CA2310619C - Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure - Google Patents

Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2310619C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: arcing fault; protection system; current; source bus; detection signal
Prior art date: 1997-11-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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CA002310619A

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CA2310619A1 (en

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Ruben D. Garzon

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Schneider Electric USA Inc

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Square D Co

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1997-11-19

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1998-11-13

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2005-02-08

1997-11-19 Priority claimed from US08/974,254 external-priority patent/US5933308A/en

1998-11-13 Application filed by Square D Co filed Critical Square D Co

1999-05-27 Publication of CA2310619A1 publication Critical patent/CA2310619A1/en

2005-02-08 Application granted granted Critical

2005-02-08 Publication of CA2310619C publication Critical patent/CA2310619C/en

2018-11-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
- H01H33/02—Details
- H01H33/26—Means for detecting the presence of an arc or other discharge
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H79/00—Protective switches in which excess current causes the closing of contacts, e.g. for short-circuiting the apparatus to be protected
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
- H01H33/60—Switches wherein the means for extinguishing or preventing the arc do not include separate means for obtaining or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
- H01H33/66—Vacuum switches
- H01H33/666—Operating arrangements
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
- H02H1/00—Details of emergency protective circuit arrangements
- H02H1/0007—Details of emergency protective circuit arrangements concerning the detecting means
- H02H1/0015—Using arc detectors
- H02H1/0023—Using arc detectors sensing non electrical parameters, e.g. by optical, pneumatic, thermal or sonic sensors

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Gas-Insulated Switchgears (AREA)
Emergency Protection Circuit Devices (AREA)

CA002310619A 1997-11-19 1998-11-13 Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure Expired - Lifetime CA2310619C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/974,254 US5933308A (en)	1997-11-19	1997-11-19	Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure
US08/974,254		1997-11-19
US09/190,094 US6141192A (en)	1997-11-19	1998-11-12	Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure
US09/190,094		1998-11-12
PCT/US1998/024289 WO1999026328A1 (en)	1997-11-19	1998-11-13	Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA2310619A1 CA2310619A1 (en)	1999-05-27
CA2310619C true CA2310619C (en)	2005-02-08

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CA002310619A Expired - Lifetime CA2310619C (en)	1997-11-19	1998-11-13	Arcing fault protection system for a switchgear enclosure

Country Status (5)

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EP (1)	EP1034591A4 (de)
AU (1)	AU1459399A (de)
CA (1)	CA2310619C (de)
MY (1)	MY116301A (de)
WO (1)	WO1999026328A1 (de)

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- 1998-11-13 WO PCT/US1998/024289 patent/WO1999026328A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-11-13 CA CA002310619A patent/CA2310619C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-11-13 AU AU14593/99A patent/AU1459399A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-11-13 EP EP98958579A patent/EP1034591A4/de not_active Withdrawn
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Publication number	Publication date
MY116301A (en)	2003-12-31
EP1034591A1 (de)	2000-09-13
CA2310619A1 (en)	1999-05-27
AU1459399A (en)	1999-06-07
EP1034591A4 (de)	2004-03-10
WO1999026328A1 (en)	1999-05-27

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2000-05-18	EEER	Examination request
2019-01-15	MKEX	Expiry	Effective date: 20181113

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