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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 29, 2018
Applicant:

Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;

Inventors:

Elisabeth Lindell, Västeräs, SE;

Lars Liljestrand, Västerås, SE;

Stefan Halén, Västerås, SE;

Assignee:

ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/56 (2006.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); H01H 33/60 (2006.01); H01H 71/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/563 (2013.01); G01R 19/165 (2013.01); H01H 33/60 (2013.01); H01H 71/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling a circuit breaker, the circuit breaker is connected in a three-phase system having an inductive load, and the method includes a method for controlling a circuit breaker, the circuit breaker being connected in a three-phase system having an inductive load, the method includes opening a first phase of the three-phase system before a zero crossing of a current in the first phase, opening the second and third phases of the three-phase system a quarter period after opening the first phase, closing the first and second phase at a peak voltage of a voltage between the first and second phases, and closing the third phase a quarter period after closing the first and second phases. A circuit breaker controller is also presented.


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