CN103000439B - Protection switch equipment with condition display unit - Google Patents
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
- H01H71/04—Means for indicating condition of the switching device
- H01H2071/042—Means for indicating condition of the switching device with different indications for different conditions, e.g. contact position, overload, short circuit or earth leakage
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Abstract
In order to possess substantial amounts of function and therefore must show the protection switch equipment of substantial amounts of state status（10）Middle offer condition display unit, condition display unit includes an optical conductor（16）With two diodes（14）, the diode design, which is used to couple the light of corresponding different colours, is input to same optical conductor（16）In and thus can also can trigger independently of one another and simultaneously with one another.In addition to the single color of described two light emitting diodes, thus also there is a kind of secondary colour and thus there are at least four to be used to show a kind of state of situation.The number of the state can be expanded in the following manner, i.e., using the blinking characteristic of each diode.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of protection switch equipment with condition display unit.
It is especially applicable to every kind of protection switch equipment with a large amount of functions.Such as come for crowbar
Say that it is particularly the case, the crowbar can recognize serial and parallel fault electric arc, be equipped with for implementing
The ability tested oneself, overvoltage can be detected, fault-current protection is provided, overload can be recognized and short circuit and with similar work(
Energy.
Background technology
The function that the protection switch equipment possesses is more, and the display of situation just becomes more complicated.Traditional situation is shown
Device has an optical conductor, and light coupling can be input in the optical conductor by a diode.Then can be at three kinds
Made a distinction between state, it is, the diode is disconnected, the diode is connected and the diode is with specific frequency
Rate flashes.The second diode with affiliated optical conductor is also gradually set now, and the diode couples light defeated
Enter in the optical conductor.In this way can will likely the number that shows of situation bring up to nine.The number is being used
From the possible combinations of corresponding three kinds of states in the case of two units independent of each other being made up of diode and optical conductor
Produced in number.
The optical conductor must be from printed circuit board in the protection switch equipment（Printed circuit board (PCB)）Connect always
The front of the protection switch equipment.Then the order of magnitude of the cross section in the optical conductor must be provided on the front
In locational space, so that light can come out from the optical conductor.If there is provided two optical conductors, that just must be in institute
State and accordingly many locational spaces are provided on front for two optical conductor ends；But the locational space on the front receives limit
System.
The content of the invention
The task of the application is, the number for the possible species that the situation that improved in the way of saving locational space is shown.
A kind of protection switch equipment with condition display unit is proposed for this present invention,
Characterized in that,
The condition display unit includes an optical conductor and two light emitting diodes, and the LED designs are used for
By the coupling of the light of corresponding different colours be input in same optical conductor and can by the protection switch equipment control
Thus device also triggers independently of one another and simultaneously with one another, wherein the bottom of the optical conductor is widened, for receiving the hair
The light of optical diode, and the optical conductor an end protection switch equipment front on show, wherein it is described protect
It is crowbar to protect switchgear, and provides integrated overvoltage protection and/or fault-current protection scope, wherein described
Two light emitting diodes can be triggered so so that it correspondingly flashes.Also propose a kind of for above being carried in crowbar
The method that deposition condition is shown, it is characterised in that in order to provide multiple condition informations, two light emitting diodes with by condition information not
With the combination being made up of a kind of corresponding activity or a kind of corresponding inactivity by the light coupling of corresponding different color
Conjunction is input in an optical conductor, wherein the bottom of the optical conductor is widened, the light for receiving the light emitting diode, and
And an end of the optical conductor shows on the front of protection switch equipment, wherein at least one condition information, making
With one kind combination, at least one LED flash for the combination in the light emitting diode.
By the present invention, thus the condition display unit includes an optical conductor and two diodes, and the diode is set
Count for the light coupling of corresponding different color to be input in same optical conductor.Described two diodes can be by described
Thus the control device of protection switch equipment also triggers independently of one another and simultaneously with one another.
Thus it can be distinguished from each other at least four states on color, that is, it is disconnected except described two diodes
Also there is such state outside the offer of the state and the corresponding color of described two diodes opened, if that is, simultaneously with one another
Trigger the diode, then the color of described two diodes mixes mutually each other conjunction.By means of these four states, if may be used yet
So that the diode flicker, that can just provide the up to 15 kinds different situations that can be well distinguished by user and show
Show.An optical conductor is only used only, light coupling is input in the optical conductor by described two diodes, thus in the protection
Also provided on the front of switchgear and be possibly used for the printed words that other purposes are such as used in the protection switch equipment（Such as band
There is mark）Locational space.
