Patent ID: 6852939
Filing Date: 2005-02-08
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A recloser for use with an electrical power distribution system, comprising: a circuit interrupter including a primary contact and a movable contact movable relative to said primary contact between a closed position allowing current to pass through said circuit interrupter and an open position separating said contacts and preventing current from passing through said circuit interrupter; an actuator coupled to said circuit interrupter, said actuator including a movable shaft coupled to said movable contact of said circuit interrupter for substantially simultaneous movement therewith and without insulation being disposed between said movable contact and said movable shaft; and an electronic control electrically connected to said actuator, said electronic control communicating with said actuator upon occurrence of a fault current to trigger said shaft to move said movable contact of said circuit interrupter from said closed position to said open position and to trigger said shaft to reclose said movable contact from said open position to said closed position upon termination of the fault current, said circuit interrupter, said actuator, and said electronic control being ungrounded.