Rotating arc fault-current interrupter

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H01H 71/00 (2006.01) H01H 73/18 (2006.01)

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CA 2408816

A rotating arc fault-current interrupter, also known as an arc spinner interrupter, is provided that establishes an easily visible open gap via a movable blade member having a first portion for engaging a stationary main contact and a second portion formed by an arcing electrode for engaging an auxiliary contact associated with an arc spinner assembly. The geometry, orientation and placement of the auxiliary contact is such that during opening of the movable blade member, the arcing electrode remains engaged with the auxiliary contact after the blade member and the stationary main contact are separated from each other whereby current is transferred through the auxiliary contact into the arc spinner assembly, i.e. the current is commutated into the arc spinner assembly. Thus, the current in the arc spinner creates a magnetic field to cause the arcing current to rotate rapidly so as to extinguish the arc as the arcing electrode separates from the auxiliary contact and moves to the opened position whereby a visible open gap is established that is easily visible without any obstructions from a range of viewing angles or orientations.

Un interrupteur rotatif de courant pour défaillance d'arc, appelé aussi « interrupteur d'arc tournant », permet d'établir un espace ouvert bien visible au moyen d'une lame mobile pourvue d'une première partie pour engager un contact principal fixe, et une seconde partie formée par une électrode productrice d'arcs pour engager un contact auxiliaire associé à l'ensemble d'arc tournant. La géométrie, l'orientation et la position du contact auxiliaire font que durant l'ouverture de la lame mobile, l'électrode d'amorçage d'arc reste engagée dans le contact auxiliaire, après que la lame et que le contact principal fixe se soient séparés. Le courant est alors transféré par l'intermédiaire du contact auxiliaire dans l'ensemble d'arc tournant, c.-à-d. que le courant est commuté dans l'ensemble d'arc tournant. Par conséquent, le courant dans l'arc tournant crée un champ magnétique qui fait tourner rapidement le courant d'amorçage d'arc de façon à éteindre l'arc lorsque l'électrode d'amorçage d'arc se sépare du contact auxiliaire et se déplace vers la position ouverte. Un espace ouvert bien visible s'établit alors, sans obstacles encombrant les angles ou orientations de visibilité.

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