US3210505A - Electrode structure for an electric circuit interrupter - Google Patents

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US3210505A
US3210505A US184704A US18470462A US3210505A US 3210505 A US3210505 A US 3210505A US 184704 A US184704 A US 184704A US 18470462 A US18470462 A US 18470462A US 3210505 A US3210505 A US 3210505A
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Priority to DEG37431A priority patent/DE1226693B/de
Priority to FR930164A priority patent/FR1353284A/fr
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    • 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
    • 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
    • H01H33/04—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H33/12—Auxiliary contacts on to which the arc is transferred from the main contacts

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US184704A US3210505A (en) 1962-04-03 1962-04-03 Electrode structure for an electric circuit interrupter
GB11391/63A GB964405A (en) 1962-04-03 1963-03-22 Improvements in electric circuit interrupters
CH406663A CH406358A (de) 1962-04-03 1963-03-29 Elektrischer Stromunterbrecher
DEG37431A DE1226693B (de) 1962-04-03 1963-04-02 Elektrischer Schalter
FR930164A FR1353284A (fr) 1962-04-03 1963-04-02 Interrupteur de circuit électrique
SE3612/63A SE305020B (de) 1962-04-03 1963-04-02
JP1628563A JPS4121660B1 (de) 1962-04-03 1963-04-02

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CH (1) CH406358A (de)
DE (1) DE1226693B (de)
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US3740507A (en) * 1970-10-02 1973-06-19 Siemens Ag Vacuum switch with magnetically controllable arc
US3773993A (en) * 1967-06-01 1973-11-20 J Amsler Arc electrode, especially for vacuum switches
US3866005A (en) * 1972-03-03 1975-02-11 Sprecher & Schuh Ag Arc electrode structure, especially for vacuum switches
US3891814A (en) * 1972-02-28 1975-06-24 Siemens Ag Apparatus for arc quenching
US3914568A (en) * 1974-08-22 1975-10-21 Gen Electric High-voltage vacuum switch
US3969598A (en) * 1975-02-03 1976-07-13 General Electric Company Vacuum-type circuit interrupter with a plurality of sets of contacts in parallel
US4052577A (en) * 1975-09-02 1977-10-04 I-T-E Imperial Corporation Magnetically driven ring arc runner for circuit interrupter
US4052576A (en) * 1975-09-02 1977-10-04 I-T-E Imperial Corporation Contact structure for SF6 arc spinner
US4072837A (en) * 1975-12-29 1978-02-07 General Electric Company High continuous current vacuum-type circuit interrupter
US4081640A (en) * 1976-04-19 1978-03-28 General Electric Company Compact vacuum switch for high voltage circuit interruption
DE2915373A1 (de) * 1979-04-14 1981-04-02 Calor-Emag Elektrizitäts-Aktiengesellschaft, 4030 Ratingen Einrichtung zur schnellunterbrechung von kurzschlussstroemen
US4847456A (en) * 1987-09-23 1989-07-11 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Vacuum circuit interrupter with axial magnetic arc transfer mechanism
US5591948A (en) * 1994-06-20 1997-01-07 Schneider Electric S.A. Vacuum cartridge, notably for a medium voltage electrical cicuit breaker or switch and a switch incorporating such a cartridge
WO2012159669A1 (en) * 2011-05-24 2012-11-29 Alstom Technology Ltd Vacuum interrupter
US20130120879A1 (en) * 2011-11-15 2013-05-16 John J. Shea Triggered arc flash arrester and switchgear system including the same
EP2736059A1 (de) * 2012-11-23 2014-05-28 Alstom Technology Ltd Stromschaltvorrichtung
CN109920691A (zh) * 2017-12-04 2019-06-21 施耐德电器工业公司 用于电气开关装置的真空瓶
EP3754684A1 (de) * 2012-06-11 2020-12-23 ABB Schweiz AG Vakuumunterbrecher mit doppelter koaxialkontaktanordnung auf jeder seite
US11087940B2 (en) * 2016-10-14 2021-08-10 S&C Electric Company Electrical interruption device
US20220102096A1 (en) * 2020-09-30 2022-03-31 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited Vacuum interrupter with trap for running cathode tracks

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US3980850A (en) * 1974-12-19 1976-09-14 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Vacuum interrupter with cup-shaped contact having an inner arc controlling electrode
EP0017076B1 (de) * 1979-03-30 1983-05-11 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Kontaktanordnung für Vacuumschalter und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung
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US2976382A (en) * 1959-06-29 1961-03-21 Gen Electric Arc extinguishing structure for an electric circuit interrupter
US3089936A (en) * 1960-02-23 1963-05-14 Gen Electric Contact structure for an electric circuit interrupter

