Title:
CIRCUIT BREAKER VENTING ARRANGEMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000041197
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A rotary contact circuit breaker having a venting arrangement to vent gasses operated by a short circuit interruption to a location substantially above the load strap of the breaker whereby electrical components are not damaged by the gasses and ionized gasses from different phases are conveyed in discrete channels for a period exceeding the period during which ionization is present.
Inventors:
CASTONGUAY ROGER NEIL
DOUGHTY DENNIS JOHN
ROBARGE DEAN ARTHUR
CHRISTENSEN DAVE SCOTT
ROSEN JAMES LAWRENCE
GREENBERG RANDALL LEE
KRANZ STEFAN
CULLER MARK
PAPALLO THOMAS FREDERICK JR
RAMAKRISHNAN BHASKAR
DOUGHTY DENNIS JOHN
ROBARGE DEAN ARTHUR
CHRISTENSEN DAVE SCOTT
ROSEN JAMES LAWRENCE
GREENBERG RANDALL LEE
KRANZ STEFAN
CULLER MARK
PAPALLO THOMAS FREDERICK JR
RAMAKRISHNAN BHASKAR
Application Number:
PCT/US1999/031174
Publication Date:
November 01, 2001
Filing Date:
December 29, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEN ELECTRIC (US)
International Classes:
H01H9/34; H01H73/04; (IPC1-7): H01H9/34; H01H73/04
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