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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Abb Technology Ag, Zurich, CH;
Inventor:
Per Skarby, Wurenlos, CH;
Assignee:
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG, Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/00 (2006.01); H02H 3/20 (2006.01); H01H 9/54 (2006.01); H01H 33/59 (2006.01); H01H 89/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/20 (2013.01); H01H 9/542 (2013.01); H01H 33/596 (2013.01); H01H 89/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit breaker is disclosed which includes a plurality of stacked breaker modules arranged in series. Each breaker module can include, in parallel, a mechanical switching assembly, a semiconductor switching assembly and an arrester assembly. The circuit breaker can easily be adapted to a larger number of applications and voltage ranges by varying the number of breaker modules.