ABB AMVAC Indoor Vacuum Circuit Breaker mechanism
The AMVAC is truly the next generation in medium voltage vacuum technology.
With the AMVAC, ABB is the first to combine
the unique requirements of vacuum interrupter technology to a
stored energy mechanism designed to exploit these capabilities.
Using a flux-shifting device with integral permanent magnets,
the AMVAC mechanism has just seven moving parts. Having
only an open/close actuator, an electronic controller, and capacitors for energy storage, the AMVAC circuit breaker mechanism
is capable of 50,000 to 100,000 operations. Vacuum interrupters are embedded in a proprietary epoxy material, achieving
excellent dielectric and thermal capabilities. Eliminating mechanism operated cell switches, the AMVAC breaker packages all
auxiliary control contacts on the circuit breaker. These are just a
few of the features that mark a departure from the conventional
stored energy breaker and introduce new capabilities and benefits for the modern power systems.