101 |
Explosive time delay switch |
US62920656 |
1956-12-18 |
US2835758A |
1958-05-20 |
ATKINS LEROY M |
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102 |
LOW-, MEDIUM-, OR HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCHING DEVICE WITH CHEMICAL CHARGE MEANS |
PCT/EP2010005727 |
2010-09-17 |
WO2011032719A3 |
2011-05-26 |
GENTSCH DIETMAR |
The invention relates to a Low-, medium-, or high-voltage switching device with chemical charge means for actuate closing and/or opening of electric contacts, and with a fuze- or ignition cable with chemical charge material, in order to ignite the chemical charge. In order to reach an effectice galvanic separation, it is the object of the invention that the chemical charge material of the fuze-cable is electrically insulating, at least in the status before ignition, and at least along a part of its length, in order to cause or effectuate a voltage potential separation between definite low, medium or high-voltage level and earth level. |
103 |
CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION DEVICE |
PCT/US2004025481 |
2004-08-06 |
WO2005015704A3 |
2005-12-08 |
GEORGE TERRY A; KLEJA FRAN A; ROSEMANN ACHIM; HOLD KLAUS |
A circuit interruption device (110) is provided in which an interruption element (112) and a fuse element (114) are configured electrically in parallel. The interruption element includes an electrical conductor and a current interrupter capable of severing the electrical conductor to eliminate its capacity to carry current. An exemplary embodiment of a circuit interruption device is capable of detecting an interrupt control signal and actuating in response to the signal. |
104 |
CONDUCTOR SEVERING CIRCUIT BREAKER |
US15888753 |
2018-02-05 |
US20190244778A1 |
2019-08-08 |
Nader Dariavach; Kenneth Howard Schnorr |
A circuit breaker or conductor severing assembly can include a housing with a conductor extending through the housing. A piston disposed within the interior of the housing can be actuable within the housing between a first position and a second position, driven by a volume expansion composition. The piston can include a cutter, such that actuation to the second position can sever the conductor extending through the housing. |
105 |
Pyrotechnic circuit breaker having an improved structure for accommodating a bus bar, and assembly method thereof |
US15506926 |
2015-09-08 |
US10128074B2 |
2018-11-13 |
Romain Lorenzon; Jean-Paul Nadeau; Frédéric Marlin |
A pyrotechnic circuit breaker ,comprising a body, an igniter, a piston a bus bar, wherein the piston comprises a cutting edge and is adapted to move along a normal direction from a raised position to a lowered position to cut a portion of the bus bar, thereby separating the bus bar into two distinct portions in order to break the electrical conduction of the bus bar. |
106 |
Device for Switching an Electrical Circuit |
US16006993 |
2018-06-13 |
US20180294130A1 |
2018-10-11 |
Alexander DOERR; Thomas HAMMERSCHMIDT |
A device is provided for switching an electrical circuit for electrical power levels of from 500 watts to 10 megawatts, which has two or more pyrotechnic disconnecting devices, which are connected in series between a terminal point and a load in order to interrupt the electrical circuit. The device also has at least one closing mechanism, wherein the number of closing mechanisms is less than the number of pyrotechnic disconnecting devices and wherein each closing mechanism is arranged in a parallel connection with a single pyrotechnic disconnecting device in order to bridge the one pyrotechnic disconnecting device and thereby close an interrupted electrical circuit. |
107 |
Pyrotechnic circuit breaker |
US15227538 |
2016-08-03 |
US10068732B2 |
2018-09-04 |
François Gaudinat; Alain Magne; Philippe Jacquot |
A circuit breaker includes at least one electrical conductor for connection to an electrical circuit, a housing, a die, a punch movable relative to the housing to pass from a first position to a second position, and a pyrotechnical actuator to make the punch pass from the first position to the second position when ignited. The punch passes from the first position to the second position to cut the at least one electrical conductor into at least two distinct parts, and establish between the punch and the die, at least one electrical arc between the at least two distinct parts when the circuit breaker is connected to a live electrical circuit. When the punch is in the second position, at least one passage is between the at least two distinct part guides the at least one electrical arc between the distinct parts. A punch die unit includes at least one material designed to be withdrawn by ablation by the at least one electrical arc for generating gas suitable for increasing a voltage of the at least one electrical arc. |
108 |
Electrical interruption switch, in particular for interrupting high currents at high voltages |
US15315456 |
2015-06-02 |
US09911560B2 |
2018-03-06 |
Peter Lell |
An electrical interruption switch having a casing which surrounds a contact unit which defines the path of the current through the interruption switch, and having a propellant charge having a gas-generating activatable material. The contact unit has a first and a second connection contacts, an upsetting region, a separation region and a sabot. An extinguishing agent is provided in such a way that the motion of the sabot and/or the upsetting of the upsetting region reduces the volume for receiving the extinguishing agent in such a way that the extinguishing agent is injected through at least one discharge channel that connects the volume for receiving the extinguishing agent to the chamber in which the separation region is located, in order to extinguish or to prevent the formation of an electric arc between the ends of the separation region. |
