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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1976
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1975
Lawson P Harris, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
When the butt contacts of a vacuum arc discharge device are parted, at least one of the contacts is withdrawn into a high dielectric strength shield, giving the device high current interruption capability. The shield may be grounded to an endwall of the device or electrically isolated therefrom. Facing the stationary contact with a hardened steel enables it to withstand the dielectric stress extant at recovery. Facing the moving contact with a refractory material allows high current and voltage interruption capability without adversely affecting current chopping performance, while limiting contact erosion and weld forces.
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