A switching arrangement has a plurality of at least two contact arrangements and a blasting arrangement for blasting the contact arrangements with insulation gas. The at least two contact arrangements each have a first contact piece and a second contact piece which can be moved relative to one another in order to form an electrical connection when the first contact piece and the second contact piece are in contact and to form an insulation zone when the contact pieces are isolated from one another. The blasting arrangement has at least two blowing volumes, wherein a first contact arrangement can be supplied with insulation gas by a first blowing volume and wherein a second contact arrangement can be supplied with insulation gas by a second blowing volume.

Provided herein is an electric arc-blast nozzle for a circuit breaker comprising a median part internally defining an axial electric arc cut-off passage and formed with a first dielectric material, first and second end parts formed with the first dielectric material and extending on either side of the median part and being intended to receive first and second arc contacts being axially moveable in relation to each other. The nozzle further comprises a sheath that is disposed on the external surface of the first end part and on a portion of the external surface of the neck-forming median part, said portion having the same radial external section than the first end part, is formed with a second dielectric material different from the first dielectric material and is obtained from a second composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer chosen from either a polysulfone or a polyetherimide, but not comprising fibrous reinforcements.

Provided herein is an electric arc-blast nozzle for a circuit breaker comprising a median part internally defining an axial electric arc cut-off passage and formed with a first dielectric material, first and second end parts formed with the first dielectric material and extending on either side of the median part and being intended to receive first and second arc contacts being axially moveable in relation to each other. The nozzle further comprises a sheath that is disposed on the external surface of the first end part and on a portion of the external surface of the neck-forming median part, said portion having the same radial external section than the first end part, is formed with a second dielectric material different from the first dielectric material and is obtained from a second composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer chosen from either a polysulfone or a polyetherimide, but not comprising fibrous reinforcements.

There is provided a gas circuit breaker that can appropriately ensure a pressure and a density of arc-extinguishing gas to be sprayed to an arc, and can more surely maintain electric insulation performance. A gas circuit breaker 1 includes a first arc contactor 21 electrically connected to a first lead-out conductor 7a, a cylindrical guide portion 41 provided on a second lead-out conductor 7b side, a trigger electrode 31 which is arranged to be movable between the first arc contactor 21 and the guide portion 41, and which ignites an arc generated between the first arc contactor 21 and the trigger electrode along with a movement in a first half of a current breaking action, a compression chamber 36 for pressurizing arc-extinguishing gas, the compression chamber being formed by a cylinder 42 which has an outer wall 51 and an inner wall 52 both formed in a cylindrical shape, and which is provided on the guide portion 41 side, and a piston 33 that slides between the outer wall 51 and the inner wall 52 in conjunction with the trigger electrode 31, and an insulation nozzle 23 which guides the arc-extinguishing gas pressurized in the compression chamber 36 to an arc ignited at the first arc contactor 21. The insulation nozzle 23 is formed integrally with the inner wall 52 of the cylinder 42.

There is provided a gas circuit breaker that can appropriately ensure a pressure and a density of arc-extinguishing gas to be sprayed to an arc, and can more surely maintain electric insulation performance. A gas circuit breaker 1 includes a first arc contactor 21 electrically connected to a first lead-out conductor 7a, a cylindrical guide portion 41 provided on a second lead-out conductor 7b side, a trigger electrode 31 which is arranged to be movable between the first arc contactor 21 and the guide portion 41, and which ignites an arc generated between the first arc contactor 21 and the trigger electrode along with a movement in a first half of a current breaking action, a compression chamber 36 for pressurizing arc-extinguishing gas, the compression chamber being formed by a cylinder 42 which has an outer wall 51 and an inner wall 52 both formed in a cylindrical shape, and which is provided on the guide portion 41 side, and a piston 33 that slides between the outer wall 51 and the inner wall 52 in conjunction with the trigger electrode 31, and an insulation nozzle 23 which guides the arc-extinguishing gas pressurized in the compression chamber 36 to an arc ignited at the first arc contactor 21. The insulation nozzle 23 is formed integrally with the inner wall 52 of the cylinder 42.

