208results about "Switch operated by excess voltage" patented technology

The present invention discloses an abutment of a dental implant consisting of an abutment screw and a shoulder surface. The upper structure of a crown or bridge abutment, i.e., the abutment screw is made of titanium alloy, and surface-treated in brown color by an anodizing process, and the connecting structure thereof, i.e., the shoulder surface is made of ceramic material containing zirconia of a white color, thereby providing an adequate mechanical strength, while maintaining the natural color of human teeth and light permeability. Further, the present invention discloses a method of aesthetically surface-treating the abutment screw of a dental implant abutment by using the anodizing process, and a method of fabricating the shoulder surface of a dental implant abutment.

A system that includes micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry is provided. The system may include a first over-current protection circuitry connected in a parallel circuit with the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry for suppressing a voltage level across contacts of the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry during a first switching event, such as a turn-on event. The system may further include a second over-current protection circuitry connected in a parallel circuit with the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry for suppressing a current flow through the contacts of the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry during a second switching event, such as a turn-off event.

The invention provides a thermal protection voltage-sensitive resistor module used for surge protection, which consists essentially of a metal oxide voltage-sensitive resistor, a thermal response switch, a set of thruster with a compression spring and a wedge-shaped quencher and a case. Thermal coupling exists between the thermal response switch and the metal oxide voltage-sensitive resistor. When the metal oxide voltage-sensitive resistor is overstressed, the resistor emits heat, the thermal response switch can immediately sense the heat and soften the welding point of solder with low melting point, then the welding point is forced to be quickly disconnected and part of the wedge-shaped quencher is inserted into the clearance at the breakage place of the welding point under the joint effect of the thruster with the spring and the wedge-shaped quencher and the resilient conductive connection arm, thus the quenching effect is enhanced.

A panelboard for fusible switching disconnect devices. The panelboard includes a chassis coupled to a mounting enclosure. The mounting enclosure can be used indoors or outdoors. The chassis is configured to receive one or more fusible switching disconnect devices. Each of the fusible switching disconnect devices includes both a fuse and a circuit breaker-like disconnect in a single, relatively compact housing. The compactness of the housing allows the panelboard to provide a higher level of overcurrent interruption in a smaller sized mounting enclosure than conventional panelboards. For example, the panelboard can have an interruption per volume rating of at least about 33 amps per cubic inch, as compared to about 2 amps per cubic inch for most conventional panelboards.

A time-synchronized trip implementation for a motor circuit protector (MCP) having a reconfigurable microcontroller. The microcontroller causes a power supply to, be charged for an initial time period during a charging mode. An onboard comparator is configured for a predetermined self-protection level of the MCP, and fault currents that exceed the comparator's threshold will directly drive a solenoid to trip the MCP. The microcontroller reconfigures the comparator's threshold to both measure and charge the power supply toward a stored energy trip voltage, which will charge quickly when high fault currents are present. As a result, self-protection is not compromised. After the trip voltage is reached, the microcontroller reconfigures the onboard comparator's threshold for self-protection trip levels. When a trip event occurs in this mode, stored energy trip activation occurs. The MCP includes user-selectable trip settings, and the microcontroller reconfigures the comparator threshold levels for user-selectable self-protection levels.

The CROWBAR switch includes the insulation shell body as well as up electrode and low electrode inside the shell body. The up and low electrodes constitute main discharging gap. Pressure inside the airtight shell is 10-2 -- 10-5 Pa. At least one of up and low electrodes is movable electrode. Dielectric material flashing over along surface with trigger electrode being inlaid is setup inside the fixed electrode, or movable electrode, or fixed on one side of the fixed electrode. Discharging gap along surface is constituted between the trigger electrode and the said dielectric material. When the trigger electrode is inlaid on one side of the fixed electrode, insulating material insulates between the trigger electrode and end flange. In vacuum condition and action of trigger pulse, the invention possesses strong capability of releasing charges, very wide voltage working range, high withstanding voltage, very small working voltage, and larger discharge capacity.

