ELECTROMECHANICAL CIRCUIT BREAKER AND CURRENT BREAKING METHOD Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC H01H9/44 

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: electromechanical circuit breaker is intended for opening and closing the current in power circuit (3, 4). It includes fixed (5) and movable (6) contact elements which, when in position of contacting each other, provide current drainage from power circuit (3, 4), and arc extinguisher (2) with magnetisation coil (8). Arc extinguisher (2) includes electrode assembly (12) connected to magnetisation coil (8). Magnetic field used for the arc discharge is created with the arc itself. Electrodes (12) are connected to contact elements (5, 6) so that electric arc obtained during opening of contact elements is divided at least into the first arc (13a) located between one contact element (5) and electrodes (12) and the second arc (13b) located between electrodes (12) and other contact element (6). The first or the second arc (13a, 13b) are installed parallel to magnetisation coil (8) connected on one side to electrodes (12), and on the other side - to one of contact elements (5, 6).

EFFECT: increasing the breaking efficiency and possibility of breaking at smaller current values.

18 cl, 12 dwg