109 |
BATTERY DISCONNECT DEVICE |
US15639710 |
2017-06-30 |
US20180005787A1 |
2018-01-04 |
Jeremy Henck |
Various implementations include a battery disconnect device that includes a breaker, a housing, and a bus bar. The breaker has a pivot portion and an actuation portion, and the actuation portion has an actuation face. The pivot portion has an axis of rotation about which the breaker is pivotable. The housing defines a chamber, and the chamber is in fluid communication with a gas generator via an inlet defined by an inlet wall of the housing. The breaker is disposed within the chamber in a first position in which the actuation face is adjacent the inlet and inlet wall and combustion gas from the gas generator pushes on the actuation face to cause the breaker to pivot about the axis of rotation of the pivot portion to a second position, which causes the breaker to break the bus bar. |
110 |
PYROTECHNIC DRIVE DEVICE |
US15520599 |
2015-10-21 |
US20170314582A1 |
2017-11-02 |
Peter Lell |
A pyrotechnic drive device includes a housing (3) provided with a combustion chamber (5) having pyrotechnic material (15) as well as an activation device (13). The combustion chamber is delimited at least in an initial state on all sides by combustion chamber walls (3, 7, 13, 17, 33, 35) formed in at least one partial region by respective pressure-receiving surface or respective pressure-receiving element (17, 35). Each pressure-receiving impact of a pressure-receiving element (17, 35) is impacted after the activation of the pyrotechnic material (15) in such a way by the gas pressure generated in this manner that the pressure-receiving element (17, 35) is moved and/or deformed (17, 35) and/or a mechanical impulse is thus transmitted via the pressure-receiving element (17, 35) to an element to be driven (19) so that a connected substance (25) is transmitted. The residual volume of the combustion chamber (5), in which no pyrotechnic material (15) is provided in the initial state, is filled with a liquid, a gel-like or pasty filling material (21), and/or a soft, rubber-like material. |
111 |
DISCONNECTING SWITCH FOR HIGH DIRECT OR ALTERNATING CURRENTS AT HIGH VOLTAGE |
US15520668 |
2015-10-21 |
US20170309432A1 |
2017-10-26 |
Peter Lell |
A switch (10), particularly a disconnecting switch (10) for high direct currents and alternating currents at high voltages, can be transferred from a conducting position into a disconnecting position. The switch (10) is includes a housing (12), a first contact (28), a second contact (30), a switching piston (24) guided by the housing (12) with a connecting element (22), which establishes an electrical connection in the connecting position between the first contact (28) and the second contact (30). The housing (12) defines an interior space surrounding the connecting element (22). The connecting element (22) extends at least partially in the interior space (18) and is filled with an insulating medium (20), and the switch is designed such that a mechanical movement of the switching piston (24) transfers the switch (10) from the connecting position into the disconnecting position. The switching piston (24) mechanically impacts the connecting element (22) such that the electrical connection between the first contact (28) and the second contact (30) is interrupted in at least one disconnecting location. |
112 |
Breaker |
US15070518 |
2016-03-15 |
US09773628B2 |
2017-09-26 |
Takaki Fukuyama; Yoshiki Nakamura; Keisuke Hori |
A breaker includes conductors, each including an elongated flat cut portion, cutting chambers arranged in correspondence with the cut portions, a single cutting member that includes blades to cut the cut portions in the cutting chambers, a gas generator that generates gas to move the cutting member toward the cut portions, and an arc attenuation portion located between the two cut portions that are adjacent to each other. The conductors are located between two devices. Each cut portion is cut to form two separated cutting ends and electrically disconnect the devices. The arc attenuation portion attenuates an arc generated between the two cutting ends of one of the two adjacent cut portions and the two cutting ends of the other cut portion. |
113 |
Short-circuit shutdown switch |
US14667936 |
2015-03-25 |
US09767974B2 |
2017-09-19 |
Albert Koetter; Titus Ziegler; Thomas Hahnel; Rene Wagner; Uwe Kramer; Christian Maranke |
A short-circuit shutdown switch is disclosed having a load current path and a cutting plunger. The load current path has a separating member with a first predetermined cutting zone, a second predetermined cutting zone, and a central section positioned between the first predetermined cutting zone and the second predetermined cutting zone. The cutting plunger is positioned to cut the first predetermined cutting zone and the second predetermined cutting zone. |
114 |
PYROTECHNIC CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH IMPROVED CUT OF THE BLADE |
US15509768 |
2015-09-08 |
US20170263403A1 |
2017-09-14 |
Frédéric MARLIN; Jean-Paul NADEAU; Evrard BORG; Peter STEINER; Martin BURGER |
