A relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a holder, a drive shaft, a contact case, a magnetic field generation member, and an inner member. The drive shaft is connected to the holder on a side close to the first end of the drive shaft. The magnetic field generation member is arranged around the contact case and is configured to generate a magnetic field in which an arc generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact extends in a lateral direction of the movable contact piece. The inner member includes a rotation preventing portion for restricting rotation of the holder around the drive shaft. The rotation preventing portion is arranged so as to contact the holder at a position closer to a second end of the drive shaft than the movable contact piece and closer to the drive shaft than the movable contact.

An arc chute includes a pair of opposing side walls and a non-magnetic body. The side walls are formed of an electrically insulating material. The non-magnetic body includes an open area and a plurality of slots through which to facilitate gas flow. The arc chute also includes a back wall arranged on a back side of the non-magnetic body and including at least one first insulator and at least one magnet. The at least one first insulator is arranged between the at least one magnet and the open area and configured to electrically isolate the magnet from the non-magnetic body. The magnet is configured to generate a magnetic field to redirect an arc in the open area toward one of the side walls.

A relay structure with a heat dissipation function includes fixed metal plates, at least one movable metal assembly, and at least one electromagnetic unit. Each fixed metal plate is connected to a polymeric heat conductor. A tracking resistant plate is provided between the fixed metal plates. The tracking resistant plate is connected to the polymeric heat conductor for blocking a tracking occurred between the polymeric heat conductor and the fixed metal plates. The movable metal assembly is disposed at one side of the metal fixed plats. The movable metal assembly has movable contacts. The electromagnetic unit is disposed at one side of the movable metal assembly.

The disclosure relates to the field of circuit breakers, in particular to an electrode for a circuit breaker and the circuit breaker, wherein the electrode includes an electrical terminal configured to input and output electrical power to the electrode, a stationary contact electrically connected to the electrical terminal and fixed to the electrical terminal, a movable contact configured to rotatably engage the stationary contact, an arc chute arranged on the electrical terminal and adjacent to the stationary contact, and a magnetic member arranged to generate a magnetic field force when the movable contact is disconnected from the stationary contact so as to push an arc formed between the movable contact and the stationary contact towards the arc chute.

A relay includes: a housing, a base plate, and a driving device, connected to the base. At least one stationary contact group is provided on the housing. The stationary contact group includes two stationary contacts insulated from each other. At least one stationary contact in the stationary contact group includes an upper terminal and a lower contact are included. The upper terminal and the lower contact are isolated from each other and electrically connected by a fuse. The base plate is provided in the housing and can switch between on and off positions. The base plate, when being in the on position, contacts the stationary contact group for the electrical conduction of the two stationary contacts in the stationary contact group, and, when being in the off position, is isolated from the stationary contact group for disconnecting the electrical conduction of the two stationary contacts in the stationary contact group.

A relay includes a housing, an electric contact system in the housing, an electromagnetic system in the housing, and a magnetic blowing arc-extinguish device. The electric contact system includes a static contact with a static contact portion and a movable contact with a movable contact portion. The electromagnetic system is configured to drive the movable contact to move between a closed position in which the movable contact is in electrical contact with the static contact and an opened position in which the movable contact is separated from the static contact. The magnetic blowing arc-extinguish device includes a permanent magnet statically provided near the static contact and configured to lengthen an electric arc between the static contact portion and the movable contact portion by an electromagnetic force to extinguish the electric arc.

An electrical switch. The electrical switch comprises at least one fixed contact, a movable contact contacting the fixed contact, and at least one extinguishing apparatus positioned after the fixed contact in an opening direction of the movable contact. A permanent magnet is further positioned after the extinguishing apparatus in the opening direction of the movable contact.

An electromagnetic relay is provided with a housing; a first fixed contact terminal and a second fixed contact terminal secured to the housing; a movable contact accommodated in a chamber in the housing; a movable shaft with one end connected to the movable contact, and a solenoid configured to drive the movable shaft in a contact movement direction. The solenoid includes: a spool with a through-hole in the drum; a fixed armature secured in the through-hole; and a movable armature arranged between the fixed armature in the through-hole and an insulating wall; the movable armature is configured to travel with the movable shaft between an operation position and a return position. The housing includes an alignment part that determines the return position of the movable armature.

A circuit breaker includes a switching unit for interrupting an electrical circuit. The switching unit has a stationary fixed contact and a moving contact to be moved relative to the fixed contact and to be switched from a closed position to an open position. A quenching device for quenching an arc when the contacts are opened includes a prechamber for guiding the arc from the contacts to a quenching chamber. The prechamber has two insulating side walls and a pair of arc guide rails situated therebetween. A ferromagnetic shaped part is disposed on each of the side walls, and a permanent magnet is disposed in the region of the fixed contact. The magnetic field of the permanent magnet guides the arc along one of the arc guide rails.

A compact disconnect device includes a magnetic arc deflection assembly including at least one set of stacked arc plates and at least one magnet disposed adjacent switchable contacts and establishing a magnetic field across the stacked arc plates. The magnetic arc deflection assembly facilitates reliable connection and disconnection of DC voltage circuitry well above 125 VDC with reduced arcing intensity and duration. The disconnect device may be a compact fusible disconnect switch device having dual sets of switch contacts in the same current path.