In a preferred embodiment, using dual light emitting diode（So-called dichromatic LED）, for
Two diodes belong to a unique structural detail for the dual light emitting diode.Such structural detail is commercially
It can obtain and described two diodes can be arranged in the protection switch equipment in compact form and also existed
There easily connects described two diodes.
The present invention it is a kind of preferred embodiment in, described two diodes can be triggered so independently of one another,
So that it correspondingly flashes.The flicker preferably comprises this point, that is, there is the luminous interval with identical length that is suspending.
In suitable combination, it is thus as already mentioned above as can improve the number of situation displaying scheme.
In a preferred embodiment, the protection switch equipment by the present invention is crowbar, the electricity
Arc protection switch possesses substantial amounts of function, thus diversified situation show value must be yearned for.This point is especially suitable, if institute
The integrated overvoltage protection of crowbar offer and/or fault-current protection are provided.The arc protection can also be obtained to open
The other functions of closing.
Being used in protection switch equipment by the present invention（Namely especially crowbar）Upper offer situation shows
The method shown is characterised by, in order to provide a variety of condition informations, two light emitting diodes with by condition information it is different by
The light coupling of corresponding different colours is input to one by the combination that a kind of activity or a kind of corresponding inactivity are constituted
In optical conductor.
For in the present inventive method, it thus there is substantial amounts of possible situation and show, and by light-emitting diodes
The number that the number of the different modes of the activity of pipe can show situation is correspondingly designed to than larger.
Such as, at least one condition information, it is used for the activity of described two light emitting diodes accordingly using a kind of
The combination of property, two kinds of colors of the light emitting diode are at least temporarily mixed for this combination.The same situation
The number of display can also become very high in the following manner, i.e., right using a kind of combination at least one condition information
At least one light emitting diode in the light emitting diode for the combination is in flicker.Such as described two light emitting diodes
In another light emitting diode can then be not switched at all, consistently light or replace with another light emitting diode
Ground lights.
Finally, it can replace the flicker at the interval with luminous and pause identical length and use such flicker, it is right
Light or have at three in two intervals during one of described light emitting diode is spaced at four for such flicker
Lighted in two intervals in the interval suspended accordingly, so as to obtain other combinations.
Brief description of the drawings
One kind to the present invention is preferred embodiment described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.Wherein：
Fig. 1 is the section of the side of the crowbar by the present invention；
Fig. 2 is the front view of Fig. 1 crowbar；And
Fig. 3 is for providing different shapes to two light emitting diodes by means of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 crowbar
The form that the situation of condition information is explained.
Embodiment
The task of crowbar is, either connected relative to crowbar otherwise circuit in parallel in occur
Interruptive current during electric arc.It can extraly have identification overvoltage or also recognize the function of fault current.It is also contemplated that
Other functions.
Herein meaningfully, there is crowbar 10 one piece to be provided with the electricity for being used for being detected to specific situation
The printed circuit board (PCB) 12 of sub-device, wherein the printed circuit board (PCB) 12 is equipped with dichromatic LED 14, that is, a structure
Part 14, the component possesses the light emitting diode of two different colours, and the light emitting diode can be triggered independently of one another, still
Lean on so near each other, so as to couple it on a common electric arc conductor 16, the bottom of the electric arc conductor
18 slightly widen, the light for receiving the light emitting diode.One end 20 of the electric arc conductor 16 shows on front
It is existing, compare Fig. 2.Although using two light emitting diodes, only have to provide on the front is used for one only
The locational space of one end 20 of one optical conductor 16 so that remaining locational space is available for other devices,
Such as have for label of bar code of mark etc..
Explained now by means of Fig. 3 how to be sent out by means of described two light emitting diodes from the component 14
Go out 15 different condition informations.
First condition information includes this point, i.e., described two light emitting diodes disconnect.Therefore do not show.This is without reason
The state of barrier.
Second condition information includes this point, i.e., the light emitting diode represented by " Y " of yellow in embodiment
Continuously send out light.Second light emitting diode disconnects in this case, does not emit beam.Such as if a series of
The fault electric arc namely serial electric arc into load, that is just using this by the first light emitting diode connected and second disconnected
The combination that light emitting diode is constituted.
For the third condition information, situation is opposite：Send red light（Represented by " R "）Second lights
Diode continuous illumination, first light emitting diode disconnects.I.e. such as if parallel fault electric arc arc short circuit,
It is particularly the case for that.
For the 4th kind of condition information, the two light emitting diodes continue while luminous.In this way,
Red is orange with both blend of colors of yellow, and this is represented by " O ".If detecting overvoltage, such as send this
Plant condition information.
