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US 2023/0016099 A1Published application
Knife Switch Device
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsJohn Rune West, Magne Saxegaard, Richard Lauritzen, Ståle Talmo, Stanley Lohne
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AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsJohn Rune West, Magne Saxegaard, Richard Lauritzen, Ståle Talmo, Stanley Lohne
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A knife switch device for use in a switchgear or a ring main unit, the knife switch device including a stationary contact member, and a movable contact member, the movable contact member being rotatable about a main revolute joint for selectively opening and closing the knife switch device, the movable contact member including at least a first segment and a second segment, the first segment and the second segment being coupled by an auxiliary revolute joint, wherein the main revolute joint is arranged on the second segment, and wherein a rotation axis of the main revolute joint is substantially parallel to a rotation axis of the auxiliary revolute joint.
A knife switch device for use in a switchgear or a ring main unit, the knife switch device comprising:
A method of operating a knife switch device in a switchgear or a ring main unit, the method comprising
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