Abstract: A power switching apparatus comprising a vacuum interrupter assembly and a switching assembly connected in parallel between a pair of terminals, each of the terminals being connectable in use to an electrical circuit. The vacuum interrupter assembly includes at least one vacuum interrupter having a pair of electrically conductive rods connected at a first end to a respective one of the terminals and extending at a second end into a vacuum tight enclosure. A first electrode is mounted at or near the second end of a first of the electrically conductive rods and a slotted coil including a support base mounted at or near the second end of a second of the electrically conductive rods. A second electrode is mounted on an inner surface of the slotted coil and a third electrode is mounted on the support base.

Abstract: A vacuum interrupter comprises a tubular bellows (30) including a first hollow bore (32); at least one sub-assembly (34), each sub-assembly (34) including an end cap (42), the or each end cap (42) including at least one second hollow bore and having a composition including glass or including glass-ceramic; at least one primary annular metallic element (36) being operably connected between the or each end cap (42) and one of respective ends of the tubular bellows (30); a pair of electrically conductive contact elements (38); and a pair of electrically conductive rods (40), each rod (40) being operably connected to a respective contact element (38) at a first end and being connected in use to an electrical network at a second end, a portion of at least one rod (40) being retained inside the or each second hollow bore of a respective end cap (42), wherein the or each end cap (42) and each rod (40) are operably connected to one of the respective ends of the tubular bellows (30) to define a vacuum-tight enclosure;

Abstract: A power switching apparatus comprising a vacuum interrupter assembly and a switching assembly connected in parallel between a pair of terminals, each of the terminals being connectable in use to an electrical circuit. The vacuum interrupter assembly includes at least one vacuum interrupter having a pair of electrically conductive rods connected at a first end to a respective one of the terminals and extending at a second end into a vacuum tight enclosure. A first electrode is mounted at or near the second end of a first of the electrically conductive rods and a slotted coil including a support base mounted at or near the second end of a second of the electrically conductive rods. A second electrode is mounted on an inner surface of the slotted coil and a third electrode is mounted on the support base.

Abstract: A vacuum interrupter comprises a tubular bellows (30) including a first hollow bore (32); at least one sub-assembly (34), each sub-assembly (34) including an end cap (42), the or each end cap (42) including at least one second hollow bore and having a composition including glass or including glass-ceramic; at least one primary annular metallic element (36) being operably connected between the or each end cap (42) and one of respective ends of the tubular bellows (30); a pair of electrically conductive contact elements (38); and a pair of electrically conductive rods (40), each rod (40) being operably connected to a respective contact element (38) at a first end and being connected in use to an electrical network at a second end, a portion of at least one rod (40) being retained inside the or each second hollow bore of a respective end cap (42), wherein the or each end cap (42) and each rod (40) are operably connected to one of the respective ends of the tubular bellows (30) to define a vacuum-tight enclosure;

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a magnetic core includes joining first and second core stacks having a plurality of layers of magnetic core material arranged in a laminated structure so as to substantially align the magnetic core layers of the first core stack with those of the second core stack, and inserting a magnetic filler into gaps between the substantially aligned magnetic core layers so as to bridge the gaps between the substantially aligned magnetic core layers.