ELECTRIC SAFETY ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A METAL FOAM, AND METHOD FOR INTERRUPTING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT USING SAID SAFETY ARRANGEMENT

摘要

The invention relates to an electric safety arrangement (100) comprising two contact pieces (101, 102) which are placed on top of each other and between which a metal foam (103) is located. The invention further relates to a method for interrupting an electric current using said electric safety arrangement (100); in said method, the metal foam (103) melts at a current value exceeding a predetermined maximum current value.