A pyrotechnic circuit breaker (1), comprising a body (2), an igniter (4), a piston (5) and a bus bar (6), wherein the igniter (4), the piston (5) and the bus bar (6) are adapted to be accommodated within the body (2), and wherein the piston (5) comprises a cutting edge (51) and is adapted move along a normal direction (Z-Z) to cut a portion (61) of the bus bar (6), thereby separating the bus bar (6) into a proximal portion and a distal portion in order to break a circuit,wherein the cutting edge (51) of the piston (5) is stepped so that the portion of the bus bar (6) is cut sequentially, in at least two successive cutting operations along the movement of the piston (5) from a raised position to a lowered position,characterized in that the bus blade (6) comprises a breakable portion (61) configured to be cut by the cutting edge (51) of the piston (5), wherein said breakable portion (61) comprises slots (62) in order to divide the breakable portion (61) into multiple sub-portions (61a, 61b, 61c) that are adapted to be cut sequentially by the stepped cutting edge (51) of the piston (5). |
115 |
ARC-SUPPRESSING GAS BLAST IN PYROTECHNIC DISCONNECT |
US15016210 |
2016-02-04 |
US20170229266A1 |
2017-08-10 |
Jeff CORTES; Jeffrey G. REICHBACH; Mark GOLDMAN |
A pyrotechnic disconnect comprises: a housing with at least a combustion chamber therein; a pyrotechnic charge in the combustion chamber; a busbar covering an opening of the combustion chamber, the busbar configured to be severed by activation of the pyrotechnic charge; and an exhaust port from the housing, the exhaust port configured to allow gas from the activation of the pyrotechnic charge to help suppress an electric arc formed by the severing of the busbar. |
116 |
Electrical Interruption Switch, in Particular for Interrupting High Currents at High Voltages |
US15315456 |
2015-06-02 |
US20170213676A1 |
2017-07-27 |
Peter Lell |
An electrical interruption switch having a casing which surrounds a contact unit which defines the path of the current through the interruption switch, and having a propellant charge having a gas-generating activatable material. The contact unit has a first and a second connection contacts, an upsetting region, a separation region and a sabot. An extinguishing agent is provided in such a way that the motion of the sabot and/or the upsetting of the upsetting region reduces the volume for receiving the extinguishing agent in such a way that the extinguishing agent is injected through at least one discharge channel that connects the volume for receiving the extinguishing agent to the chamber in which the separation region is located, in order to extinguish or to prevent the formation of an electric arc between the ends of the separation region. |
117 |
SAFE OPERATION OF AN LED LAMP |
US15116519 |
2015-02-03 |
US20160356473A1 |
2016-12-08 |
Martinus Hermanus Wilhelmus Maria VAN DELDEN; Reinier Imre Anton DEN BOER; Siebe-Jan VAN DER HOEF |
A lamp and an operating method for a lamp with an LED element 22 are described. An electrical circuit with the LED element 22 is covered by a cover member 12. A separation device 28 is provided to mechanically severe the electrical conductor 16a, 16b arrange to supply electrical power to the LED element 22 if the detector element 24 detects a defect of the cover member 12. |
118 |
PYROTECHNIC CIRCUIT BREAKER |
US15116405 |
2015-02-04 |
US20160351363A1 |
2016-12-01 |
François GAUDINAT; Alain MAGNE; Philippe JACQUOT |
A pyrotechnic circuit breaker includes a housing with at least one cutting chamber, at least one electrical conductor, at least one punch designed to section the at least one electrical conductor, at least one pyrotechnical actuator, and an insert moulded on the at least one electrical conductor. The housing includes a first housing part and a second housing part with at least one sealing means between the insert and one of the first housing part and/or of the second housing part in order to ensure a seal of this at least one cutting chamber. |
119 |
PYROTECHNIC CIRCUIT BREAKER |
US15227538 |
2016-08-03 |
US20160343524A1 |
2016-11-24 |
François GAUDINAT; Alain MAGNE; Philippe JACQUOT |
A circuit breaker includes at least one electrical conductor for connection to an electrical circuit, a housing, a matrix, a punch movable relative to the housing to pass from a first position to a second position, and a pyrotechnical actuator to make the punch pass from the first position to the second position when ignited. The punch and matrix are arranged to form a punch-matrix unit designed, when the punch passes from the first position to the second position to break the at least one electrical conductor into at least two distinct parts, and establishing, between the punch and the matrix, at least one electrical arc between the at least two distinct parts when the circuit breaker is connected to a live electrical circuit. When the punch is in the second position, the punch-matrix unit allows at least one passage between the at least two distinct parts. The at least one passage is designed to guide the at least one electrical arc between the distinct parts. The punch-matrix unit includes at least one material designed to be withdrawn by ablation by the at least one electrical arc in order to generate gas suitable for increasing a voltage of the at least one electrical arc. |
120 |
Fuse for a motor vehicle power line |
US13583741 |
2011-01-25 |
US09425010B2 |
2016-08-23 |
Wolfgang Hentschel |
Circuit breaker for motor vehicle power lines, having a first planar connection flap, a second connection flap and a connection portion which electrically connects the connection flaps and which forms a desired breaking location. A particularly simple production with low material use can be achieved by the connection flaps and the electrical connection portion closing an explosion chamber of a pyrotechnical igniter in such a manner that the desired breaking location bursts owing to the gas pressure of the pyrotechnical igniter brought about in the event of actuation. |