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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schnectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Arthur Evans, Chicago, IL (US);
Jason Harmon, Bristol, CT (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/46 (2006.01); H01H 9/36 (2006.01); H02B 1/015 (2006.01); H01H 9/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/36 (2013.01); H01H 9/34 (2013.01); H01H 9/46 (2013.01); H02B 1/015 (2013.01); H01H 2300/018 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49105 (2015.01);
Abstract
An arc chute assembly for use in an automatic transfer switch includes a housing including a pair of opposing sidewalls and a primary deionization plate coupled between the pair of opposing sidewalls. The primary deionization plate includes a tongue portion oriented substantially midway between the opposing sidewalls and extending toward a contact assembly. The tongue portion is configured to facilitate suppressing an electric arc originating from the contact assembly.