A switch includes a set of contacts and a drive mechanism opening and closing the set of contacts. The drive mechanism is located beside the set of contacts in a direction perpendicular to an opening direction in which the contacts are movable to at least one of open and close.

An electrical power contactor including a local electrical ground plane configured to be electrically connected to a reference potential 0Vdc of an electrical power supply of the power contactor. Current returns from at least one coil and from at least one auxiliary contact of the electrical power contactor are formed by a common conductor that is connected to the local electrical ground plane. A current return from a controller of the electrical power contactor is also connected to the local electrical ground plane.

An electrical circuit includes a contact with a pair of switchable electrodes, the contact configured to cycle through make and break transitions while conducting current. The electrical circuit further includes an arc suppressor, at least one sensor, and a controller circuit. The arc suppressor is coupled across the pair of switchable electrodes and is to extinguish an arc formed across the pair of switchable electrodes during the make and break transitions of the contact. The at least one sensor is coupled to the pair of switchable electrodes and is configured to generate sensor data. The controller circuit includes a plurality of registers and is configured to detect a fault condition associated with the contact based on the sensor data. The controller circuit further sequences contact opening of the contact based on the detected fault condition and a timing value stored in at least one register of the plurality of registers.

A power contact fault clearing device includes a first pair of terminals adapted to be connected across a first set of switchable contacts, and a second pair of terminals adapted to be connected across a second set of switchable contacts. The second set of switchable contacts coupled to an arc suppressor. A current sensor is adapted to be connected between a power load and the second set of switchable contacts. The current sensor is configured to measure a power load current associated with the power load. A controller circuit is operatively coupled to the current sensor and the first and second pairs of terminals. The controller circuit is configured to detect a fault condition based at least on the power load current, and sequence deactivation of the first set of switchable contacts and the second set of switchable contacts based on the detected fault condition.

The present utility model provides a contactor, comprising: a housing, including a first side plate and a second side plate disposed opposite to each other; a static iron core and a movable iron core located inside the housing, a coil bobbin fitted on the static iron core, a coil wound on the coil bobbin, an elastic device located between the coil bobbin and the movable iron core, and a moving contact and astatic contact disposed opposite to each other, wherein the coil bobbin includes a contact end surface facing the movable iron core and a first fixing part and a second fixing part fixed to edges of the contact end surface, length directions of the first fixing part and the second fixing part are parallel to the first side plate and the second side plate, the first fixing part is in contact with and connected to the first side plate, and the second fixing part is in contact with and connected to the second side plate. The contactor according to the present utility model has a narrower width and saves installation space.

An electrical switching device includes a connection section for fastening and contacting an electrical conductor. The connection section has a fastening element for fastening the electrical conductor, a current-carrying element spaced apart from the fastening element and including a contact point, and an electrically conductive contacting element extending from the fastening element to the contact point of the current-carrying element and into an inner section of the electrical switching device.

An anti-short circuit structure (10) of a high-capacity relay, the structure (10) comprising a housing assembly (100) and a pushing assembly (200). The housing assembly (100) comprises two static contacts (110), a first magnetically conductive block (120), a cover body (130), a transition block (160), and a yoke plate (140). The first magnetically conductive block (120) is disposed on an inner side surface of the top part of the cover body (130). The pushing assembly (200) comprises a fixing support (210), a stop piece (220), a movable reed (230), a second magnetically conductive block (240), an elastic member (250), and a push rod (260). The fixing support (210) comprises two fixing side arms (211) and a receiving plate (212). One end of the stop piece (220) is connected to the tail end of one fixing side arm (211), and the other end of the stop piece (220) is connected to the tail end of the other fixing side arm (211). Two ends of the movable reed (230) are disposed facing the two static contacts (110) respectively, and the second magnetically conductive block (240) is disposed facing the first magnetically conductive block (120). The first magnetically conductive block (120) and the second magnetically conductive block (240) are used to form magnetic flux. In the described anti-short circuit structure (10), when a coil is excited, the positions of the first magnetically conductive block (120) and the second magnetically conductive block (240) do not change due to overtravel. A magnetic air gap does not increase as overtravel increases, and an increase in overtravel does not affect magnetic attraction and does not affect the anti-short circuit function of the relay.

A system includes a dry contact with a first pair of switchable electrodes, a wet contact with a second pair of switchable electrodes, an arc suppressor, and a controller circuit operatively coupled to the arc suppressor and the first and second pairs of switchable electrodes. The controller circuit is configured to detect a failure of the wet contact and determine a stick duration associated with the first pair of switchable electrodes. The stick duration is based on a duration between an instance when a coil of the dry contact is deactivated and an instance of separation of the first pair of switchable electrodes during deactivation of the coil. The controller circuit generates, in-situ and in real-time, health assessment for the first pair of switchable electrodes based on a comparison of the determined stick duration with an average stick duration associated with a window of observation.

An electromagnetic relay includes a first movable contact piece, a first movable contact, a second movable contact, a moving member, a coil, and a movable iron core. The moving member holds the first movable contact piece. The moving member is made of a resin having electrical insulation. The moving member includes a first member and a second member. The first member is connected to a movable iron core. The second member is a separate body from the first member. The second member is connected to the first member by snap fitting. The first member includes a convex portion. The convex portion projects toward the second member in a moving direction of the moving member. The second member includes an inspection hole. The inspection hole faces the convex portion in the moving direction and extends in the moving direction.

An arc path formation unit and a direct current relay comprising same are disclosed. An arc path formation unit according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a plurality of magnet parts. The plurality of magnet parts can form a magnetic field in a space inside an arc chamber to form an electromagnetic force for moving generated arc. The magnetic field formed by each magnet part forms an electromagnetic force toward the outside of the arc chamber. Electromagnetic forces formed adjacently to fixed contacts are formed in opposite directions. Therefore, the generated arc can be quickly moved to the outside and extinguished without damage to each constituent element of a direct current relay caused by the generated arc.