Adjustable arc electrode assembly and method of assembling
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRobert Joseph Caggiano, Dean Arthur Robarge
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Abstract
A circuit protection device for use with a circuit that includes at least one conductor includes at least one phase electrode assembly that is electrically coupled to the at least one conductor, wherein the at least one phase electrode assembly comprising an adjustable electrode assembly. The circuit protection device also includes a conductor base comprising at least one isolation area sized to secure the adjustable electrode assembly therein, and a conductor cover coupled to the conductor base and including at least one isolation channel, wherein the adjustable electrode assembly extends at least partially through the at least one isolation channel.
Claims20
A circuit protection device for use with a circuit that includes at least one conductor, said circuit protection device comprising:
- at least one phase electrode assembly electrically coupled to the at least one conductor, said at least one phase electrode assembly comprising an adjustable electrode assembly;
- a conductor base comprising at least one isolation area sized to secure said adjustable electrode assembly therein;
- and
- a conductor cover coupled to said conductor base and comprising at least one isolation channel, wherein said adjustable electrode assembly extends at least partially through said at least one isolation channel.
An electrical isolation structure for use with a circuit protection device that includes a plurality of phase electrode assemblies each having an electrode movably coupled to an electrode holder, and a phase strap, said support structure comprising:
- a conductor base comprising a plurality of isolation areas sized to secure a respective phase strap therein, said conductor base is configured to provide electrical isolation between the phase straps of the plurality of phase electrode assemblies;
- and
- a conductor cover coupled to said conductor base and comprising a plurality of isolation channels, wherein a respective electrode holder extends at least partially through a respective isolation channel of said plurality of isolation channels to provide electrical isolation between a plurality of the electrode holders of the plurality of phase electrode assemblies.
A method of assembling a circuit protection device for use with a circuit that includes at least one conductor, wherein the circuit protection device includes a conductor base having at least one isolation area, a conductor cover having at least one isolation channel, and at least one electrode post assembly having an electrode holder and an electrode that is secured within an opening defined in the electrode holder, said method comprising:
- inserting the electrode into the opening;
- securing the electrode within the opening;
- securing the at least one electrode post assembly within the at least one isolation area;
- coupling the conductor cover to the conductor base such that the at least one electrode post assembly extends at least partially through the at least one isolation channel;
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- electrically coupling the at least one electrode post assembly to the at least one conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.