The invention discloses a surge protector with a thermal protection device, which comprises a shell, a pedestal arranged in the shell, an over-voltage suppression element arranged on one surface of the pedestal, an elastic separation device arranged on the other surface of the pedestal, and two power supply connectors. The surge protector is characterized in that the elastic separation device comprises a bow member and an extension spring; the bow member comprises a nonconductive bow body part, a conductive bowstring part and an electric arc partition board rotationally arranged on the middle part of the nonconductive bow body part; and a guide groove is formed below an electrode on the other surface of the pedestal, the free end of the electric arc partition board is positioned in the guide groove, the conductive bowstring part is connected with one of the power supply connectors through a flexible conductive wire, and the other electrode of the over-voltage suppression element is connected with the other power supply connector. Compared with the prior art, the surge protector has the advantages of preventing high current from passing through an elastic member, eliminating electric arc when the power supply is cut off, and running reliably.

A transition assembly for interconnecting a hybrid trunk cable and electronic equipment includes: an enclosure having first and second ends, first and second side walls, and a cavity; a hybrid trunk cable comprising first and second sets of pluralities of power conductors and a plurality of optical fibers, wherein the first and second sets of power conductors enter the enclosure at the first end; first and second sets of pluralities of connectors mounted to at least one of the first and second side walls; and an overvoltage protection module (OVP module).

A device (1) for protecting an electrical installation from overvoltages, having at least one protection component (2) and disconnection means (3) capable of changing from a closed configuration to an open configuration, as well as signaling means (5) capable of indicating the configuration of the disconnection means (3). The disconnection means (3) and the signaling means (5) respectively comprise a mobile disconnection element (4) and a mobile signaling element (12) arranged such that, when going from the closed configuration to the open configuration, the mobile disconnection element (4) moves in a rotational movement according to a first trajectory and cooperates with the mobile signaling element (12) to drive the mobile signaling element in rotation along a second trajectory different from the first trajectory.

Provided is a protective element which can be applied to reflow mounting and can ensure good responsiveness to current interruption operation even if the liquid phase point or the solid phase point of solder used is higher than a mounting temperature. A protective element wherein a resilient member (20) is bonded through solder (21) to a second conductor (15) and conduction electrode terminals (16, 17) formed on a predetermined substrate (11) in order to divide a conduction passage into a plurality of current interruption parts. The solder (21) has a liquid phase point higher than the mounting temperature when the protective element is mounted on a protection object apparatus. The resilient member (20) is soldered to the second conductor (15) and the conduction electrode terminals (16, 17) while holding stress of such a degree as the resilient member is separated from at least one of the second conductor (15) and the conduction electrode terminals (16, 17) by being deformed even under such a state where the solder (21) does not melt completely.

A voltage surge protection device comprising a disconnection device with electric contacts said disconnection device comprising a first connecting electrode electrically connected with a first connecting strip, a second connecting electrode electrically connected with a second connecting strip, and a third switching electrode electrically connected to the second connecting strip. The protection device comprises a surge arrestor connected in series with a thermal disconnector between the third movable arc switching electrode and the second connecting strip. Said thermal disconnector comprises at least one fuse element extending between a first and second conducting radial wall of an arc extinguishing chamber, said arc extinguishing chamber comprising at least one conducting separator.

A device (1) for protecting an electrical installation from overvoltages, having at least one protection component (2) and disconnection means (3) capable of changing from a closed configuration to an open configuration, as well as signalling means (5) capable of indicating the configuration of the disconnection means (3). The disconnection means (3) and the signalling means (5) respectively comprise a mobile disconnection element (4) and a mobile signalling element (12) arranged such that, when going from the closed configuration to the open configuration, the mobile disconnection element (4) moves in a rotational movement according to a first trajectory and cooperates with the mobile signalling element (12) to drive the mobile signalling element in rotation along a second trajectory different from the first trajectory.

