The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for switching clearances between contacts by means of switching devices, wherein an energy provides an actuator energy for at least one switching device, in particular a vacuum interrupter.

A switching device arrangement has a first contact set and a second contact set. The first contact set includes a first electric arc contact element and a first nominal current contact element. The first nominal current contact element can be moved relative to the first electric arc contact element. A first transmission is introduced in a kinematic chain in order to generate a relative movement of the first nominal current contact element and the first electric arc contact element. The first transmission is operationally connected between a stationary counter bearing and the first electric arc contact piece.

A current sensing apparatus is disclosed that provides improved immunity to external magnetic fields, enhanced resolution, and a wide sensing range. The current sensing apparatus includes a conductor having a plurality of current path regions formed therein, which are separated by a pair of slots formed through the conductor. A pair of magnetic field sensors is positioned relative to the pair of slots to sense a magnetic field produced by a current flow through one of the current path regions.

A switching arrangement has a first contact set and a second contact set which can be moved with respect to the first contact set, and an insulating nozzle arrangement. The insulating nozzle arrangement is supported on the first contact set which includes a first arcing contact piece. The first arcing contact piece can be moved with respect to the insulating nozzle arrangement.

A DC circuit breaker according to various embodiments may comprise: a first terminal unit connected to a power source; and a second terminal unit connected to the first terminal unit and connected to a load, wherein the first terminal unit includes at least a pair of first terminals connected to each other in parallel and connected to the power source, and the second terminal unit includes at least a pair of second terminals corresponding respectively to the first terminals and connected to each other in parallel so as to be connected to the load.

It is provided an interrupter assembly for power distribution systems that is improved in terms of at least one of compactness, durability, synchronicity and dielectric withstand.

The disclosure discloses a liquid arc voltage transfer based direct current breaker and a use method thereof. The direct current breaker includes a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal, a main current branch, a transfer branch and an energy dissipation branch. The main current branch is connected between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal, and the main current branch includes a liquid break. The transfer branch is connected between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal and is connected in parallel with the main current branch. The energy dissipation branch is connected between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal and is connected in parallel with the main current branch and the transfer branch.

Disclosed are example embodiments of a switching terminal that can be rotated with minimal parts. The switching terminal can include: an inner portion configured to be securely or loosely attached to an external conductor element; and an outer portion configured to be rotatably affixed to the inner portion when then inner portion is loosely attached to the external conductor and to be tightly affixed to the inner portion when then inner portion is tightly attached to the external conductor.

A novel magnetic switch, comprising a housing, a terminal A and a terminal B, wherein an inner cavity of the housing is internally provided with a magnetic body and a tongue plate, one end of the tongue plate is movably connected to the upper end of the terminal B, the magnetic body, which is integrally linked to the tongue plate, is capable of being raised thereon; the other end of the tongue plate is disposed above the terminal A; the upper end of the terminal A is provided with an arc-removing apparatus, the arc-removing apparatus is provided with a stationary contact, and the other end of the tongue plate is provided with a movable contact. The magnetic switch has an effective structure, thus improving the work stability and prolonging the service life of the switch.

The application relates to certain embodiments of an improved insulating support assembly for a circuit breaker. One embodiment comprises a strut and two metallic shields. The strut comprises an elongated main body and two metallic inserts. The main body is continuously curved from one end to the other end of the main body, each end of the main body being configured to face a radial direction of its component, the main body being configured to be in a same plane as a plane containing both radial directions of the components; each metallic shield is configured to be assembled to its respective end of the main body through its respective metallic insert and affixed to an outer surface of its respective component with fixing elements, each metallic shield having a C-shaped profile shaped to accommodate the outer surface of its respective component.