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3,818,276
[73] Asslgnee:
6/1974
Of Pa
Westinghouse Electric Corp"
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ABSTRACT
The circuit breaker is taught with an anti-pumping con
Pttsburgh Pa
[22] F?ed:
Feb 14 1978
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References Clted
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
2,735,039
2/1956
2,846,621
8/1958
Coggeshall ........ ..
3,644,790
2/1972
ll
mg Switch
"
PS
-- CS
-- T
@r
Y2
5E b2
Y1
bl
:: 0
LC
(-RE
RECLOSER
g; LSBI
1- LSA
95 L882
US. Patent
Sheet 1 of 10
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.
IL !
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Sheet4 of 10
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g5. CS
.IDL
Z: b2
(RE
R ECLOSER
T LSA
7k L882
FIG. 7
B-C, S-C'NG
PS
I I.
:: b2 '
[-RE
RECLOSER
LSA T LSBZ
T LSBI
FIG. 8
5-0, s-c
60)
US. Patent
Sheet 5 of 10
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u,
:2 b2
(-RE
RECLOSER
B-O'NG, s-c
u,
PS
69
D
5'
b2
{. RE
RECLOSER
LSBI
2Y2 %
Yl
bl
LC
LSA
U.S. Patent
Sheet 6 of 10
: b2
(-R
RECLOSER
FIG. ll
B-C, S-C'NG
Les
:: b2
RECLOSER
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Sheet 10 of 10
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IV
4|
PS
7E Cs
<5
5!: Y2
# b2
I
Yl
bl
LC
(-RE
RECLOSER
TLSBI
LSA
:1: L882
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sure of the circuit breaker will not occur until the clos
are closed and are open when the main contacts are
cludes an auxiliary coil sometimes known as a _Y coil. 40 in the prior art system, resistance coordination is re
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the left of the one containing the trip coil TC, includes
a schematic representation of the spring charging motor
energization of the spring release coil even after the 40 charging spring status switch LSB2 which performs the
spring has beencharged and even with the closing
function of closing when the spring SPG of FIG. 2 is in
switch retained in the closed state until the closing
a discharged state and of opening when the latter spring
switch has been reopened and once again closed.
SPG is in a charged state. Finally, to the left of the latter
parallel arrangement is shown a more complicated par
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 45
allel arrangement which includes a circuit breaker clos
For a better understanding of the invention, reference
ing switch CS connected in series circuit relationship
may be had to the preferred embodiments exemplary of
with two parallel subcircuits. The ?rst parallel subcir
the invention shown in the accompanying drawings in
cuit includes a spring release coil SR which is con
Which:
nected in series circuit relationship with the comple
FIG. 1 shows draw-out circuit breaker apparatus and
mentary auxiliary contact b1 for the separable main
associated metal clad control panels of the type which
contacts, a latch check switch LC, a complementary
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the breaker main contacts and the closing spring are not
shown for purposes of simplicity of illustration. How
LSBl and LSB2 are closed and the contacts LSA are
open. It is presumed with respect to FIG. 7 that the
control switch CS is maintained closed either electri
energized.
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in FIG. 8.
Referring now to FIG. 10, it can be seen that the
happen will be described with respect to FIG. 13. The
circuit breaker is now opened and the spring is still
charged. This is essentially the same circuit breaker and 20 second thing that can happen will be described with
spring status as was described with respect to FIG. 5.
will be noted that except for the fact that the Y1 contact
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operation.
What is claimed is:
12
in a said conducting state and said closing switch
means is in said conducting state.
state;
spring;
(c) electrically operated spring release means me
contacts;
(d) electrical current operated prevent means for
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gized;
comes charged;
energized;
a:
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