EP3979292A4 - DC CIRCUIT BREAKER - Google Patents

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EP3979292A4
EP3979292A4 EP20813702.6A EP20813702A EP3979292A4 EP 3979292 A4 EP3979292 A4 EP 3979292A4 EP 20813702 A EP20813702 A EP 20813702A EP 3979292 A4 EP3979292 A4 EP 3979292A4
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circuit breaker
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Kohei MATSUMURA
Nobumoto TOYA
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/02Details
    • H01H33/04Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H33/08Stationary parts for restricting or subdividing the arc, e.g. barrier plate
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H73/00Protective overload circuit-breaking switches in which excess current opens the contacts by automatic release of mechanical energy stored by previous operation of a hand reset mechanism
    • H01H73/02Details
    • H01H73/18Means for extinguishing or suppressing arc
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01HELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/30Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H9/34Stationary parts for restricting or subdividing the arc, e.g. barrier plate
    • H01H9/341Barrier plates carrying electrodes
EP20813702.6A 2019-05-28 2020-05-20 Direct-current circuit breaker Active EP3979292B1 (en)

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EP23151994.3A EP4187572B1 (en) 2019-05-28 2020-05-20 Direct-current circuit breaker

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JP2019099017 2019-05-28
PCT/JP2020/019864 WO2020241397A1 (en) 2019-05-28 2020-05-20 Direct-current circuit breaker

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EP23151994.3A Division-Into EP4187572B1 (en) 2019-05-28 2020-05-20 Direct-current circuit breaker
EP23151994.3A Division EP4187572B1 (en) 2019-05-28 2020-05-20 Direct-current circuit breaker

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EP3979292A1 EP3979292A1 (en) 2022-04-06
EP3979292A4 true EP3979292A4 (en) 2022-10-19
EP3979292B1 EP3979292B1 (en) 2025-02-19

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EP20813702.6A Active EP3979292B1 (en) 2019-05-28 2020-05-20 Direct-current circuit breaker

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JPH05290682A (en) * 1992-04-10 1993-11-05 Meidensha Corp Dc high speed circuit breaker
US20130037520A1 (en) * 2010-04-16 2013-02-14 Abb Technology Ag Switch unit, method for assembling a switch unit, and circuit breaker for a medium voltage circuit
CN105470067A (en) * 2015-12-29 2016-04-06 浙江天正电气股份有限公司 Breaker provided with arc extinguishing mechanism with magnetic blowing and air-blowing functions
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EP4187572A1 (en) 2023-05-31
JPWO2020241397A1 (en) 2021-09-13
JP6890732B2 (en) 2021-06-18

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