The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 10, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
GEC Alsthom SA, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2001 / ; 2001 / ; 2001 / ;
Abstract
A high tension circuit-breaker has an insulating case filled with a dielectric gas such as SF.sub.6. A high capacitance capacitor and at least a varistor are electrically interconnected in parallel and are connected to a first terminal. The capacitor and varistor are associated with an insertion mechanism which momentarily inserts the capacitor and varistor in parallel with the arcing contacts during circuit-breaker disengagement or engagement. The insulating case is extended by at least one conductive case housing both the capacitor and at least part of the varistor.