Global Patent Index - EP 1942514 A1

EP 1942514 A1 20080709 - Switchgear for high pressure environments

Title (en)

Switchgear for high pressure environments

Title (de)

Schaltvorrichtung für Hochdruckumgebungen

Title (fr)

Appareillage de commutation dans des environnements à forte pression

Publication

EP 1942514 A1 20080709 (EN)

Application

EP 07100125 A 20070104

Priority

EP 07100125 A 20070104

Abstract (en)

Vacuum circuit breaker assembly with a housing (11, 12, 13) in which a vacuum circuit breaker (15) is accommodated. The housing (11, 12, 13) is fluid tight and arranged to maintain a pressure inside the housing (11, 12, 13) at a predetermined level which is independent of a pressure outside the housing (11, 12, 13).The vacuum circuit breaker assembly (10) may be used in a switchgear assembly with an external housing (25, 35). The external housing (25, 35) has an inner space (31) sealed from an external environment (30), in which the inner space (31) is filled with a substantially non-compressible material such that, in operation, the pressure in the inner space (31) is substantially equal to the pressure of the external environment (30). The switchgear assembly may be advantageously used in sub sea or deep sea environments.

IPC 8 full level

H01H 33/66 (2006.01); H01B 7/14 (2006.01); H01H 9/04 (2006.01); H02B 13/00 (2006.01); H02G 15/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 9/04 (2013.01); H01H 33/666 (2013.01); H01H 2033/024 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1942514 A1 20080709; EP 2108184 A1 20091014; EP 2108184 B1 20160824; PL 2108184 T3 20170831; WO 2008082303 A1 20080710

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07100125 A 20070104; EP 08705073 A 20080104; NL 2008050004 W 20080104; PL 08705073 T 20080104