A separating and arc shielding device is composed of a sliding part, an elastic metal piece and a spring. The sliding part is composed of a sliding block, a spring containing cylinder, an arc shielding cavity, a supporting strip and an auxiliary separating plate, wherein the spring containing cylinder is located on the sliding block; the arc shielding cavity is located in the closed end of the spring containing cylinder; the supporting strip is connected with the bottom surface of the arc shielding cavity; the auxiliary separating plate is located on the spring containing cylinder and the top surface of the arc shielding cavity. When the separating and arc shielding device is used, the spring is installed in a hole of the spring containing cylinder, one end of the spring makes contact with the wall of the spring containing cylinder, and the other end of the spring makes contact with a device using the separating and arc shielding device; the fixed head of the elastic metal piece is installed on the device using the separating and arc shielding device, the welding contact surface of the elastic metal piece is welded to an electrode or an electrode pin in the device using the separating and arc shielding device, and a connecting arm of the elastic metal piece is placed on the top surface of the auxiliary separating plate. A small-size high-safety all-mode protection surge protection device comprises an outer shell, a box used for installation of electron components, an overvoltage protection element set, the separating and arc shielding device and an arc extinction device.

A high-security surge protection device comprises an outer shell, at least one excess voltage protection element, a release device, an arc-control device and a box body. The excess voltage protection element is arranged inside the outer shell, and the release device is used for separating the excess voltage protection element from an alternating current or direct current circuit, or equipment. The arc-control device is used for extinguishing the electric arc generated in the separation process of the excess voltage protection element and the alternating current or direct current circuit, or the equipment. The release device is formed by a pressure spring, a metal spring sheet, a slider and a soft conductor. The arc-control device is formed by an arc-control chute sheet set, a first arc striking sheet, a second arc striking sheet, a rotating block and a torsional spring. The rotating block is of a strip-shaped block, an electric arc reflecting plate is arranged on one end portion of the rotating block, an installation hole is formed in the other end portion of the rotating block, and an arc-control cavity is formed in the position, close to the electric arc reflecting plate, of the rotating block. The arc-control chute sheet set is installed in an arc-control chamber surrounded by the box body and the outer shell. One end of the first arc striking sheet is connected to or close to the left end of the arc-control chute sheet set, and one end of the second arc striking sheet is connected to or close to the right end of the arc-control chute sheet set.

The voltage surge protection device comprises at least one protection module designed to be connected to an electric switchgear apparatus. The protection module comprises at least one protective element for protection against voltage surges and separating means connected to at least one protective element to cause an electrical and / or mechanical separation representative of a fault of a protective element following an increase of temperature and / or electric current. The protection module comprises means for mechanical actuation connected to said separating means and comprising a mechanical control link. The electrical control link is placed in a tripped state representative of a fault of at least one protective element when said separating means have caused a separation.

The invention relates to a compact and tiny multifunctional fire-proof and electric leakage-proof safety plug, which comprises an electromagnetic tripping device and a multifunctional protection auxiliary circuit which are arranged on a substrate. A movable iron core, all the tripping coils sleeved on the movable iron core and a framework are arranged on the substrate, an insulation board is fixedly arranged on the central position of a movable contact plate, and a permanent magnet is fixedly arranged on a position where the insulation board can be sucked with a static iron core on a plug shell. When a load end of the plug has the faults such as overload, over voltage, electricity leakage, short circuit and / or overheating in the plug and the like, the protection circuit controls the tripping device to automatically and rapidly trip to cut off a power supply. When the safety plug normally works, as long as a loop leakage current exceeds 5 to 10mA, the power supply can be cut off within25ms to obviously improve outage speed and sensitivity and have good function of protecting low-current domestic appliances and handheld electric tools. The safety plug is a small-sized fire-proof andelectric leakage-proof protection device having reliable fire proofing performance.

A switching device is provided that includes a switching mechanism unit and a switch drive control circuit. In the switching device, an operating member is maintained in an ON position by the sucking force of a permanent magnet and a yoke, despite the pushing force of a biasing unit, when the permanent magnet is in an ON position. The yoke is magnetized in such a manner as to reduce the magnetic force of the permanent magnet, when a coil wound around the yoke is energized by the switch drive control unit. The operating member and a switching member are moved from the ON position to the OFF position by virtue of the pushing force of the biasing unit, thereby shutting a feed line.

