The invention relates to the technical field of switch technology, in particular to a residual current action photovoltaic protection switch, which comprises a shell, a fixed
contact system, an operating mechanism I, an operating mechanism II, an arc extinguishing
system and an electronic monitoring unit, and is characterized in that the fixed
contact system, the operating mechanism I, the operating mechanism II, the arc extinguishing
system and the electronic monitoring unit are arranged in the shell; a permanent
magnet is arranged in the side wall of an arc extinguish chamber of the arc extinguish
system, a second
electromagnetic coil is arranged on the bottom wall of the arc extinguish chamber of the arc extinguish system, and a
magnetic field generated by the permanent
magnet is perpendicular to a
magnetic field generated by the second
electromagnetic coil. A
magnetic field generated by the permanent
magnet and a magnetic field generated by the second
electromagnetic coil are overlapped, so that the arc is lengthened under the acting force of the magnetic field, an arc channel is arranged on the arc chute in a matched mode, a spiral groove is formed in the arc channel, the arc moves along the spiral groove, and the motion path of the arc is lengthened until the arc disappears.