Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Liquid contact – Time delay
Patent
1983-01-04
1984-07-10
Macon, Robert S.
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Liquid contact
Time delay
200148R, H01H 3388
Patent
active
044594470
ABSTRACT:
A self extinguishing type gas circuit breaker includes a body member having a first end connected to a terminal plate and a second end with a nozzle formed of electrical insulation material and defining a nozzle opening in communication with the interior of the body member. The interior of the body member includes an arcing chamber adjacent the nozzle and a gas storage chamber, such chambers being filled with an arc extinguishing gas. A stationary arc contact is electrcially connected to the terminal plate and is positioned within the body member at a location confronting the nozzle opening. A movable arc contact is mounted for movement through the nozzle opening between a circuit breaker closed position, whereat the movable arc contact extends through the nozzle into closed circuit contact with the stationary arc contact, and a circuit breaker open position, whereat the movable arc contact is spaced outwardly from the nozzle. Outward movement of the movable arc contact from the closed position to the open position during application of an arcing current between the stationary and movable arc contacts creates an arc. The energy of this arc increases the pressure of the arc extinguishing gas in the arcing chamber and then in the gas storage chamber. Partitions divide the gas storage chamber into a plurality of sub-chambers. A valve is positioned between the arcing chamber and at least some of the outlets of the sub-chambers and is mounted for movement away from the arcing chamber in response to the increase in pressure of the gas therein. The valve connects the arcing chamber with a number of the sub-chambers sufficient to ensure that, dependent on the relative level of the arcing current and the pressure in the arcing chamber, the pressure of the gas stored in such number of sub-chambers will achieve extinction of the arc.
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Macon Robert S.
Mitsubishi Denki & Kabushiki Kaisha
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