For the 5th kind of condition information, the light emitting diode of first yellow equably flashes.Thus it there is hair
The interval of light and the identical length of pause.Have shown that crowbar does not work normally if tested oneself, such as send out
Go out this condition information.
For the 6th kind of condition information, the red light emitting diode flashes in the same way, such as is used for
Show that the fact, i.e. fault current have passed through.
Other condition informations may occur when there is overload and short-circuit and many other situations.
Therefore provided for the 7th kind of condition information, the light emitting diode of yellow regularly flashes, but red
Light emitting diode then continuous illumination.Obtain in this way it is orange with it is red between conversion.
Provided for the 8th kind of condition information, the light emitting diode continuous illumination of yellow and the light-emitting diodes of red
Pipe flashes, so that the conversion between obtaining yellow and being orange.
For the 9th kind of condition information, the two light emitting diode synchronous flashings, so as to obtain orange flicker effect
Really.
For the tenth kind of condition information, the two light emitting diodes flash with offseting one from another, so as to alternately see
Yellow and red.
For a kind of the tenth condition information, the light emitting diode of yellow is flashed with the half of conventional frequency,
Exactly flash the pause for once and then carrying out three intervals.And red light emitting diode is then regularly with an interval
Flicker and one interval pause enter line flicker.Thus alternately obtain with the flicker of orange and red progress.
Equally, in the case where overturning the role of described two light emitting diodes on a kind of the tenth condition information, as
12nd kind of condition information can obtain yellow and be orange between flicker.
If described two light emitting diodes asynchronously correspondingly dodge in the way of a stage lights three phases pause
Bright, that just obtains the 13rd kind of condition information, yellow and red alternately flicker for the 13rd kind of condition information.
If passing through the state by situation 2,3 and 4 in the way of interval, that just obtains the 14th kind of situation, for the shape
Yellow gradually becomes orange for condition, orange to gradually become red and then gradually become yellow etc. again.
For the 15th kind of situation, same arrangement is just carried out, but being correspondingly put into once has interval length
The pause of degree.
Have shown that：Light coupling is input in a unique optical conductor 16 and each other such as by two light emitting diodes
This is closely arranged in component 14 so that it produces secondary colour when lighting at the same time（Here it is orange）, thus, it is possible to produce
Substantial amounts of condition information.This point is especially suitable, if it is possible to extraly realize the flicker of different modes.
The present invention is except can be with can also be used in others in addition on the crowbar with extra function
In protection switch equipment, such as with failure current protection switch, line protection switch or breaker or similar device.
The present invention is especially favourable, if such protection switch equipment possesses the substantial amounts of situation with required for higher number
Information and produce function.
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10 crowbars
12 printed circuit board (PCB)s
14 components（Diode）
16 electric arc conductors
The bottom of 18 electric arc conductors 16
The end of 20 electric arc conductors 16.
Claims (4)
1. the protection switch equipment with condition display unit,
Characterized in that,
The condition display unit includes an optical conductor（16）With two light emitting diodes（14）, the LED designs
For the light coupling of corresponding different colours to be input into same optical conductor（16）In and can be set by the protection switch
Standby control device（12）Thus also trigger independently of one another and simultaneously with one another, wherein the optical conductor（16）Bottom（18）
Widen, the light for receiving the light emitting diode, and the optical conductor（16）An end in protection switch equipment
Front on show, wherein the protection switch equipment is crowbar（10）, and provide integrated overvoltage protection and/
Or fault-current protection scope, wherein described two light emitting diodes can be triggered so so that it correspondingly flashes.
2. the protection switch equipment as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that described two light emitting diodes belong to one uniquely
Structural detail.
3. in crowbar（10）The method that upper offer situation is shown, it is characterised in that
In order to provide multiple condition informations, two light emitting diodes（14）With different by a kind of corresponding activity by condition information
Property or a kind of combination that constitutes of corresponding inactivity the light coupling of corresponding different color is input to an optical conductor
（16）In, wherein the optical conductor（16）Bottom（18）Widen, the light for receiving the light emitting diode, and it is described
Optical conductor（16）An end protection switch equipment front on show, wherein at least one condition information, using
One kind combination, at least one LED flash for the combination in the light emitting diode.
4. a kind of method as described in claim 3, it is characterised in that at least one condition information, use corresponding use
In described two light emitting diodes（14）Activity combination, two kinds of colors of the light emitting diode for the combination
Temporarily, at least mix.
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