A method is disclosed to add functionality to a terminal of a high voltage integrated circuit without the penalty of additional high voltage circuitry. The benefit is that alternative modes of operation can be selected for testing, trimming parameters of the integrated circuit, or any other purpose without the cost of an additional terminal. In one embodiment, ordinary low voltage circuitry monitors the voltage on the terminal that normally is exposed to high voltage. The configuration of a simple voltage detector and an ordinary latch allows easy entry into the test and trimming mode when the integrated circuit is not in the intended application, but prohibits entry into the test and trimming mode when the integrated circuit operates in the intended application.

We describe a fault-tolerant power semiconductor switching device control system (100), the control system comprising: a coordinating control system (110); and a plurality of switching device controllers (120) each coupled to said coordinating control system and each configured to control a respective power semiconductor switching device (130); wherein said coordinating control system is configured to send real time switching control data to said switching device controllers to control switching of said power semiconductor switching devices, and to receive real time acknowledgement data from said switching device controllers; wherein a said switching device controller is configured to receive said real time switching control data from said coordinating control system, to control a said power semiconductor switching device responsive to said real time switching control data, and to provide said real time acknowledgement data confirming said switching device control to said coordinating control system; and wherein said coordinating control system is further configured to control further switching of said power semiconductor switching devices responsive to said real time acknowledgement data.

Disclosed an over-voltage protective unit with a initiating electrode in a vacuum condition, comprises main discharging electrodes which are parallel mounted in a insulation sealed housing; initiating electrodes mounted between main discharging electrodes or pole initiating electrodes embedded in main discharging electrodes and separated from the main discharging electrodes by insulation components, while the main discharging electrodes and the initiating electrodes are individually closed by end caps in the insulation sealed housing and the pressure outside the housing ranges from 10-3~10-4 pa. When the voltage is over, initiating electrode and one parallel electrode will initiate the disruptive discharge followed by disruptive discharge occurs between two parallel electrodes. Said structure can decrease the effect between the condition of electrode surface and the disruptive discharge between two electrodes, reduce the response delay to over-voltage, attain better consistency of discharging voltage and higher over-voltage protective lever.

The voltage surge protection device comprises at least one protection module designed to be connected to an electric switchgear apparatus. The protection module comprises at least one protective element for protection against voltage surges and separating means connected to at least one protective element to cause an electrical and / or mechanical separation representative of a fault of a protective element following an increase of temperature and / or electric current. The protection module comprises means for mechanical actuation connected to said separating means and comprising a mechanical control link. The electrical control link is placed in a tripped state representative of a fault of at least one protective element when said separating means have caused a separation.

The invention discloses a shunt release capable of detecting abnormal power state, which comprises a shell, and a power-off protection unit and a control circuit positioned in the shell, wherein the power-off protection unit is an electromagnet executing the release action; the control circuit comprises a power line sampling unit, a power supply unit and a state processing unit; the power line sampling unit is used for acquiring semaphore representing the power state of the release from the power line on which the release is arranged; the power supply unit acquires a real-time voltage from the power line and converts the real-time voltage to a stable voltage for supplying power; and the state processing unit sets a reference voltage, and generates a trigger signal to the power-off protection unit when the voltage of the semaphore is higher than the reference voltage, and the power-off protection unit generates the release action.

A switch module with a built-in structure of anti-surge and dual disconnection mainly comprises an overcurrent protection switch having plates and insulating elements for anti-surge and dual disconnection structure ingeniously built inside a heat-resisting housing. The switch module has a first connecting point and a second connecting point for operation. When overvoltage occurs, temperature of at least one metal oxide varistor would instantly rise up to a degree higher than the melting point thereof, melting at least one thermo-sensitive piece, loosening at least one spring element, displacing a pushing element and thus forcing the connecting points detaching from each other to turn off the switch and stop supplying electricity power; meanwhile, insulating elements would isolate conductive components such as thermo-sensitive pieces, spring elements and plates to further ensure a complete disconnection and more of electricity safety.

