EP0665565A3 - Contact system for high power circuit breaker. - Google Patents

Contact system for high power circuit breaker. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0665565A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: circuit breaker; high power; power circuit; contact system; contact
Prior art date: 1994-02-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP95101010A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0665565B1 (en

EP0665565A2 (en

Inventor

Prof Dr Ottmar Mueller

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.)

ABB Patent GmbH

Original Assignee

ABB Patent GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1994-02-01

Filing date

1995-01-26

Publication date

1997-09-17

1995-01-26 Application filed by ABB Patent GmbH filed Critical ABB Patent GmbH

1995-08-02 Publication of EP0665565A2 publication Critical patent/EP0665565A2/en

1997-09-17 Publication of EP0665565A3 publication Critical patent/EP0665565A3/en

2000-06-28 Application granted granted Critical

2000-06-28 Publication of EP0665565B1 publication Critical patent/EP0665565B1/en

2015-01-26 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H1/00—Contacts
- H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
- H01H1/36—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by sliding
- H01H1/38—Plug-and-socket contacts
- H01H1/385—Contact arrangements for high voltage gas blast circuit breakers
- 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
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H1/00—Contacts
- H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
- H01H1/36—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by sliding
- H01H1/38—Plug-and-socket contacts
- 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
- H01H33/70—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
- H01H33/88—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts
- H01H33/90—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts this movement being effected by or in conjunction with the contact-operating mechanism
- H01H33/91—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts this movement being effected by or in conjunction with the contact-operating mechanism the arc-extinguishing fluid being air or gas

EP95101010A 1994-02-01 1995-01-26 Contact system for high power circuit breaker Expired - Lifetime EP0665565B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE4402935		1994-02-01
DE4402935A DE4402935A1 (en)	1994-02-01	1994-02-01	Contact system for a high-voltage circuit breaker

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0665565A2 EP0665565A2 (en)	1995-08-02
EP0665565A3 true EP0665565A3 (en)	1997-09-17
EP0665565B1 EP0665565B1 (en)	2000-06-28

Family

ID=6509148

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95101010A Expired - Lifetime EP0665565B1 (en)	1994-02-01	1995-01-26	Contact system for high power circuit breaker

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0665565B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH07262890A (en)
KR (1)	KR950034337A (en)
DE (2)	DE4402935A1 (en)

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RU2491675C1 (en) *	2009-08-12	2013-08-27	Абб Текнолоджи Лтд.	Rca jack and electric contact system for switching device
JP5908268B2 (en) *	2011-12-06	2016-04-26	株式会社東芝	Gas circuit breaker
EP4428887A1 (en) *	2023-03-06	2024-09-11	Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., Ltd.	Earthing switch

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FR2692716A1 (en) *	1992-06-18	1993-12-24	Alsthom Gec	High or medium voltage thermal expansion circuit breaker - has fixed arc contact with crown of contact spines and moving arc contact butting insulating tip on piston for additional blowing

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1994
- 1994-02-01 DE DE4402935A patent/DE4402935A1/en not_active Withdrawn
1995
- 1995-01-26 DE DE59508500T patent/DE59508500D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-01-26 EP EP95101010A patent/EP0665565B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-01-28 KR KR1019950001750A patent/KR950034337A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1995-01-30 JP JP7012890A patent/JPH07262890A/en active Pending

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2134376A1 (en) *	1971-04-30	1972-12-08	Siemens Ag
EP0015865A1 (en) *	1979-03-06	1980-09-17	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	Gas blast circuit breaker
FR2692716A1 (en) *	1992-06-18	1993-12-24	Alsthom Gec	High or medium voltage thermal expansion circuit breaker - has fixed arc contact with crown of contact spines and moving arc contact butting insulating tip on piston for additional blowing

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
KR950034337A (en)	1995-12-28
DE59508500D1 (en)	2000-08-03
EP0665565B1 (en)	2000-06-28
JPH07262890A (en)	1995-10-13
DE4402935A1 (en)	1995-08-03
EP0665565A2 (en)	1995-08-02

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GB2295275B (en)	1998-08-12	Circuit breaker
HK1011237A1 (en)	1999-07-09	Electric circuit breaker with means for adjusting the contacts
EP0670585A3 (en)	1997-10-29	Power circuit breaker.
GB2295276B (en)	1998-10-14	Leakage-responsive circuit breaker
GB2295284B (en)	1999-02-03	Circuit breaker
HK1011240A1 (en)	1999-07-09	Circuit breaker.
GB2286486B (en)	1998-06-10	Circuit breaker
GB9600625D0 (en)	1996-03-13	Circuit breaker
EP0665565A3 (en)	1997-09-17	Contact system for high power circuit breaker.
HU9702250D0 (en)	1998-01-28	Circuit breaker
GB9505594D0 (en)	1995-05-03	Circuit breaker
TW325189U (en)	1998-01-11	Circuit breaker
GB9503791D0 (en)	1995-04-12	An electrical switching system
GB2293932B (en)	1998-11-11	Power switching circuit
GB9608482D0 (en)	1996-07-03	Electrical contacts
EP0655759A3 (en)	1997-06-11	Electrical switchgear.
GB2290168B (en)	1998-12-23	Circuit breaker
GB2288498B (en)	1998-07-01	Circuit breaker
GB2288486B (en)	1998-02-25	Circuit breaker
HK1010073A1 (en)	1999-06-11	Circuit breaker
GB9505593D0 (en)	1995-05-03	Circuit breaker

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