MEDIUM VOLTAGE SWITCHING EQUIPMENT

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
CONVAC	ABB SCHWEIZ AG	Bruggerstrasse 66 Baden 5400 Switzerland	Medium-voltage switching equipment; Surge protectors, electric overload switches, electric relays and communications apparatus, namely, electrical transformers for medium-voltage switching apparatus; Parts for medium-voltage switching apparatus, namely, electrical switches;CON VAC;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

An overcurrent detection/protection apparatus protects a switching element (T11) from an overcurrent. When a current flows through the switching element, a voltage drop occurs. The apparatus amplifies the voltage drop and generates a first voltage (V15). And, the apparatus divides a voltage at a node between the switching element and a load and generates a second voltage (V14). If the first voltage exceeds the second voltage, the apparatus concludes that there is an overcurrent. Due to wiring inductance (L) and the ON resistance (Ron) of the switching element, the second voltage decreases when an overcurrent flows. Accordingly, the apparatus can instantaneously detect an overcurrent, which may be caused by a dead short, and rendering the switching element inoperative, to thereby protect the switching element and wiring between the switching element and the power source. The apparatus employs no shunt resistors, and therefore, is compact and low-cost.