ARC CHUTE ASSEMBLY FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER MECHANISMS

• Main Authors: PULIDO, ELADIA, GADRE, ANIRUDDHA, DATTATRAYA, MUNDRA, KAMLESH, CIARCIA, RONALD, BAGEPALLI, BHARAT, SAMPATHKUMAR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.08.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RELAYS; SELECTORS

A current limiting circuit breaker mechanism having two pairs of separable contacts closely spaced for electrodynamic repulsion upon the occurrence of a short circuit overload condition utilizes a pair of arc chute assemblies to cool and extinguish the arc that occurs when the contacts become separa...