-09-28 Siemens Ag Anordnung zur Unterbrechung eines Lichtbogens
DE2215929C3 (de) * 1972-03-29 1981-12-10 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Kontaktsystem für Druckgasschalter
US5597992A (en) * 1994-12-09 1997-01-28 Cooper Industries, Inc. Current interchange for vacuum capacitor switch
EP2887367A1 (en) * 2013-12-19 2015-06-24 ABB Technology AB Gas-insulated high-voltage circuit breaker
CN115172093B (zh) * 2022-09-08 2022-11-11 宁波天安智能电网科技股份有限公司 一种电磁弹射快速开关装置

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3185798A (en) * 1962-10-08 1965-05-25 Gen Electric Electric circuit interrupter of the vacuum type with series-related arcing gaps

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2308497A (en) * 1995-12-21 1997-06-25 Gec Alsthom Ltd Vacuum switching device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CH456724A (de) 1968-07-31
US3417216A (en) 1968-12-17
NL6605097A (US07922777-20110412-C00004.png) 1966-10-17
SE324826B (US07922777-20110412-C00004.png) 1970-06-15

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