Electrical installation with means for extinguishing series electric arcs, in particular in a contactor
AssigneeSafran Electrical & Power
InventorEric GUILLARD
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Abstract
The electrical installation for an aircraft is provided. The electrical installation can include: a power source; an electrical load; first and second power supply lines connecting the electrical load to the power source in order to supply electric power to the electrical load; and a double-break power contactor located on the first power supply line, the power contactor having two fixed contacts and one movable contact The installation can further include: a branch in parallel with the first power supply line connected between the movable contact and a point of the first power supply line; and a device for opening one of the power supply lines on the basis of a current flowing in the branch.
Claims11
An electrical installation for an aircraft, comprising:
- a power source;
- an electrical load;
- first and second power supply lines connecting the electrical load to the power source to supply electrical power to the electrical load;
- a double-break power contactor located on the first power supply line, the power contactor comprising two fixed contacts and one movable contact
- a branch in parallel with the first power supply line connected between the movable contact and a point of the first power supply line;
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- a device for opening one of the power supply lines on the basis of a current flowing in the branch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.