Vacuum switching apparatus with double interruption and including an interposed barrier
AssigneeHazemeijer B.V.
InventorJan C. Clason
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Abstract
In vacuum switching apparatus for interconnecting a bus bar to a feeder cable and selectively connecting the bus bar and feeder cable to ground, a first vacuum switching path within a housing is connected to a bus bar and a second vacuum switching path within a housing is connected to the feeder cable. A barrier is mounted between the first and second switching paths for conducting switch-off current from either one of the switching paths to ground and means are provided for interconnecting the barrier to ground.
Claims5
Vacuum switching apparatus for interconnecting a bus bar to a feeder cable and selectively connecting said bus bar and said feeder cable to ground, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first vacuum switch within said housing and connected to said bus bar;
- a second vacuum switch within said housing and connected to said feeder cable;
- a barrier mounted between said first and second vacuum switches for conducting switch-off current therefrom to ground;
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- grounding means for interconnecting said barrier to ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.