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AssigneeABB Research Ltd.
InventorsUwe Kaltenborn, Ralf Strümpler, Joachim Glatz-Reichenbach, Felix Greuter
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A fuse has a fuse element (6), composed of silver, with constrictions (7) which follow one another at regular intervals, and which fuse element makes contact with a combustible element (8), preferably over its entire length. The combustible element (8) is composed of a combustion compound, which is essentially of a fuel such as guanidine or a guanidine derivative and a metal such as Mg or Al and an oxidant such as KNO3, NaNO3, NH4NO3, KClO4, NaClO4, KMnO4, the proportion of which is overstoichiometric by a factor of at least 1.1, and preferably of at least 10. The combustible compound also preferably contains a binding agent such as paraffin, a thermoplastic or an elastomer, so that it can be extruded. It has an ignition temperature of between 160° C. and 260° C. and emits more than 200 J/g of heat, so that it ignites even in the event of small overcurrents and melts the entire length of the fuse element (6).
A fuse having a first electrical connection and a second electrical connection, at least one fuse element composed of electrically conductive, fusible material, which connects the first electrical connection to the second electrical connection, a combustible element, which can be ignited and is composed of a combustible material which contains a fuel and an oxidant which, on reaching at an ignition temperature, react with one another releasing heat, wherein the ignition temperature is at most 260° C., and the proportion of oxidant in the combustible material is overstoichiometric.
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