Abstract:
A terminal including a cage comprising a counter-support wall; a yoke including a supporting wall delimiting with said counter-support wall a first clamping location, laid out so as to allow the introduction of at least one first conducting element; and a front wall; a clamping member; where the clamping member delimits with the supporting wall of the yoke a second clamping location; and the front wall of the yoke is provided with a lumen laid out so as to allow introduction into the second clamping location of at least one second conducting element along a second direction parallel to the first direction.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a cut-off member intended to be electrically series-connected to an electric circuit comprising a device for protecting an electric installation against lightning, the cut-off member (1) comprising: a first conducting armature (7) electrically connected to a first coupling terminal (3) to the electric circuit and a second conducting armature (9) electrically connected to a second coupling terminal (5) for coupling to the electric circuit; at least one fuse element (11) disposed between the first conducting armature (7) and the second conducting armature (9) and electrically connected to the first conducting armature (7) and to the second conducting armature (9), the at least one fuse element (11) being arranged to melt when it is crossed by a current of a threshold intensity over a threshold period of time; a device for increasing a peak arc voltage (15) between the first conducting armature (7) and the second conducting armature (9) in the case of melting of the at least one fuse element (11).
Abstract:
A terminal block including at least one housing for a connection terminal, the housing extending at least partly within a volume delimited by: a first plane transverse to two side planes delimiting the insulating body, substantially parallel to a general direction joining a first end and a second end of a fastening member, and passing through a connecting area of the fastening member, and a second plane transverse to the two side planes delimiting the insulating body, substantially parallel to the first plane and passing through a connecting area of the rear face, at least a third plane transverse to the two side planes delimiting the insulating body, substantially transverse to the first plane and to the second plane, and passing through the furthest elastic branch of the fastening means intended to interact with an edge of the support rail, and at least a fourth plane transverse to the two side planes delimiting the insulating body, substantially transverse to the first plane and to the second plane, and passing through a retaining member intended to lock a tool.
Abstract:
A device of protection against transient electrical overvoltages, including two voltage-limiting passive components, disconnectors sensitive to the state of these components and adapted to individually disconnect each end of life component therefrom, the components are joined in parallel between a first and a second terminal of the device, where the reference voltage of the first component is inferior to the reference voltage of the second component.
Abstract:
A terminal including a cage comprising a counter-support wall; a yoke including a supporting wall delimiting with said counter-support wall a first clamping location, laid out so as to allow the introduction of at least one first conducting element; and a front wall; a clamping member; where the clamping member delimits with the supporting wall of the yoke a second clamping location; and the front wall of the yoke is provided with a lumen laid out so as to allow introduction into the second clamping location of at least one second conducting element along a second direction parallel to the first direction.
Abstract:
The method comprising displacing the formed electric arc towards an electrode located in an intermediate position between both main electrodes; a separating the formed electric arc into two secondary electric arcs, a semiconductor switch, normally open, connecting the intermediate electrode to one of the main electrodes; closing the semiconductor switch in order to extinguish the secondary electric arc between both electrodes connected by the semiconductor switch; opening the semiconductor switch in order to extinguish the other secondary electric arc. The disclosure further relates to a protection method and a protection device, notably a protection device specially designed for applying the method.