EP0458236B1 - Disjoncteur à moyenne tension - Google Patents

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EP0458236B1
EP0458236B1 EP91108128A EP91108128A EP0458236B1 EP 0458236 B1 EP0458236 B1 EP 0458236B1 EP 91108128 A EP91108128 A EP 91108128A EP 91108128 A EP91108128 A EP 91108128A EP 0458236 B1 EP0458236 B1 EP 0458236B1
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Denis Dufournet
Michel Perret
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Alstom Holdings SA
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/70—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
    • H01H33/88—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts
    • H01H33/90—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts this movement being effected by or in conjunction with the contact-operating mechanism
    • H01H33/901—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts this movement being effected by or in conjunction with the contact-operating mechanism making use of the energy of the arc or an auxiliary arc

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  • the present invention relates to a medium voltage circuit breaker in which the electrical insulation is ensured by a gas with good dielectric properties, such as sulfur hexafluoride, (SF6).
  • a gas with good dielectric properties such as sulfur hexafluoride, (SF6).
  • Thermal volume Medium voltage circuit breakers are known in which there is a thermal expansion volume (abbreviated as thermal volume) whose gas, heated by the arc which develops at the separation of the arcing contacts, expands on passing through. zero current and blow the arc.
  • the displacement of the piston is more or less important, so that the thermal volume is more or less large.
  • Such a device has a drawback.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a medium voltage circuit breaker which does not have this drawback.
  • Another object of the invention is to produce a circuit breaker in which, for cutting the high intensity currents, a double blowing is carried out, that is to say a blowing on each of the roots of the arc.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a circuit breaker in which the thermal expansion of the gas is limited, so as to reduce the risks of failure to cut.
  • the medium-voltage circuit breaker of the invention which comprises a sealed insulating envelope filled with a gas having good dielectric properties, a semi-mobile arcing contact electrically connected to a first socket and a movable contact connected to an operating mechanism and electrically connected to a second socket, the semi-movable arcing contact being linked to a piston which can move in a blowing volume delimited by the interior wall of an interior insulating cylinder to said casing and the piston, said piston being pushed by a spring kept compressed when the circuit breaker is in the engaged position, characterized in that the blowing volume is also delimited by a first face of a blowing nozzle, said circuit breaker comprising a thermal expansion volume defined by the inner wall of said cylinder, a second face of the nozzle and a transverse partition at through which the movable contact slides, means being provided so that, during a high current cut, the piston cannot, after having performed its stroke in the direction of compression of the blowing volume, move in the other way
  • the means so that the piston cannot move in the other direction consist of a passage section (se) between the neck of the nozzle and the blowing volume less than the total section of the other passages offered to the gas escaping from the thermal expansion volume.
  • the semi-mobile contact is a tubular contact putting the blowing volume into communication with the volume located at the rear of the piston.
  • the semi-mobile contact is a solid rod.
  • the movable contact is a tubular contact.
  • the movable contact has at least one bore placed so as to allow communication between the end of this contact on the nozzle side and the interior of the thermal expansion volume, during part of the stroke of this contact during a circuit breaker tripping operation.
  • the insulating cylinder includes holes to allow communication between the volume located at the rear of the piston and the volume between said cylinder and said envelope.
  • the reference 1 designates a sealed envelope of insulating material, filled with a gas with good dielectric properties such as sulfur hexafluoride, under a pressure of 1 to a few bars absolute.
  • the envelope is closed at its upper part by a plate metallic 2 extended to constitute a first electrical outlet of the circuit breaker.
  • This socket is electrically connected by a flexible metal braid 18 to a metal piston 4 carrying a metal tubular contact 3, the end 3A of which is made of an alloy resistant to the effects of the electric arc, for example based on tungsten.
  • This contact 3 is designated in the following by semi-mobile contact.
  • the piston can slide in a cylindrical volume delimited by an insulating cylinder 8 extending, inside the envelope, coaxially with the latter, and constituting a wall of the breaking chamber.
  • the piston is moved under the action of a powerful spring 9 which rests on the plate 2.
  • the piston is provided with a one-way valve 5 which lets gas pass only in the direction from volume V3, spring side , to the blowing volume V1 which will be defined later. This valve opens when the circuit breaker recloses and prevents compression of the gas in volume V3.
  • the blowing volume V1 is delimited by the piston 4, the inner wall of the cylinder 8 and a face 7A of an insulating nozzle 7 having a neck 7C.
  • the movable contact of the circuit breaker consists of a metal tube 10 terminated at a first end by an end piece of material resistant to the effects of the arc and connected by a second end to an operating rod 13 made of insulating material.
  • This rod is conventionally connected to an operating mechanism.
  • the tubular contact 10 crosses the neck of the nozzle with gentle friction when the circuit breaker is in the on position, as shown in FIG. 1.
  • a thermal expansion volume V2 is formed by the interior wall of the cylinder 8, the second face 7B of the nozzle 7 and a metal transverse partition 11, extended outside the casing 1 to constitute the second outlet of the circuit breaker.
  • a sliding electrical contact 12 ensures the electrical connection between the tube 10 and the socket 11.
  • the tube 10 is preferably guided by a metal partition or transverse insulator 15 provided with wide openings 16 for the passage of gas.
  • An insulating part 7D allows better guidance of the gas threads; it can be attached and fixed to the partition 16 or be an integral part of the nozzle.
  • the cut is made by autopneumatic blowing of the arc near the semi-mobile contact 3 by expansion of the gas of the blowing volume V1.
  • the pressure in the volume V1 mainly results from the compression of the piston 4 and for a very small part from the heating of the gas by the arc.
  • the force of the spring 9 always remains greater than the opposing force due to the overpressure; thereafter, the piston 4 does not go up during the triggering.
  • the gas supply to volume V3, located behind the piston is ensured by the openings 20 and also by the fact that the semi-mobile contact is a tube. This avoids a depression behind the piston which would lead to additional consumption of operating energy.
  • Figure 3 shows a variant in which the semi-mobile contact is a solid rod 30. This arrangement allows a simpler construction while giving the circuit breaker practically the same breaking qualities.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate an alternative embodiment in which holes 40 are made in the movable tubular contact 10.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to further increase the efficiency of the expansion of the gas of volume V2.
  • the invention applies to the construction of medium-voltage circuit breakers, for example up to 45kV.

