High-voltage switches with arc preventing or extinguishing devices inventions 01/06

20060016787 - Axial magnetic field vacuum fault interrupter: An improved vacuum interrupter is disclosed. The vacuum interrupter includes a ring-shaped structure placed between a contact support structure and an electrical contact associated with the contact support structure. A resistivity of the ring-shaped structure is higher than that of the contact support structure, so that current traversing the ring-shaped...

20060011589 - Production of a circuit-breaker pole, insulated by a solid material: The invention relates to a method for producing a circuit-breaker pole (1), insulated by a solid material, said pole comprising an actuator opening that is configured to introduce an actuation displacement. According to said method: a switch (2) comprising a switch housing (3), which has an actuation face (8), through...

20060006143 - Earthing switch: An earthing switch for a medium voltage switchgear comprising a plurality of fixed contacts, a plurality of movable contact surfaces which are suitable to contact said plurality of fixed contacts and a support structure suitable to support moving means which allow the movement of said second plurality of contact surfaces....

20060006144 - Arc-extinguishing composition and articles manufactured therefrom: An arc-interrupting compound, such as melamine, and to a method of extinguishing an arc by disposing the composition along the path of the arc, for contacting the arc. In one embodiment, the binder, or at least a portion of the binder, is a polymer that contains a functional group that...

20060006145 - Arc quenching device for circuit breakers: The present invention specifies an arc quenching device having improved current limitation and reduced heat losses, in the case of which a moving contact piece (31) is not subject to increased erosion and wear. For this purpose, a quenching path according to the invention is provided which takes over an...

20060006146 - Medium voltage vacuum contactor: A medium voltage vacuum contactor comprising for each pole, a vacuum envelope which contains a fixed contact and a corresponding movable contact; and actuating means providing the energy required to move the movable contacts, characterized in that said actuating means comprise an electromagnetic actuator having: a magnetic yoke which has...