Eaton Electrical IP Gmbh & Co. Kg

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Moeller Gmbh

Eaton Industries Gmbh

Karsten Gerving

Volker Lang

Johannes Meissner

Ralf Thar

Christoph Bausch

Ute Molitor

Norbert Roesner

Robert Stephen Douglass

Austin Robert Zurface

Meng Wang

Brandon William Fisher

Damrongrit Piyabongkarn

Gerd Schmitz

Jalpa Shah

James David

Justin Keith Griffiths

Julia Otte

Lutz Friedrichsen

Kai Schroeder

Dennis Dukaric

Martin Wayne Mensch

Asheesh Soni

Matt Haylock

Bharath Suda

Jeff Howard Urian

Madeline Philipsohn

Sergei Eck

Paolo D'amico

Niles Stephen Ramseyer

Wolfgang Kremers

Klaus Dauer

Guenter Baujan

Guido Dedenbach

Guido Völlmar

Norbert RÖSNER

Günter Baujan

Heidemarie Kessler

A multi-port power converter includes a housing that includes a plurality of ports structured to electrically interface to a plurality of loads, the plurality of loads having distinct electrical characteristics. The multi-port power converter also includes a plurality of solid state components configured to provide selected electrical power outputs and to accept selected electrical power inputs and a plurality of solid state switches configured to provide selected connectivity between the plurality of solid state components and the plurality of ports.

System, method, and apparatus for multi-port power converter and inverter assembly

An adapter for installing electrotechnical components includes: a standardized support rail having a top-hat rail, and which has fastening means on an upper face thereof for installing an electrotechnical component, and fastening means on a bottom face thereof for installing on a front panel of an electrotechnical component. The fastening means on the bottom face have at least one latch hook for latching into a corresponding latch opening on the front panel of the electrotechnical component, and/or the fastening means on the bottom face have at least one snap hook for snapping into a corresponding snap opening on the front panel of the electrotechnical component.

Adapter for installing electrotechnical components

A mobile application includes a motive power circuit having a power storage device and an electrical load, where the power storage device and the electrical load are selectively electrically coupled through a power bus. The application includes a power distribution unit (PDU) electrically interposed between the power storage device and the electrical load, where the PDU includes a breaker/relay positioned on one of a high side and a low side of the power storage device. The breaker/relay includes a fixed contact and a moveable contact selectively electrically coupled to the fixed contact, where the moveable contact allows power flow through the power bus when electrically coupled to the fixed contact, and prevents power flow through the power bus when not electrically coupled to the fixed contact. The breaker/relay includes an armature coupled to the moveable contact, and capable to open or close the motive power circuit.

System, method, and apparatus for power distribution in an electric mobile application using a combined breaker and relay

A clamping arrangement includes: two spring-force terminals, the two spring-force terminals each including a clamping cage and a spring, each of the two clamping cages being able to receive an electrical conductor pushed in an insertion direction and to clamp the conductor between the cage and the spring, a first insertion direction of a first of the two spring-force terminals and a second insertion direction of a second of the two spring-force terminals being arranged at an angle larger than 0&#xb0; to one another. The two spring-force terminals are arranged one behind the other in one of the insertion directions of the electrical conductor. The first insertion direction of the first of the two spring-force terminals and the second insertion direction of the second of the two spring-force terminals are arranged at a right angle to one another or counter to one another.

Electrical switching device comprising electrical clamping connections

A quenching plate arrangement for a switching device has plural quenching plates for arc splitting and/or lengthening; a guiding plate, the quenching plates being arranged substantially next to one another to firm a stack, the guiding plate laterally delimiting the stack, the guiding plate protruding beyond the quenching plates in a main extension direction; and a DC-suitable switching device having a first contact and a second contact, at least the second contact being movable relative to the first contact, a first and second running rail arrangement for conducting an arc with respective first and second current directions, the two running rail arrangements having respective first and second running rails, the two first and two second running rails respectively running in opposite directions from the first and second contacts, and the first running rails being connected in an electrically conducting manner in closed loop form, with the quenching plate arrangement.

Quenching plate arrangement for a switching device

A contacting device has a housing having a first opening for inserting the electrical conductor and the electrical plug into a cavity in the housing, and having a second opening for inserting the electrical conducting track into the cavity in the housing. The contacting device further has a contact bridge which is arranged in the cavity in the housing and comprises a first portion for fixing the electrical conductor to the electrical conducting track in a force fit, and a second portion for retaining the electrical plug on the electrical conducting track and pressing it thereagainst.

Contact device for contacting an electric conductor and an electrical connector to an electrical conductor track

A switching device suitable for DC operation includes at least a pair of contacts having a first and second contact, wherein at least one of the two contacts is mobile and the two contacts are in contact with one another in a switched-on state and are not in contact with one another in a switched-off state, having an arc driver arrangement which generates a magnetic field at least in the region of the pair of contacts, and comprising a first arc guiding arrangement by which an arc which is produced between the contacts is guided in a first current direction to a quenching device for quenching the arc, wherein a second arc guiding arrangement is provided, by means of which an arc which is produced between the contacts is guided in a second current direction, which is opposite the first current direction, to said quenching device for quenching the arc.

