- 专利标题: TRIGGERED GAP SWITCHING DEVICE
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申请号: US16742978申请日: 2020-01-15
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公开(公告)号: US20200258703A1公开(公告)日: 2020-08-13
- 发明人: Daniel Desmond , Ciprian Gavrincea , Raphael Guio , Sigurd A. Nelson, II , Marc Witham
- 申请人: S&C Electric Company
- 申请人地址: US IL Chicago
- 专利权人: S&C Electric Company
- 当前专利权人: S&C Electric Company
- 当前专利权人地址: US IL Chicago
- 主分类号: H01H33/664
- IPC分类号: H01H33/664 ; H01H33/14
摘要:
A switch assembly for high voltage applications, where the switch assembly includes a traditional mechanical switch and a triggered gap device electrically coupled in parallel. The mechanical switch includes a first switch contact and a second switch contact, where one or both of the first switch contact and the second switch contact are movable to engage and disengage the first and second switch contacts to allow or prevent current flow therethrough. The triggered gap device includes a vacuum enclosure, a first stationary contact positioned within the enclosure and a second stationary contact positioned within the enclosure, where a gap is defined between the first and second stationary contacts. The triggered gap device further includes a plasma control device that allows creation of a plasma in the gap that causes an arc between the stationary contacts on the order of micro-seconds that allows current flow between the contacts.
公开/授权文献
- US10937613B2 Triggered gap switching device 公开/授权日:2021-03-02