摘要:
A high speed contact driver for use in an electrical circuit interrupter includes a pair of series-connected, elongate and generally opposing electrical conductors bowed in predetermined, generally opposing contours. These conductors are connected to a bridging electrical contact which is normally biased into a bridging position between a pair of stationary contacts. Pulse generating means are provided for applying a current pulse of predetermined magnitude to the electrical conductors. In response to this current pulse, these electrical conductors electromagnetically repulse each other and drive the bridging contact out of bridging position between the stationary contacts.
摘要:
A solid state switch connected across a pair of separable contacts for eliminating arcing across the contacts allows the contacts and the contact driver to be enclosed within an evacuated envelope. The vacuum environment allows the use of an inexpensive, highly conductive contact material, such as copper, without fear of chemical reaction.
摘要:
A circuit is employed to determine the presence of an open ground connection between a power source and a movable machine connected with the power source by means of a flexible cable. The circuit comprises a pulse generator for transmission of a pulse along the cable between the power source and the movable machine in combination with comparison means for determining whether the reflected pulse back along the cable from the movable machine becomes inverted upon reflection. The presence of a non-inverted reflected pulse indicates an open ground connection. Means are provided for disconnection of power between the power source and the movable machine upon the absence of receipt of an inverted reflected pulse along the connecting cable.
摘要:
A noise inverter circuit substantially reduces the effects of noise generated within power lines operating as a communication media. Input noise signals are clipped to reduce the noise wave amplitude and the peak amplitude is inverted to a value less than the signal amplitude. By limiting the positive rate of change of peak signal amplitude, the prevailing signal level is averaged over a longer time base than the duration of the noise wave.
摘要:
A current limiting circuit breaker utilizes a first pair of contacts for carrying continuous current and controlled by an operating mechanism. A second pair of contacts is arranged on a pair of movable contact arms ahead of an arc chute for rapid repulsion under high current fault conditions.
摘要:
Power line communication over plural residential branch circuits is accommodated by creating a signal coupling inductive impedance in a tie conductor electrically interconnecting the grounded neutral bus, to which the branch circuit neutral conductors are commonly terminated, and a ground bus commonly terminating the branch circuit ground conductors, such as to support voltage signals propagating on the ground conductors with respect to the neutral conductors of the branch circuits. This inductive impedance is created either by a signal coupling transformer linked with the tie conductor and driven by a signal transmitter, with signal receivers capacitively coupled across the branch circuit neutral and ground conductors, or is of a passive nature, with both transmitters and receivers capacitively coupled across the branch circuit ground and neutral conductors.
摘要:
A fault signal integrating capacitor and a comparator responsive to an integrated fault signal voltage are connected in feedback circuit fashion such as to provide for the generation of a succession of thyristor gate triggering pulses to insure reliable current activation of a trip solenoid acting to effect separation of circuit interrupting contacts.
摘要:
A conventional automatic electric circuit breaker is combined with a varistor to provide both overcurrent and overvoltage circuit protection. The varistor is connected between the load end of the circuit breaker and neutral to shunt to ground the currents associated with lightning induced voltage surges. As a fail-safe feature, abnormal leakage current drawn by the varistor under normal line voltage conditions directly and/or indirectly heats the thermal element of the breaker trip unit, ultimately tripping the breaker.
摘要:
A solid state current limiting circuit interrupter for the arcless interruption of current through a protected circuit includes a pair of mechanically switched contacts electrically connected in series between the power source and the protected load. A solid state switch becomes electrically connected in parallel across the contacts when the contacts are opened to transfer the current to the solid state switch in a first state of voltage drop lower than arc voltage, and then in a second state of voltage drop higher than power source voltage in which stored energy is dissipated and current is forced to drop to zero to interrupt the circuit.
摘要:
A solid state switch connected across a pair of separable contacts for eliminating arcing across the contacts allows the contacts and the contact driver to be enclosed within an evacuated envelope. The vacuum environment allows the use of an inexpensive, highly conductive contact material, such as copper, without fear of chemical reaction.