There is a gas circuit breaker that can reduce deterioration in insulation performance and current breaking performance due to unnecessary gas generated from arc-extinguishing gas sprayed to an arc. The gas circuit breaker includes a sealed container 8 in which the arc-extinguishing gas is enclosed, a first fixed contactor portion 2 fixed to the sealed container 8, a second fixed contactor portion 4 fixed to the sealed container 8, and a movable contactor portion 3 which moves between the first fixed contactor portion 2 and the second fixed contactor portion 4, to conduct and break current between the first fixed contactor portion 2 and the second fixed contactor portion 4, in which an arc generated between a fixed arc contactor 21 provided to the first fixed contactor portion 2 and a movable arc contactor 31 provided to the movable contactor portion 3 at a time of current breaking action is extinguished by spraying the arc-extinguishing gas, the gas circuit breaker includes a gas chamber 5 configured to accumulate the unnecessary gas generated from the arc-extinguishing gas sprayed to the arc, the sealed container 8 is formed by joining ends of the two hollow truncated cone portions 82 and 83, each having a large opening diameter, with the cylindrical portion 82 therebetween, and the gas chamber 5 is formed inside the cylindrical portion 81 forming the sealed container 8.

A gas-insulated switch has a first contact and a second contact. A contact unit is connected to the first contact as a movement contact unit having a drive unit and is movably mounted along a switch axis. The gas-insulated switch further has a multi-part insulation nozzle system with a primary nozzle and an auxiliary nozzle. A heating channel is formed between the primary nozzle and the auxiliary nozzle. The heating channel originates from an electric arc chamber and opens in a gas reservoir, wherein the gas reservoir is delimited by a ram. The gas reservoir is radially delimited by a wall, in respect of the switch axis, which is not a component of the movement contact unit, and the ram is part of the movement contact unit and is movably mounted such that the ram moves along the switch axis away from the second contact to enlarge the gas reservoir.

A gas-insulated switch has a first contact and a second contact. A contact unit is connected to the first contact as a movement contact unit having a drive unit and is movably mounted along a switch axis. The gas-insulated switch further has a multi-part insulation nozzle system with a primary nozzle and an auxiliary nozzle. A heating channel is formed between the primary nozzle and the auxiliary nozzle. The heating channel originates from an electric arc chamber and opens in a gas reservoir, wherein the gas reservoir is delimited by a ram. The gas reservoir is radially delimited by a wall, in respect of the switch axis, which is not a component of the movement contact unit, and the ram is part of the movement contact unit and is movably mounted such that the ram moves along the switch axis away from the second contact to enlarge the gas reservoir.

A gas circuit breaker includes a sealed tank, a movable side main electrode and a fixed side main electrode in the sealed tank facing each other, a movable side arc electrode and a fixed side arc electrode in the sealed tank facing each other, a cylinder at a circumference of the movable side arc electrode, a piston in the cylinder in a slidable manner and forming a puffer chamber together with the cylinder, an insulation nozzle in the sealed tank, an exhaust pipe at a circumference of the fixed side arc electrode and exhausting heat gas, which is sprayed on an arc generated in the insulation nozzle in the opening electrode operation, to an outside, and a closing plate in the exhaust pipe. One or more vent holes leading the heat gas from an inside of the exhaust pipe to the outside is on a surface of the closing plate.

A gas circuit breaker includes a sealed tank, a movable side main electrode and a fixed side main electrode in the sealed tank facing each other, a movable side arc electrode and a fixed side arc electrode in the sealed tank facing each other, a cylinder at a circumference of the movable side arc electrode, a piston in the cylinder in a slidable manner and forming a puffer chamber together with the cylinder, an insulation nozzle in the sealed tank, an exhaust pipe at a circumference of the fixed side arc electrode and exhausting heat gas, which is sprayed on an arc generated in the insulation nozzle in the opening electrode operation, to an outside, and a closing plate in the exhaust pipe. One or more vent holes leading the heat gas from an inside of the exhaust pipe to the outside is on a surface of the closing plate.