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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1990
Denis Dufournet, Bron, FR;
Michel Perret, Bourgoin-Jallieu, FR;
GEC Alsthom SA, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A medium-voltage circuit-breaker comprises a sealed enclosure filled with a dielectric gas and containing a semi-fixed first contact electrically connected to a first terminal and a mobile second contact electrically connected to a second terminal and mechanically coupled to an operating member. The semi-fixed contact is associated with a piston moving in a first cylinder constituting a first volume and provided at one end with a nozzle in which the mobile contact can be inserted when the circuit-breaker is in the engaged (on) position. The piston is acted on by a spring urging it in the direction in which the first volume decreases. The circuit-breaker comprises a system for causing the gas to circulate automatically between the first volume and a second volume when the current to be interrupted reaches a predetermined threshold value. The semi-fixed contact is a tube communicating with a third volume consisting of the remainder of the enclosure.