Circuit breaker

Details Circuit breaker Circuit breaker

1997-09-18

1999-05-04

Gaffin, Jeffrey

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Safety and protection of systems and devices

With specific current responsive fault sensor

361 23, 361115, H02H 300

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059010258

ABSTRACT:
A circuit breaker includes a current path for first and second contacts connected in series in an insulative container. When an overcurrent occurs by over load, the second contact is opened based on a command from a time delay trip portion of an overcurrent trip device. When a short-circuit current occurs, the first and second contacts are opened based on a command from an instantaneous trip portion of the overcurrent trip device. Since the first and second contacts are contained in a common container, the wiring works between the first contact and the second contact is unnecessary. Since the first and second contacts are opened in the instantaneous trip, interruption of a high short-circuit current is facilitated.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4088973 (1978-05-01), Kussy et al.

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