Cooling method for cooling medium-voltage electrical switchgear using integrated heat pipes, and a system using said method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8717745
APP PUB NO 20120206863A1
SERIAL NO

13502440

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The method of the invention makes it possible to cool electrical switchgear operating at medium voltage and high current, such as a circuit breaker. The method consists in inserting serially two heat pipes (11) inside said switchgear, putting a first end (11A) of the first heat pipe (11) in the hot portion of the hot portions (10A, 10C) of the circuit breaker (10) and a second end (11B) of the first heat pipe (11) in a portion that is cooler (10A) of the hot portions (10A, 10C). The other heat pipe (11) is put between the cooler of the hot portions (10A) and a cooler part of the circuit breaker (10). A particular application is provided for medium-voltage, high-current circuit breakers.

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ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTDSWISS BADEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frigiere, Denis Decines, FR 14 77
Jacquier, Frank Mions, FR 8 31
Rodrigues, Didier Serpaize, FR 9 38
Willieme, Jean-Marc La Mulatiere, FR 22 168

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