Dual current path for high rated currents

A circuit breaker connectable to an electrical circuit, the circuit breaker comprising:

• a first current path section and a second current path section, each of the first and second current path section comprising a respective first end and a respective second end, each of the first and second current path section being connectable to the electrical circuit at the respective first end;
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• a circuit breaker module adapted to at least momentarily controllably discontinue flow of electrical current in the electrical circuit by at least momentarily controllably discontinuing flow of electrical current through the circuit breaker module, each of the first and second current path section being connectable to the circuit breaker module at the respective second end;
• wherein each of the first and second current path section comprises:
• a first current path section member;
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• at least one second current path section member arranged in spaced relation to a surface of the first current path section member and being electrically coupled with the first current path section member via at least a first coupling surface portion of said surface of the first current path section member;
• wherein one of the first and second current path section comprises a hollow body, and wherein the circuit breaker module comprises an axially movable body arranged within the hollow body of said one of the first and second current path section, the axially movable body being coaxially arranged with respect to the hollow body of said one of the first and second current path section, said one of the first and second current path section comprising a first current path section member and at least one second current path section member arranged in spaced relation to an outer surface of the first current path section member and being electrically coupled with the first current path section member via at least a first coupling surface portion of said outer surface of the first current path section member.

A circuit breaker connectable to an electrical circuit, the circuit breaker comprising:

• a first current path section and a second current path section, each of the first and second current path section comprising a respective first end and a respective second end, each of the first and second current path section being connectable to the electrical circuit at the respective first end;
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• a circuit breaker module adapted to at least momentarily controllably discontinue flow of electrical current in the electrical circuit by at least momentarily controllably discontinuing flow of electrical current through the circuit breaker module, each of the first and second current path section being connectable to the circuit breaker module at the respective second end;
• wherein each of the first and second current path section comprises:
• a first current path section member;
• and
• at least one second current path section member arranged in spaced relation to a surface of the first current path section member and being electrically coupled with the first current path section member via at least a first coupling surface portion of said surface of the first current path section member;
• wherein each of the first current path section and the at least one second current path section extends along a longitudinal direction, and wherein at least one of the first current path section member and the at least one second current path member comprises a plurality of elongated bodies extending along the longitudinal direction.

A switchgear comprising a circuit breaker, said circuit breaker connectable to an electrical circuit, the circuit breaker comprising:

• a first current path section and a second current path section, each of the first and second current path section comprising a respective first end and a respective second end, each of the first and second current path section being connectable to the electrical circuit at the respective first end;
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• a circuit breaker module adapted to at least momentarily controllably discontinue flow of electrical current in the electrical circuit by at least momentarily controllably discontinuing flow of electrical current through the circuit breaker module, each of the first and second current path section being connectable to the circuit breaker module at the respective second end;
• wherein each of the first and second current path section comprises:
• a first current path section member;
• and
• at least one second current path section member arranged in spaced relation to a surface of the first current path section member and being electrically coupled with the first current path section member via at least a first coupling surface portion of said surface of the first current path section member.