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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Technology Gmbh, Baden, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 33/70 (2006.01); H01H 33/74 (2006.01); H01H 33/53 (2006.01); H01H 33/90 (2006.01); H01H 33/91 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 33/7015 (2013.01); H01H 33/53 (2013.01); H01H 33/74 (2013.01); H01H 33/7023 (2013.01); H01H 33/90 (2013.01); H01H 33/904 (2013.01); H01H 33/91 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a medium-, high-, or very high-voltage circuit breaker, comprising at least one arc-control chamber and an outer casing in which the arc-control chamber is arranged. The circuit breaker includes a discharge cap () forming a portion of the outer wall external of the arc-control chamber (), the discharge cap being situated inside the outer casing and internally defining a gas-flow chamber (). In the invention, the discharge cap () includes at least one portion (') that is movable under the effect of the gas pressure in the gas-flow chamber (), in such a manner that its volume is extensible.