DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CIRCUIT PROTECTION

• Main Authors: DELFINO DANIEL EDWARD, LADNER WILLIAM, BUCCI DAVID VINCENT, ENGEL AARON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.07.2012
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; COMBINED OPERATIONS; 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; MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; OTHER WORKING OF METAL; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; 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; TRANSPORTING; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS

A device for diverting energy away from an arc flash occurring within an electrical power system is provided. The device comprising an arc source configured to create a second arc flash, a plasma gun configured and disposed to inject plasma in proximity of said arc source in response to the arc flas...