GB849240A - Electric switching arc suppression circuit - Google Patents

Electric switching arc suppression circuit

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Publication number
GB849240A
GB849240A GB8005/58A GB800558A GB849240A GB 849240 A GB849240 A GB 849240A GB 8005/58 A GB8005/58 A GB 8005/58A GB 800558 A GB800558 A GB 800558A GB 849240 A GB849240 A GB 849240A
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Prior art keywords
rectifier
contacts
circuit
switch
battery
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GB8005/58A
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AMF Inc
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AMF Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/54—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the switching device and for which no provision exists elsewhere
    • H01H9/541—Contacts shunted by semiconductor devices

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  • Rectifiers (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)

Abstract

849,240. Sparking preventing in switches. AMERICAN MACHINE & FOUNDRY CO. March 12, 1958 [April 12, 1957], No. 8005/58. Class 38 (5). A rectifier (or rectifiers) 16 having minority carrier storage is in series with a biasing battery 18 across the contacts 12 of a switch in the circuit from a battery 10 to a load 14. When the contacts 12 are closed they complete a circuit for the battery and rectifier which is thus biased in a forward direction. When the contacts 12 are opened the rectifier conducts in the reverse direction for a short period, and prevents arcing across the contacts, but its resistance quickly increases to a very high value. A switch 20 may be included in the rectifier circuit and arranged to close just before the contacts 12 open and to open when the need for arc suppression is past. In an A.C. circuit the switch 12 with the rectifier and biasing source are mounted in a rectifier bridge (Fig. 3, not shown). In Figs. 4 and 5 (not shown), the bias is derived from the main supply source by suitable means.
GB8005/58A 1957-04-12 1958-03-12 Electric switching arc suppression circuit Expired GB849240A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US652543A US2958808A (en) 1957-04-12 1957-04-12 Electrical arc suppressor

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GB849240A true GB849240A (en) 1960-09-21

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DE (1) DE1160059B (en)
FR (1) FR1193942A (en)
GB (1) GB849240A (en)

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US3699402A (en) * 1970-07-27 1972-10-17 Gen Electric Hybrid circuit power module
US4249223A (en) * 1978-12-01 1981-02-03 Westinghouse Electric Corp. High voltage DC contactor with solid state arc quenching
US4296449A (en) * 1979-08-27 1981-10-20 General Electric Company Relay switching apparatus
US4276484A (en) * 1979-09-10 1981-06-30 Riveros Carlos A Method and apparatus for controlling current in inductive loads such as large diameter coils
US4604557A (en) * 1984-10-10 1986-08-05 Mars Incorporated Vending machine power switching apparatus
US5536980A (en) * 1992-11-19 1996-07-16 Texas Instruments Incorporated High voltage, high current switching apparatus
US8619395B2 (en) 2010-03-12 2013-12-31 Arc Suppression Technologies, Llc Two terminal arc suppressor
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DE613832C (en) * 1935-05-27 Siemens Schuckertwerke Akt Ges Arrangement for switching off an inductive resistor in a direct current circuit
DE611317C (en) * 1935-03-26 Aeg Arrangement for interrupting electrical circuits, etc.
FR874152A (en) * 1942-08-05
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FR759031A (en) * 1933-07-31 1934-01-27 Device for suppressing sparks from electrical switches
US2011395A (en) * 1933-08-12 1935-08-13 Gen Electric Electric circuit
NL153566C (en) * 1949-05-31
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US2873419A (en) * 1955-09-22 1959-02-10 Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie Arc-back prevention circuit

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DE1160059B (en) 1963-12-27
US2958808A (en) 1960-11-01
FR1193942A (en) 1959-11-05

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