DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CIRCUIT PROTECTION

• Main Authors: DELFINO DANIEL EDWARD, LADNER WILLIAM, BUCCI DAVID VINCENT, ENGEL AARON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 11.07.2012
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CORONA DEVICES; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; RELAYS; SELECTORS; SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

PURPOSE: An energy conversion device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided to prevent ground strike by using an arc control device having improved melting resistance. CONSTITUTION: An energy conversion device comprises an arc light source, a plasma gun, and an arc control device(200). The arc light source generates second arc flash. The plasma gun is arranged to be adjacent to the arc light source and injects plasma when the second arc flash is generated. The arc control device is arranged to be adjacent to the arc light source and the plasma gun and comprises an aluminum cover. The cover covers the arc light source and the plasma gun.