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disconnector
noun
A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it.
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To research the characteristics and influence of electromagnetic interference, principle of disconnector operation was analyzed.
The hybrid solid-state DC circuit breaker with mechanical disconnector provides an ultra-fast and efficient protection solution [40].
This paper describes the electromagnetic transients caused by disconnector switching in 400 kV air-insulated substation.
In general, the misoperation of the disconnector is a design problem, concerning materials and production quality control.
It also urges closer attention to the disconnector design, function, and coordination with overcurrent-protective devices in the installation.
Besides, disturbance voltage signal on the secondary cables caused by disconnector operation was measured in a 500 kV substation.
This paper discusses the modes of actuation and misoperation of the automatic disconnector of distribution surge arresters.
When a DC fault occurs, the auxiliary DC breaker immediately commutates the current to the main DC breaker and the fast disconnector is opened.
With the model and method, the conduction process and characteristics of transient electromagnetic coupling and interference caused by disconnector operation in substation were simulated.
The term disconnector or isolator is used to describe a device that is designed to open the electric circuit manually under normal operating conditions.
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A switch may either be a disconnector/isolator or circuit-breaker.
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