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4027123 Vacuum circuit breaker comprising series connected vacuum interrupters and capacitive voltage-distribution means  
This circuit breaker comprises a plurality of vacuum interrupters electrically connected in series. The voltage distribution across the interrupters is controlled by a plurality of capacitive...
4025820 Contactor device including arc supression means  
An electrical contactor device includes a solid state arc suppression circuit connected in parallel with main relay contacts. Auxiliary contacts provide gating signals to the arc suppression...
4021699 Device for limiting currents  
The combination of a current limiting device and at least one openable isolating point electrically connected therewith, the current limiting device including a variable, pressure-sensitive...
RE29172 Voltage-dividing DC circuit breaker and method  
The voltage dividing DC circuit breaker comprises serially connected high voltage and low voltage switches to carry load current. Serial capacitors are connected in parallel thereto and a crossed...
3921038 Static surge-current limiter  
A solid state or static current limiter which provides a relatively low impedance electrical current conducting path between a source of power and a load or between two interconnected sources or...
3889131 Long life reliable relay  
A long life reliable relay for applying a voltage to a load in which the voltage is coupled to the load through a first contact assembly preferably comprising a plurality of radially resilient...
3868549 CIRCUIT FOR PROTECTING CONTACTS AGAINST DAMAGE FROM ARCING  
This disclosure deals with a circuit for substantially reducing or eliminating switch contact damage due to arcing when opening or closing the switch contacts under heavy AC current load...
3867669 POWER SOURCE WITH A SPARKPROOF OUTPUT  
A power source with a sparkproof output, comprising a transformer with a rectifier, a spark proofing unit for limiting electric energy released as a result of commutation of the output circuit of...
3809959 CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING MEANS FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT  
A high voltage direct current interrupting arrangement consists of two electrical switches connected in series. One of the switching devices is a commutating circuit breaker which is connected in...
3783305 ARC ELIMINATION CIRCUIT  
A circuit arrangement for eliminating arcs formed across a set of contacts on the opening or closing thereof comprising a thyristor connected across the contacts to be protected. The control...
3739192 NON-OSCILLATING ARCLESS SWITCHING OR INDUCTIVE D.C. LOADS  
A circuit interrupter for arclessly interrupting current flow to an inductive D.C. load, comprising first and second switches which are functionally offset, in opening sequence, by a predetermined...
3736439 CURRENT-LIMITING SWITCH EMPLOYING LOW TEMPERATURE RESISTOR  
A circuit interrupter is provided with a parallel-connected resistor which is cooled to a temperature of from 4° K to 80° K, but higher than the critical temperature of the resistance material....
3736437 VACUUM SWITCH APPARATUS  
A vacuum switch apparatus comprising a vacuum switch having a pair of electrodes, and a series circuit consisting of a resistor and capacitor disposed between one of said electrodes and ground to...
3729655 PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR A SWITCHING TRANSISTOR IN AN INDUCTIVE LOAD CIRCUIT  
A protective circuit arrangement for a switching transistor in an inductive load circuit has a series circuit consisting of a resistor and a controlled auxiliary valve shunted across the...
3711668 SWITCH WITH SURGE PROTECTION  
An insulating member of metal oxide varistor material separates the two conductive parts of a hermetically sealed enclosure to which the electrodes of the switch are attached. The metallic oxide...
3697774 THYRISTOR CIRCUITS FOR APPLYING A VOLTAGE TO A LOAD  
Thyristor circuits are disclosed for applying a voltage to a load wherein substantial improvements are provided with respect to increasing the operating life of switch contacts employed therein. A...
3678289 MAGNETIC FIELD CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CROSSED FIELD SWITCHING DEVICES  
A conducting crossed-field switching device in a high voltage circuit can be offswitched by temporarily reducing the magnetic field to non-conductive conditions. While high voltage rises across the...
3668374 DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR PULSED INDUCTIVE WINDINGS  
A pulse forming drive circuit for a high speed counter actuated by a solenoid wherein a pulsing switch controls the energization of the solenoid. The drive circuit is connected in parallel with the...
3656022 ALTERNATING CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER COMPRISING A SERIES REACTOR FOR SHAPING CURRENT AND VOLTAGE WAVES NEAR CURRENT ZERO  
Discloses an a-c circuit breaker comprising the series combination of a reactor and a circuit interrupter that opens in response to overcurrents. The reactor saturates during a severe overcurrent...
3656024 TRANSIENT PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICAL IRRIGATION CONTROL SYSTEMS  
Current induced in an electrical irrigation control system by lightning, for example, is delayed and discharged around the relay contacts and solid state components of the individual sprinkler...