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GB839083A (en) * 1957-03-15 1960-06-29 British Thomson Houston Co Ltd Improvements in vacuum type electric switches
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US3014107A (en) * 1959-01-02 1961-12-19 Gen Electric Vacuum switch
US2972032A (en) * 1959-01-02 1961-02-14 Gen Electric Vacuum interrupter
FR1250736A (fr) * 1959-01-02 1961-01-13 Thomson Houston Comp Francaise Perfectionnements aux interrupteurs
FR1275305A (fr) * 1959-12-01 1961-11-03 Hoover Ltd Perfectionnements aux brosses rotatives pour tapis
FR1278829A (fr) * 1959-12-17 1961-12-15 Thomson Houston Comp Francaise Interrupteur à vide
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GB787846A (en) * 1954-08-09 1957-12-18 Era Patents Ltd Improvements relating to high-vacuum electric circuit-breakers
US2976382A (en) * 1959-06-29 1961-03-21 Gen Electric Arc extinguishing structure for an electric circuit interrupter
US3089936A (en) * 1960-02-23 1963-05-14 Gen Electric Contact structure for an electric circuit interrupter

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3773993A (en) * 1967-06-01 1973-11-20 J Amsler Arc electrode, especially for vacuum switches
US3740507A (en) * 1970-10-02 1973-06-19 Siemens Ag Vacuum switch with magnetically controllable arc
US3891814A (en) * 1972-02-28 1975-06-24 Siemens Ag Apparatus for arc quenching
US3866005A (en) * 1972-03-03 1975-02-11 Sprecher & Schuh Ag Arc electrode structure, especially for vacuum switches
US3914568A (en) * 1974-08-22 1975-10-21 Gen Electric High-voltage vacuum switch
US3969598A (en) * 1975-02-03 1976-07-13 General Electric Company Vacuum-type circuit interrupter with a plurality of sets of contacts in parallel
US4052577A (en) * 1975-09-02 1977-10-04 I-T-E Imperial Corporation Magnetically driven ring arc runner for circuit interrupter
US4052576A (en) * 1975-09-02 1977-10-04 I-T-E Imperial Corporation Contact structure for SF6 arc spinner
US4072837A (en) * 1975-12-29 1978-02-07 General Electric Company High continuous current vacuum-type circuit interrupter
US4081640A (en) * 1976-04-19 1978-03-28 General Electric Company Compact vacuum switch for high voltage circuit interruption
DE2915373A1 (de) * 1979-04-14 1981-04-02 Calor-Emag Elektrizitäts-Aktiengesellschaft, 4030 Ratingen Einrichtung zur schnellunterbrechung von kurzschlussstroemen
US4847456A (en) * 1987-09-23 1989-07-11 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Vacuum circuit interrupter with axial magnetic arc transfer mechanism
US5591948A (en) * 1994-06-20 1997-01-07 Schneider Electric S.A. Vacuum cartridge, notably for a medium voltage electrical cicuit breaker or switch and a switch incorporating such a cartridge
WO2012159669A1 (en) * 2011-05-24 2012-11-29 Alstom Technology Ltd Vacuum interrupter
US20130120879A1 (en) * 2011-11-15 2013-05-16 John J. Shea Triggered arc flash arrester and switchgear system including the same
US8861144B2 (en) * 2011-11-15 2014-10-14 Eaton Corporation Triggered arc flash arrester and switchgear system including the same
EP3754684A1 (de) * 2012-06-11 2020-12-23 ABB Schweiz AG Vakuumunterbrecher mit doppelter koaxialkontaktanordnung auf jeder seite
EP2736059A1 (de) * 2012-11-23 2014-05-28 Alstom Technology Ltd Stromschaltvorrichtung
WO2014079751A1 (en) * 2012-11-23 2014-05-30 Alstom Technology Ltd Power switching apparatus
US11087940B2 (en) * 2016-10-14 2021-08-10 S&C Electric Company Electrical interruption device
CN109920691A (zh) * 2017-12-04 2019-06-21 施耐德电器工业公司 用于电气开关装置的真空瓶
CN109920691B (zh) * 2017-12-04 2022-10-28 施耐德电器工业公司 用于电气开关装置的真空瓶
US20220102096A1 (en) * 2020-09-30 2022-03-31 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited Vacuum interrupter with trap for running cathode tracks
US11694864B2 (en) * 2020-09-30 2023-07-04 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited Vacuum interrupter with trap for running cathode tracks

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DE1226693B (de) 1966-10-13
CH406358A (de) 1966-01-31
SE305020B (de) 1968-10-14
FR1353284A (fr) 1964-02-21
GB964405A (en) 1964-07-22
JPS4121660B1 (de) 1966-12-17

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