High speed limiting electrical switchgear device

An electrical switchgear device comprising:

• a fixed electrode arrangement,
• a movable electrode arrangement having a contact portion and a repelling portion, the movable electrode arrangement being arranged to move between a closed position in which the contact portion contacts the fixed electrode arrangement, and an open position in which the contact portion is mechanically separated from the fixed electrode arrangement,
• one of the fixed electrode arrangement or the contact portion having a plurality of contact fingers which are all parallel connected when the movable electrode arrangement is in the closed position, and
• a coil, wherein the repelling portion is arranged adjacent to the coil to enable the coil to induce eddy currents in the repelling portion, wherein the coil and the fixed electrode arrangement are arranged on the same side of the movable electrode arrangement, and wherein the repelling portion is movable relative to the coil, and
• wherein the coil has a first dimension between two opposite lateral ends of the coil, the first dimension corresponding to a majority of a distance between the two outermost contact fingers, wherein the coil defines an area which corresponds to a majority of a surface area of the repelling portion, and wherein the repelling portion is adapted to provide a continuous current path, having a dimension corresponding to the first dimension of the coil, for eddy currents induced by the coil in the repelling portion, whereby the movable electrode arrangement is pivotally thrown in a direction away from the coil and the fixed electrode arrangement, thus providing a circuit trip.