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US 12,057,279 B2Granted
Switching device comprising two interrupter units connected in series
AssigneeSiemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsTobias Alexander Goebels, Sylvio Kosse, Paul Gregor Nikolic
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Abstract
A switching device includes: two interrupter units connected in series; at least one drive unit for moving at least one contact; and two control capacitors, each of which is connected in parallel with the interrupter units. At least one control capacitor has mechanically movable components for changing the capacitance, and at least one of these components is mechanically coupled to the drive unit.
Claims8
A switching device, comprising:
- two interrupter units connected in series;
- at least one drive unit for moving at least one contact of the switching device;
- two control capacitors respectively connected in parallel with one of said interrupter units;
- at least one of said two control capacitors having a mechanically movable component for changing a capacitance thereof and said movable component being mechanically coupled to said at least one drive unit;
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- wherein said moveable component is moved to keep a voltage constant, the voltage being applied to the interrupter unit having said at least one contact.
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