An ultra-fast moving conductor for use with a circuit breaker is provided. The moving conductor includes a hollow outer stem and a removable core. Multiple removable cores are produced for use with the moving conductor for different purposes. The outer stem is produced from annealed copper that must be brazed before the circuit breaker is placed into operation, and a first removable core produced from copper is inserted into the outer stem to provide structural reinforcement to the outer stem during brazing. After brazing is complete, the copper core is removed from the outer stem, and a significantly lighter work hardened aluminum core is inserted into the outer stem. The lightweight aluminum core enables the moving conductor to open the circuit breaker much faster than the copper core would, and the copper core prevents contamination of the brazing furnace that would result from using the aluminum core during brazing.

A low-voltage circuit breaker includes at least one current sensor for determining the magnitude of the electric current of a conductor of the low-voltage circuit breaker; and at least one electromechanical switching unit for connecting and disconnecting at least two electrical contact points. In a first switching position of the movable contact point, two contact points are connected and in a second switching position the contact points are not connected to one another. The circuit breaker further includes at least one electronic switching unit having a semiconductor switching element, electrically conductive in a first switching state and electrically blocking in a second switching state; an electronic tripping unit, connected to the current sensor, the electronic switching unit and the electromechanical switching unit. Further, when current and/or current/time-period limit values of the conductor are exceeded, first the electromechanical switching unit is opened and then the electronic switching unit is blocked.

A short-circuit current limiter has a vacuum switch in a main current path and a current-limiting unit connected in parallel therewith in a commutation current path. The vacuum switch has switching contacts. A material of contact pieces of the switching contacts is selected such that a mean value of the chopping current is at least 8 amperes.

A compact vacuum interrupter has an insulator element, a moving contact connection, a fixed contact connection, a moving contact, and a fixed contact. The moving contact has a moving contact rod and a moving-contact contact element. The fixed contact has a fixed contact rod and a fixed-contact contact element. The moving contact is formed with a material that is mechanically stronger than a material of the fixed contact.

A contact for a vacuum interrupter of a low, medium or high-voltage switchgear includes a contact rod composed of a first electrically conductive material and extending along a longitudinal axis of the contact, and a contact piece composed of a second electrically conductive material and fastened to an end face of the contact rod. The contact rod and the contact piece are materially bonded to one another at a connecting face. At least one of the contact rod or the contact piece has a wall which delimits the connecting face, rises perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis and is disposed such that the contact piece and the contact rod are also force-lockingly connected to one another by a force acting transversely to the longitudinal axis between the contact piece and the contact rod. A production method for such a contact is also provided.

A low-voltage circuit breaker includes at least one current sensor for determining the magnitude of the electric current of a conductor of the low-voltage circuit breaker; and at least one electromechanical switching unit for connecting and disconnecting at least two electrical contact points. In a first switching position of the movable contact point, two contact points are connected and in a second switching position the contact points are not connected to one another. The circuit breaker further includes at least one electronic switching unit having a semiconductor switching element, electrically conductive in a first switching state and electrically blocking in a second switching state; an electronic tripping unit, connected to the current sensor, the electronic switching unit and the electromechanical switching unit. Further, when current and/or current/time-period limit values of the conductor are exceeded, first the electromechanical switching unit is opened and then the electronic switching unit is blocked.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a contact material, including the steps of: forming a Ni alloy film having a film thickness of 40 nm or more and 110 nm or less on a surface of WC powder having an average particle diameter of 2 μm or more and 10 μm or less by an electroless Ni plating method; performing heat treatment for degassing at a temperature of 500° C. or more and 860° C. or less; crushing Ni alloy-coated WC powder after the heat treatment; mixing the crushed Ni alloy-coated WC powder and Cu powder having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less; and compressing the resultant mixture, followed by sintering the mixture at a temperature of more than 1,083° C. and less than 1,455° C.

The present disclosure aims to provide an electrical contact to which a low boiling point metal is added, the electrical contact being able secure both mechanical strength and conductivity at the same time. The electrical contact according to the present disclosure includes a base material made of Cu, particles of a high melting point substance dispersed in the base material, the particles being made of at least one of a high melting point metal or a carbide of the high melting point metal, and Te and Ti dispersed in the base material, wherein, the Te of 3.5 to 14.5 mass % is added where the total is 100 mass %, and Ti/Te is 0.12 to 0.38.

A network service and transformer safety protector on a secondary side of a network transformer tank system. The network service and transformer safety protector is positioned between the network transformer and a secondary network distribution system and is configured to connect and disconnect a transformer from the secondary network. The network service and transformer safety protector is attached to the outside of the transformer tank.

A vacuum interrupter includes a housing having at least one annular ceramic insulating element which forms a vacuum chamber. A contact system has two contacts which are movable relative to one another. A capacitive element has two electrodes and a dielectric material disposed between the electrodes. The capacitive element is form-lockingly mounted on the insulating element and has a capacitance between 400 pF and 4000 pF. A high-voltage switching assembly including the vacuum interrupter is also provided.