Global Patent Index - EP 4383302 A1

EP 4383302 A1 20240612 - HIGH VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER

Title (en)

HIGH VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER

Title (de)

HOCHSPANNUNGS-LEISTUNGSSCHALTER

Title (fr)

DISJONCTEUR HAUTE TENSION

Publication

EP 4383302 A1 20240612 (EN)

Application

EP 22212204 A 20221208

Priority

EP 22212204 A 20221208

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a high voltage circuit breaker (1) comprising two contact elements (2) arranged opposite and movable relative to one another along a centre axis (3) of the high-voltage circuit breaker (1), and forming, during a breaking operation, in an arcing region (4) between the two contact elements (2) an arc extinguishable by an arc extinguishing gas; a heating volume (8) and a heating channel (7) connected to the arcing region (4) and configured for dissipating arc extinguishing gas (14) heated by the arc into the heating volume (8); and a cooling structure (11) embedded in the heating volume (8) and configured for cooling the heated arc extinguishing gas (14) flowing into the heating volume (8).

IPC 8 full level

H01H 9/52 (2006.01); H01H 33/70 (2006.01); H01H 33/90 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 9/52 (2013.01); H01H 33/7023 (2013.01); H01H 33/905 (2013.01); H01H 2009/526 (2013.01); H01H 2033/908 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4383302 A1 20240612

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22212204 A 20221208