ARC CHUTE AND AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT BREAKER EQUIPPED WITH THIS ARC CHUTE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC H01H9/34 H01H9/44 

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: arc chute (4) comprises an arc-quenching chamber (21) formed by a package of deionising plates (22), and an arc-generating chamber (11) restricted with the first and the second flanges (12, 13), besides, the arc-quenching chamber comprises permanent magnets, at least partially arranged behind the first flange (12). The arc-generation chamber (11) comprises a higher induction section (31), in which the arc moves towards the arc-quenching chamber by the first part (32, 33) of permanent magnets, and a diverging section (51), in which the arc diverges to the first flange by the second part (52) of the permanent magnets, besides, the magnetic field in the longitudinal average plane developed by the second part, is substantially weaker than the field developed by the first part. An automatic circuit breaker is also disclosed, comprising opened contacts (1, 2) and the arc-quenching chamber described above.

EFFECT: improved reliability of arc quenching and current interruption.

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