Global Patent Index - EP 2249363 A1

EP 2249363 A1 20101110 - Arrangement, substation, operating method and use of a grounding switch for protecting an electrical circuit against short-line faults

Title (en)

Arrangement, substation, operating method and use of a grounding switch for protecting an electrical circuit against short-line faults

Title (de)

Anordnung, Unterstation, Betriebsverfahren und Verwendung von einem Erdungsschalter zum Schutz einer elektrischen Schaltung gegen Kurzleitungsfehler

Title (fr)

Agencement, sous-station, procédé de fonctionnement et utilisation d'un commutateur de mise à la terre pour la protection d'un circuit électrique contre des défauts de court-circuit en ligne

Publication

EP 2249363 A1 20101110 (EN)

Application

EP 09159681 A 20090507

Priority

EP 09159681 A 20090507

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to an arrangement (1) for protecting an electrical circuit from damage caused by a short-line fault, comprising a circuit breaker (2) that connects a generator or busbar (4) with a line (5), wherein a grounding switch (3) is provided that connects the line (5) to ground. The invention further relates to a method for operating such an arrangement that comprises the steps of initially setting the circuit breaker (2) into a closed state and the grounding switch (3) into an open state, and upon detection of a short-line fault opening of the circuit breaker (2) and closing of the grounding switch (3). The invention still further relates to the use of a grounding switch (3) together with a circuit breaker (2) to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by a short-line fault by suppressing transient recovery voltages.

IPC 8 full level

H01H 31/00 (2006.01); H02B 13/035 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 31/003 (2013.01); H01H 3/30 (2013.01); H01H 33/16 (2013.01); H01H 33/66261 (2013.01); H01H 33/6661 (2013.01); H01H 33/7015 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2249363 A1 20101110

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09159681 A 20090507