EP 4367700 A1 20240515 - CIRCUIT BREAKER
Title (en)
CIRCUIT BREAKER
Title (de)
SCHUTZSCHALTGERÄT
Title (fr)
DISJONCTEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 102021210815 A 20210928
- EP 2022075083 W 20220909
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2023052081A1] The invention relates to a circuit breaker for protecting an electric low-voltage circuit, having: - a housing with grid-side connections and load-side connections for the low-voltage circuit; - a mechanical separating contact unit which is connected to an electronic interruption unit in series, wherein - the mechanical separating contact unit is paired with the load-side connections, and the electronic interruption unit is paired with the grid-side connections, - the mechanical separating contact unit can be switched by opening contacts in order to prevent a current flow or by closing the contacts for a current flow in the low-voltage circuit, and - as a result of semiconductor-based switch elements, the electronic interruption unit can be switched to a high-ohmic state of the switch elements in order to prevent a current flow or to a low-ohmic state of the switch elements for a current flow in the low-voltage circuit; - a current sensor unit for ascertaining the level of the current of the low-voltage circuit; and - a control unit which is connected to the current sensor unit, the mechanical separating contact unit, and the electronic interruption unit. A process for preventing a current flow in the low-voltage circuit is initiated if current thresholds and/or current/time thresholds are exceeded, and the mechanical separating contact unit has a position sensor in order to ascertain position information on the closed or open state of the contacts.
IPC 8 full level
H01H 9/54 (2006.01); H01H 71/52 (2006.01); H01H 71/62 (2006.01); H02H 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01H 9/547 (2013.01); H01H 9/548 (2013.01); H01H 71/04 (2013.01); H01H 3/001 (2013.01); H01H 83/22 (2013.01); H01H 2071/044 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2023052081A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DE 102021210815 A1 20230330; CN 118043922 A 20240514; EP 4367700 A1 20240515; WO 2023052081 A1 20230406
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 102021210815 A 20210928; CN 202280065267 A 20220909; EP 2022075083 W 20220909; EP 22782687 A 20220909