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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mietek T. Glinkowski, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
ABB Technology AG, Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/366 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/366 ;
Abstract
Novel interrupter assembly designs utilizing saturable magnetic materials are disclosed and described. In certain embodiments of the invention the saturable magnetic materials are placed in the interrupter contact body and/or electrode. The inclusion of saturable magnetic materials in the interrupter assembly results in the redistribution of the magnetic flux within the interrupter contact assembly appropriate for the electrical current conditions being experienced within the assembly at any moment in time.