Circuit breaker with stacked breaker modules

A circuit breaker comprises a plurality of stacked breaker modules (3) arranged in series. Each breaker module (3) comprises in parallel a mechanical switching assembly (8), a semiconductor switching assembly (10) and an arrester assembly (12). The circuit breaker can easily be adapted to a larger n...

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Zusammenfassung:A circuit breaker comprises a plurality of stacked breaker modules (3) arranged in series. Each breaker module (3) comprises in parallel a mechanical switching assembly (8), a semiconductor switching assembly (10) and an arrester assembly (12). The circuit breaker can easily be adapted to a larger number of applications and voltage ranges by varying the number of breaker modules (3).