CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER EMPLOYING A LINEAR TRANSDUCER TO MONITOR CONTACT EROSION

• Main Authors: LECCIA, BRAD R, CASTELEIN, STEVEN, YANNIELLO, ROBERT, DE JONG, JOHAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 12.08.2015
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; PHYSICS; RELAYS; SELECTORS; TESTING

A circuit interrupter includes, a first contact and a second contact, the second contact being moveable relative to the first contact, a drive assembly structured to move the second contact relative to the first contact, and an erosion monitoring device including a linear transducer coupled to a por...