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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1977
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph A Rich, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2001 / ;
Abstract
A vacuum arc discharge device comprises a rod array structure of interdigitated, continuous current-carrying electrodes and arc electrodes, with an assembly of movable contacts near one end of the device respectively coupled to the continuous current-carrying electrodes. Continuous and fault currents are thus divided among the contact assemblies, reducing total magnetic force tending to separate the contacts and increasing current capacity of the device.