Current limiting circuit breaker

Details Current limiting circuit breaker Current limiting circuit breaker

1979-03-05

1980-08-26

Broome, Harold

Electricity: magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electr

Electromagnetically actuated switches

Automatic circuit-interrupting devices

335195, H01H 7710

Patent

active

042197902

ABSTRACT:
A circuit breaker having a magnetic device energized by the current flowing through the circuit breaker to drive a contact arm to an open position at high speed to provide current limiting upon occurrence of a predetermined overcurrent condition. The magnetic device comprises a saturable magnetic shunt path, the iron of which saturates above said predetermined overcurrent condition, to energize the magnetic device and to cause a straightforward opening of the contacts.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3263042 (1966-07-01), Dyer et al.
patent: 3815059 (1974-06-01), Spoelman
patent: 3824508 (1974-07-01), Terracol
patent: 4056798 (1977-11-01), Malick

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Current limiting circuit breaker does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Current limiting circuit breaker, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Current limiting circuit breaker will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1307605