Switching device which is suitable for DC operation

A switching device having at least one contact pair includes a first contact and a second contact, where at least the second contact is movable relative to the first contact. There is an extinguishing device with at least one extinguishing chamber for extinguishing an arc produced between the contacts, a first guide rail arrangement for guiding the arc with one direction of current and a second guide rail arrangement for guiding the arc with the second direction of current in said extinguishing chamber. Both guide rail arrangements have a first guide rail and a second guide rail, where both first guide rails starting from the first contact run in the opposite direction, and both second guide rails starting from the second contact run in the opposite direction. The first guide rails are connected with each other in an electrically conductive arrangement in the form of a closed loop.

Switching device

Electrical switching device having a housing, at least two switching chambers within the housing with contacts to interrupt at least one current path, an arc extinguishing device for each switching chamber, and at least one guide channel within the housing, which directs the arc gas exiting the arc extinguishing device towards at least one of the exhaust openings to allow the arc gases to exit the housing, whereby each switching chamber has a guide channel, and whereby the guide channels of the different switching chambers are separated from each other.

Electrical switching device

A polarity-independent switching device for carrying and disconnecting high DC currents has a gastight, encapsulated, electrically insulating housing which can be filled with an insulating gas, and at least one pair of contacts disposed in the housing and made up of a fixed contact and a mobile contact. The two contacts are in contact with each other in a switched-on state of the switching device and are not in contact in a switch-off state of the switching device. An arc driver arrangement is included which generates a magnetic field at least in the region of the pair of contacts, as well as a first arc routing arrangement with which an arc produced between the contacts is guided in a first current direction to a quenching area arranged at a distance from the contacts.

Polarity independent switching device for carrying and disconnecting direct current

A switching device includes at least a first current path and a second current path, each of which have a first connection and a second connection, whereby the first connections are arranged on the first side of the switching device and the second connections on the second side of the switching device, each current path has at least one contact pair, that has a first contact and a second contact, whereby at least the second contact is arranged on a contact member that is movable to the first contact and whereby in the switched-on status of the switching device, both the contacts are in contact with each other, each contact pair has at least one extinguishing device, whereby the extinguishing devices of both the current paths are arranged in a direction from the first connections to the second connections, behind one another and at least partly covering each other.

Switching device suitable for direct current operation

A contactor for DC operation includes a first and a second contact that are fixed contacts and a contact bridge that has a third and a fourth contact. The contact bridge, in a closed position, provides a tactile contact between a first contact pair, which comprises the first and the third contact, and between a second contact pair, which comprises the second and the fourth contact. The contact bridge is movable via a guide along a direction of movement. A magnet arrangement is configured to generate an electromagnetic force on an electric arc, which arises on opening the contacts. The contact bridge has at least one recess, which is arranged between the guide and the third contact. The recess is configured to provide an opening at the contact bridge through which the arc, generated at the third contact, is deflected in the direction of movement of the contact bridge.

Contactor for DC operation

The invention relates to a switching device with a switching device housing, having first guiding and supporting recesses on the connecting side and at least one first detent cam that points away from the front face with a first detent surface. A protective cover which is designed as an accessory and which consists of two lateral protective walls and a front face protective wall that connects said lateral walls is equipped with at least one first detent hook, which points towards the front face protective wall with a second detent surface and which can be connected to the first detent cam, on the protective cover end face that points towards the switching device. A cable clamping block is equipped with second guiding and supporting formations that correspond to the first guiding and supporting formations and with at least one resiliently arranged third detent hook, which points towards the front face with a third detent surface and which can be connected to the first detent cam, on the cable clamping block rear wall that points towards the switching device. The cable clamping block is equipped with at least one second detent cam, the position and shape of which corresponds to the first detent cam and which can be connected to the first detent hook, on the front wall that points away from the switching device.

Switching device and terminal-side accessories

An electrical switching device having at least one pole includes a housing of an insulating material, and an incoming terminal contact and an outgoing terminal contact associated with a first pole. Each of the terminal contacts includes a first connection device for connection of a first external electrical conductor. At least one of the terminal contacts includes a second connection device for pluggable connection of a second electrical conductor.

Electrical switchgear

An electric switching device, designed to carry a low-voltage, in particular a circuit-breaker or contactor, having at least one arc-quenching unit () is provided. Connection contacts () are mounted in a housing () that can be sealed by a cover () and switching chambers () are configured in the housing. To adapt the device to different current ranges, the housing () and cover () are equipped with guide and retaining elements () for cooling plates () that can be inserted and for arc-quenching laminated cores () that can be interchanged with the plates.

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