The invention relates to an overvoltage protection device, comprising at least one surge arrester and one switchgear assembly, which is connected in series to the surge arrester and which can be triggered thermally, wherein the aforementioned components form a structural unit, and the thermal tripping means is arranged in the area of the expected heating up of the surge arrester when overloaded. According to the invention, the thermal tripping unit is configured as a stop element through which operating current or surge current does not flow. In the event of thermal overload, the stop element opens a releasing device of the switchgear assembly, wherein said switchgear assembly has an increased self-extinguishing capacity.

A switchgear unit switches high DC voltages, particularly for interrupting of direct current between a direct current source and an electrical device. The switchgear unit contains two connections which project from a housing and which are electrically conductively coupled by a conductor path, a contact system which is arranged between the first and second connections and an isolating apparatus that can be tripped by a thermal fuse. The thermal fuse contains a melting location which is arranged in the conductor path and which is connected first to the contact system and second via a moving conductor section to the first connection. The isolating apparatus is tripped and the connection between the conductor section and the contact system is broken at the melting location when an arc produced when the contact system is opened has caused the melting temperature of the melting location to be reached or exceeded.

The invention relates to a circuit breaker for protecting an electrical system. The circuit breaker comprises a semiconductor switching element with a first and a second electrical terminal connected to a mains supply line and a control terminal. Such switching element is controlled by enabling / disabling a control signal applied to the control terminal for switching between an open / closed status and a closed / open status for connecting / disconnecting at least one load to / from the supply line. Moreover, the circuit breaker comprises a drive adapted to enable / disable the control signal. The circuit breaker is characterized in that it comprises: - a current limiting circuit operatively associated with the mains supply line configured for sending a first signal to the drive for disabling the control signal switching the switching element from the closed status to the open status subsequent to the detection of a current value indicative of a failure in the system; - a voltage regulator circuit connected to the first and to the second electrical terminal, comprising: dissipation means of an electrical energy stored on the mains supply line subsequent to the switching of the switching element from the closed status to the open status, means for limiting a failure voltage between the first and the second terminal generated by peak values of the failure current . Moreover, the circuit breaker comprises an overheating safety circuit of said first and second electrical terminal caused by a non conforming clamping of the electrical wires connected to such terminals.

A buckle mechanism comprises a female portion and at least one male portion adapted to be received within the cavity of the female portion. The male portion has a base, a central leg with a catch and a locking tab. The locking tab seats in the locking slot when the male portion is inserted into the female portion. There is a center button mechanism mounted in the female portion and having a center push button, a spring connected to the center push button and / or to a spring base and at least one flexible leg connected to the spring base. The flexible leg has a catch that interlocks with the catch on the male portion when the male portion is inserted into the female portion. When the center push button is depressed, the spring compresses and causes the flexible leg to bend and release the catch on the male portion so that the male portion is ejected from the female portion when the locking tab is depressed sufficiently to clear the locking slot.

The invention relates to a device (1) for protecting an electric installation against overvoltage comprising at least one protection component (10) provided with means for connecting to said electric installation, means for disconnecting the protection component (10) therefrom which are movable from a closed position to an open position, thereby forming an interstitial space (11) between the disconnecting and connecting means in such a way that an electric arc is formed therein. The inventive device is characterised in that it is provided with means (50) which approaches said electric arc from at least two different directions in order to reduce the cross-section thereof. Said invention is used for protecting against overvoltage.

The invention discloses a device (11) for the protection of an electrical installation (Ph,N) against voltage surges, comprising at least one piezoresistor (15) and a cutter (12) for cutting the piezoresistor when the short-circuit occurs on the piezoresistor (15). A pole (151) of the piezoresistor (15) is connected with the electrical installation by at least two branches which are mutually connected in parallel and used for distributing the current. The cutter comprises a device (13) which is sensitive to the current traversing one of the branches to disconnect the pole in case of failure of the piezoresistor due to short-circuit. The device may be one or many circuit breakers or fuses. The device has insensitivity to over-intensities of the current up to a certain level. Stronger insensitivity of the cutter on the transient current is ensured by acting on the branch to act on the current part flowing through the piezoresistor.