3651375 PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT FOR A THYRISTOR TYPE SWITCH  
The invention concerns a protection device for a thyristor type switch comprising a protection circuit consisting of two Zener diodes of opposite conductivity in series with each other and in...
3646355 AUTOMATIC POWER TRANSFER SWITCH  
A static switch is operated upon sensing a loss of a primary power supply r providing a rapid temporary connection of a secondary power supply to a load. Slower acting power contactors are also...
3639808 RELAY CONTACT PROTECTING CIRCUITS  
A contact protecting circuit for a relay having its operating coil energized from a DC supply and its contact controlling an AC load circuit. A triac connected in parallel with the contact conducts...
3636292 VACUUM SWITCH FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT INTERRUPTION  
A vacuum switch for alternating current interruption comprises two pairs of separable operating contacts arranged in a vacuum chamber and connected in an alternating current circuit. A...
3633069 ALTERNATING CURRENT CIRCUIT-INTERRUPTING SYSTEM COMPRISING A RECTIFIER SHUNT PATH  
A medium- or high-voltage switching system for AC current comprising two series-connected switches substantially simultaneously opened by random operated opening means. The first switch is shunted...
3622867 LOAD TAP CHANGER SYSTEM INCLUDING PROTECTIVE APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE OPERATION THEREOF  
A load tap changer system for electrical transformers, including a tap selector switch, a bypass switch, a vacuum switch, and a divider reactor, interconnected to interrupt load current in the...
3617862 ARCLESS LOAD TAP CHANGING APPARATUS  
A load tap changing voltage regulator has a dial type tap-changing switch and an odd-even switch integral therewith having first and second pairs of contacts connected in series with first and...
3590357 BATTERY BOOSTER  
A system for use in boosting the weak battery of a vehicle to permit operation of the starter of such a vehicle including at least one booster battery for providing the required energy for boosting...
3571614 TRANSISTOR SWITCH WITH MINIMIZED TRANSITION POWER ABSORPTION  
A transistor switch, an inductor and the load are serially connected so that during turn-on transition of the transistor, the inductor holds back current flow until the transistor is saturated. A...
3562584 ARC-SUPPRESSING SWITCHING DEVICE  
An arc-suppressing switching device particularly for application to bimetallic element containing thermostats of electric blankets, electric irons, electric cookers, electric foot warmers, and the...
3558977 HYBRID CIRCUIT BREAKER HAVING MEANS FOR DETECTING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ARC VOLTAGE AT THE CONTACTS THEREOF  
A hybrid circuit breaker comprising a pair of contacts actuated by an electromagnet, a thyristor for shunting the contacts, an extinction condenser for the shunt thyristor, an extinction thyristor...
3558910 RELAY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING A TRIAC TO PREVENT ARCING  
Disclosed is circuitry for controlling the flow of current from an AC source to a load and includes a bilateral semiconductor switch such as a semiconductor triac connected in parallel with the...
3555353 MEANS EFFECTING RELAY CONTACT ARC SUPPRESSION IN RELAY CONTROLLED ALTERNATING LOAD CIRCUITS  
A relay controlled alternating current load circuit having a set of relay switch contacts connected in series with the load across the alternating current source is provided with a bilateral...
3543047 CONTACT ARC SUPPRESSOR USING VARISTOR ENERGY ABSORBING DEVICE  
3539775 DOUBLE-MAKE CONTACT SWITCHING APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED ALTERNATING CURRENT ARC SUPPRESSION MEANS  
3538276 HIGH-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAVING TWO-STEP CLOSING RESISTANCE  
3538278 HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER  
3538277 HIGH VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH RESISTANCE MEANS  
3534226 SEQUENTIAL SWITCHING CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR HIGH POWER AC OR DC POWER TRANSMISSION CIRCUITS  
3525927 CONSTANT VOLTAGE AC POWER SUPPLY  
3524104 PARALLEL ASSISTED CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION DEVICE WITH INTERLOCK  
3515940 PARALLEL-ASSISTED CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICE  
3504233 ELECTRIC CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICE WITH SOLID STATE SHUNTING MEANS  
3489873 TRIGGERED VACUUM TYPE CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER  
3475620 HEAVY CURRENT ARCING SWITCH  
3474293 ARC SUPPRESSING CIRCUITS  
3469048 VACUUM-TYPE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAVING PARALLEL TRIGGERED-TYPE CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS  
3466503 ASSISTED ARC A.C. CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION  
3462646 CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH HIGH SPEED CIRCUIT RESTORING MEANS  
3454832 ELECTRIC CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER  
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