An electrical circuit breaker assembly, and a method for its operation, including a conductive element of an electrical circuit and a cut-off device configured to be activated by a pyrotechnic element and that is configured to sever the conductive element in a cut-off zone delimited by a downstream point. The electrical circuit breaker assembly further includes a contactor element configured to be activated by a pyrotechnic element, the contactor element being configured to connect the downstream point of the cut-off zone to an earth conductor of the electrical circuit prior to a severing of the conductive element or simultaneously with the severing of the conductive element.

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a grid influencing system for a power supply grid comprising: a current-conducting grid influencing component; and a vacuum circuit breaker including a vacuum circuit breaker tube containing an at least partly integrated pre-arcing device for actively generating an arc between two contacts.

The present disclosure refers to a switch for interrupting of a circuit in which two voltage sources and at least one load are connected, wherein the switch actuate quickly in an emergency. The switch includes a main conductor connecting both electric voltage sources and said load, bridged by a supplemental conductor which is in parallel with the two voltage sources and the load, and prior to activation of the switch, interrupted and electrically open. A branch with an integrated fuse is in parallel with the main conductor and linked at two connecting points between the two electric voltage sources while the connecting points includes a movable section which under pre-determined conditions moves from contact with the main conductor into an alternate position in contact with the supplemental conductor, resulting in an open circuit across the main conductor and a closed circuit across the supplemental conductor.

A circuit breaker trip device includes a circuit interface configured to interface with a receptacle for providing electrical power; a trip mechanism, operatively connected to the circuit interface, configured to overload a circuit breaker associated with the receptacle providing electrical power when the trip mechanism is activated; a power indicator, operatively connected to the circuit interface and operatively connected in parallel with the trip mechanism, configured to communicate an operational status of the circuit breaker associated the receptacle for providing electrical power; and a safety circuit breaker, operatively connected to the circuit interface and operatively connected in series to the trip mechanism and the power indicator, configured to trip when the circuit breaker associated the receptacle for providing electrical power fails to trip upon activation of the trip mechanism.

A circuit breaker trip device includes a circuit interface configured to interface with a receptacle for providing electrical power; a trip mechanism, operatively connected to the circuit interface, configured to overload a circuit breaker associated with the receptacle providing electrical power when the trip mechanism is activated; a power indicator, operatively connected to the circuit interface and operatively connected in parallel with the trip mechanism, configured to communicate an operational status of the circuit breaker associated the receptacle for providing electrical power; and a safety circuit breaker, operatively connected to the circuit interface and operatively connected in series to the trip mechanism and the power indicator, configured to trip when the circuit breaker associated the receptacle for providing electrical power fails to trip upon activation of the trip mechanism.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a switchgear that reduces a cost of periodic replacement of a drive unit and ensures reliability. A switchgear of the present disclosure includes a fixed electrode, a movable electrode provided to face the fixed electrode, the movable electrode being contactable with and separable from the fixed electrode, a piston provided opposite to the fixed electrode to drive the movable electrode via a movable shaft connected to the movable electrode, a container to accommodate the piston, and an arc generation mechanism bridging including metal and provided in the container at a position opposite to the fixed electrode, the arc generation mechanism bridging a terminal unit connected to an external circuit, the arc generation mechanism bridging opening a circuit with the terminal unit when energized to generate an arc at an opened portion.

A high speed closing switch includes a case having an interior which is hermetically closed, a ground electrode installed within the case, a high voltage electrode spaced apart from the ground electrode by a predetermined interval, a movable electrode configured to move from a first position in which the ground electrode and the high voltage electrode are not connected to a second position in which the ground electrode and the high voltage electrode are connected, a coil configured to generate electromagnetic force to cause the movable electrode to be moved from the first position to the second position, a returning rod having one end fixedly connected to the movable electrode and the other end protruding to outside of the case, and a driving device configured to drive the returning rod such that the movable electrode is moved from the second position to the first position.

A high speed closing switch includes a case having an interior which is hermetically closed, a ground electrode installed within the case, a high voltage electrode spaced apart from the ground electrode by a predetermined interval, a movable electrode configured to move from a first position in which the ground electrode and the high voltage electrode are not connected to a second position in which the ground electrode and the high voltage electrode are connected, a coil configured to generate electromagnetic force to cause the movable electrode to be moved from the first position to the second position, a returning rod having one end fixedly connected to the movable electrode and the other end protruding to outside of the case, and a driving device configured to drive the returning rod such that the movable electrode is moved from the second position to the first position.

The present invention provides a series compensator and a control method. The series compensator includes a series transformer, a series transformer bypass device, a voltage source converter, a high-speed converter bypass device, a high-speed switch, and a reactor. The reactor and the high-speed switch are connected in parallel to form a current limiting module; one winding of the series transformer has two ends connected in series to a line, and the other winding thereof is sequentially connected to the current limiting module and the high-speed converter bypass device; the voltage source converter and the high-speed converter bypass device are connected in parallel; and at least one winding of the series transformer are connected in parallel to at least one series transformer bypass device. The series compensator of the present invention indirectly provides the current limiting module, so as to effectively limit the short-circuit current of a system, reduce the fault current to which the compensator is subjected, and improve the reliability of an alternating current system and the series compensator. Moreover, the current limiting module has a low voltage level, and the high-speed switch has a small breaking current, thereby providing good industrial applicability.

A bypass switch for high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission is provided. The bypass switch includes a housing, a fixed contactor disposed in the housing and electrically connected to a first portion of a HVDC transmission circuit, a movable contactor movably disposed in the housing at a position spaced apart from the fixed contactor and electrically connected to a second portion of the HVDC transmission circuit, an insulation member coupled to a side of the movable contactor, an explosive actuator disposed at one side of the insulation member and exploded according to an electrical signal, and a piston mechanism which is moved by the force of gas generated due to the explosion of the explosive actuator, applies force to move the insulation member, and allows the fixed contactor and movable contactor to be electrically connected to each other.