Provided is a vacuum interrupter capable of improving an axial magnetic field intensity even at a contact portion other than a region of the contact portion corresponding to a region surrounded by an arm portion and a coil portion. In the vacuum interrupter according to the present disclosure, in each coil electrode, a bypass portion has: a second coil portion which extends so as to have an overlap with a corresponding first coil portion and a power feeding portion opposed to the first coil portion, in a circumferential direction; a first arm portion which connects the second coil portion and a ring portion; and a second arm portion which connects the second coil portion and the first coil portion.

There is provided a direct current breaker based on vacuum magnetic blowout transfer and a breaking method thereof. The direct current breaker includes a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal, a main current branch, a transfer branch, an energy dissipation branch and a blowout unit. The main current branch is connected between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal. During current conduction of the direct current breaker, current flows through the main current branch. The transfer branch is connected between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal and 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 connected in parallel with the main current branch and the transfer branch. The blowout unit is arranged between the main current branch and the transfer branch.

The present disclosure discloses a direct current breaker based on vacuum magnetic blowout transfer and a breaking method thereof. The direct current breaker includes a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal, a main current branch, a transfer branch, an energy dissipation branch and a blowout unit. The main current branch is connected between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal. During current conduction of the direct current breaker, current flows through the main current branch. The transfer branch is connected between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal and 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 connected in parallel with the main current branch and the transfer branch. The blowout unit is arranged between the main current branch and the transfer branch.

The present invention relates to a vacuum interrupter for a circuit breaker capable of forming and releasing a short circuit by moving two movable electrodes in forward/backward directions, and a driving method therefor. The vacuum interrupter according to the present invention includes: a housing with a vacuum state therein; and first and second movable electrodes partially accommodated within the housing, and attached to first and second movable contacts at respective ends thereof, wherein the first and second movable electrodes are capable of moving in forward/backward directions, and the first and second movable contacts contact each other and separate from each other by the movement in forward/backward directions of the first and second electrodes.

The present invention relates to a vacuum interrupter for a circuit breaker capable of forming and releasing a short circuit by moving two movable electrodes in forward/backward directions, and a driving method therefor. The vacuum interrupter according to the present invention includes: a housing with a vacuum state therein; and first and second movable electrodes partially accommodated within the housing, and attached to first and second movable contacts at respective ends thereof, wherein the first and second movable electrodes are capable of moving in forward/backward directions, and the first and second movable contacts contact each other and separate from each other by the movement in forward/backward directions of the first and second electrodes.

A DC circuit breaker including a pair of arcing contact members for holding an arc, an interaction element, adapted for interacting with the arc in dependence of whether the arc is in a first or second state such that the arc voltage drop in the first state is lower than the drop in the second state, a resonance branch coupled in parallel to the contact members thereby forming a resonance circuit adapted for letting a resonance branch current I.sub.r oscillate thereby inducing oscillations of an arc current I.sub.a, wherein the resonance branch includes a coupling element for coupling the resonance branch with the arc, such that the arc is brought to the first state when the current I.sub.r in the resonance branch has a first direction, and that the arc is brought to the second state when the current I.sub.r in the resonance branch has a second direction.

A high voltage DC contactor control system. The system reduces/eliminates arcing in in contactors and includes a short circuit protection system operably connected to the drive voltage configured to reducing arcing between portions of the contactor. The short circuit protection system includes a first arc prevention element and a first arc prevention driver configured to cause the first arc prevention element to be disposed between the first and second portions of the first contactor to prevent arcing between them.

Provided is a vacuum interrupter capable of improving an axial magnetic field intensity even at a contact portion other than a region of the contact portion corresponding to a region surrounded by an arm portion and a coil portion. In the vacuum interrupter according to the present disclosure, in each coil electrode, a bypass portion has: a second coil portion which extends so as to have an overlap with a corresponding first coil portion and a power feeding portion opposed to the first coil portion, in a circumferential direction; a first arm portion which connects the second coil portion and a ring portion; and a second arm portion which connects the second coil portion and the first coil portion.

A high voltage DC contactor control system. The system reduces/eliminates arcing in in contactors and includes a short circuit protection system operably connected to the drive voltage configured to reducing arcing between portions of the contactor. The short circuit protection system includes a first arc prevention element and a first arc prevention driver configured to cause the first arc prevention element to be disposed between the first and second portions of the first contactor to prevent arcing between them.