Design of an aircraft power-type circuit breaker for 600 F ambient

PROJECTS in the 600 F (degrees Fahrenheit) ambient temperature area have recently assumed major importance in many new aircraft development programs. Significant progress had been made in the design and prototyping of a high-temperature aircraft power-type circuit breaker. The interplay of many ideas in the mechanical, electrical, and materials fields contributed to the effort to solve the difficult and strange design problems which were encountered in this project.