Apparatus and system for arc elmination and method of assembly
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsSeth Adam Cutler, Dean Arthur Robarge, George William Roscoe
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Abstract
An ablative plasma gun includes a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, wherein a chamber is defined by the first portion and the second portion.
Claims20
An ablative plasma gun comprising a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, wherein a chamber is defined by the first portion and the second portion.
An arc flash elimination system comprising:
- a plurality of main electrodes, wherein each of the plurality of main electrodes is coupled to a different portion of an electrical circuit;
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- an ablative plasma gun positioned with respect to the plurality of main electrodes, wherein the ablative plasma gun comprises a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, and wherein a chamber is defined by the first portion and the second portion.
A method of assembling an arc flash elimination system, the method comprising:
- coupling each of a plurality of main electrodes to a different portion of an electrical circuit;
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- positioning an ablative plasma gun with respect to the plurality of main electrodes, wherein the ablative plasma gun includes a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion positioned above the first portion and having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, and wherein a chamber defined by the first portion and the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.