High-speed mechanical switching point

A switching point for a high- or medium-voltage switch, containing

• two fixed contact members,
• a moving, electrically conductive bridging contact member which, when the switching point is closed, is fit in between the fixed contact members and short-circuits them in the rated current direction, and
• a drive for moving the bridging contact member, which comprises at least two coils, which are arranged such that they at least partially bound the movement range of the bridging contact member, and a power-electronic control unit for supplying the coils,
• wherein
• the fixed contact members are designed and arranged essentially symmetrically with respect to one another with respect to a center axis of the bridging contact member running at right angles to the rated current direction, and wherein
• the bridging contact member is arranged such that it can rotate about the center axis in order to open and close the switching point.