Cut-off member of a device for protecting an electric installation against lightning

    公开(公告)号:US10043629B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US14855349

    申请日:2015-09-15

    申请人: ABB FRANCE

    摘要: The present invention relates to a cut-off member intended to be electrically series-connected to an electric circuit comprising a device for protecting an electric installation against lightning, the cut-off member (1) comprising: a first conducting armature (7) electrically connected to a first coupling terminal (3) to the electric circuit and a second conducting armature (9) electrically connected to a second coupling terminal (5) for coupling to the electric circuit; at least one fuse element (11) disposed between the first conducting armature (7) and the second conducting armature (9) and electrically connected to the first conducting armature (7) and to the second conducting armature (9), the at least one fuse element (11) being arranged to melt when it is crossed by a current of a threshold intensity over a threshold period of time; a device for increasing a peak arc voltage (15) between the first conducting armature (7) and the second conducting armature (9) in the case of melting of the at least one fuse element (11).

    Protection device cartridge of an electrical installation with intersected connectors

    公开(公告)号:US09941669B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-10

    申请号:US14814427

    申请日:2015-07-30

    申请人: ABB FRANCE

    摘要: A protection device cartridge of an electrical installation intended to be brought on a base including an active protection component having a first terminal and a second terminal; a first connector forming a first electrical circuit portion electrically connected to the first terminal and to a first bearing portion of the base and a second connector forming a second electrical circuit portion electrically connected to the second terminal and to a second bearing portion of the base, the first connector and the second connector being arranged to allow the connection of the cartridge on the base according to an insertion direction, the first bearing portion and the second portion presenting a spacing determined according to the direction transverse to the insertion direction, where the second bearing portion is disposed between a first end point of the first electric circuit portion and the first bearing portion according to the direction transverse to the insertion direction and where the first bearing portion is disposed between the second bearing portion and a second end point of the second electrical circuit portion according to the direction transverse to the insertion direction, the first end point and the second end point presenting a determined spacing, greater than the spacing between the first bearing portion and the second bearing portion.

    Disconnection indicator of an active component of a device for protecting an electrical installation

    公开(公告)号:US09673608B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-06

    申请号:US14746765

    申请日:2015-06-22

    申请人: ABB FRANCE

    摘要: A device for protecting an electrical installation including an insulating body electrically defining an internal housing, the protective device including, within the internal housing: an active component of a device for protecting an electrical installation; a disconnection system for disconnecting the active component moveable between a contact position corresponding to a connected state of the active component and an open position corresponding to a disconnected state of the active component; a disconnection indicator, where the disconnection indicator is secured in movement to the disconnection system and the disconnection indicator and the insulating body are arranged to have a first configuration, which corresponds to the contact position, and a second configuration, which corresponds to the open position, the relative positioning of the disconnection indicator with respect to the insulating body in the first configuration being visually distinct from the outside of the insulating body from the relative positioning of the disconnection indicator with respect to the insulating body in the second configuration.