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  • Circuit Breakers (AREA)
  • Emergency Protection Circuit Devices (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Switches That Are Operated By Magnetic Or Electric Fields (AREA)
  • Seal Device For Vehicle (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Driving Mechanisms And Operating Circuits Of Arc-Extinguishing High-Tension Switches (AREA)
  • Superconductors And Manufacturing Methods Therefor (AREA)
EP91108128A 1990-05-23 1991-05-21 Disjoncteur à moyenne tension Expired - Lifetime EP0458236B1 (fr)

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FR9006458A FR2662540B1 (fr) 1990-05-23 1990-05-23 Disjoncteur a moyenne tension.
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JP (1) JP2563856B2 (el)
CN (1) CN1023737C (el)
AT (1) ATE116764T1 (el)
BR (1) BR9102093A (el)
CA (1) CA2043025C (el)
DE (1) DE69106436T2 (el)
DK (1) DK0458236T3 (el)
ES (1) ES2067796T3 (el)
FR (1) FR2662540B1 (el)
GR (1) GR3015385T3 (el)

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EP2387057B1 (de) * 2010-05-12 2012-05-23 ABB Technology AG Gasisolierter Hochspannungsschalter
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EP0458236A1 (fr) 1991-11-27
BR9102093A (pt) 1991-12-24
DE69106436D1 (de) 1995-02-16
ATE116764T1 (de) 1995-01-15
CN1023737C (zh) 1994-02-09
CA2043025A1 (fr) 1991-11-24
ES2067796T3 (es) 1995-04-01
JP2563856B2 (ja) 1996-12-18
DE69106436T2 (de) 1995-05-11
US5155313A (en) 1992-10-13
CN1056371A (zh) 1991-11-20
FR2662540B1 (fr) 1992-07-31
JPH04280016A (ja) 1992-10-06
DK0458236T3 (da) 1995-05-22
FR2662540A1 (fr) 1991-11-29
GR3015385T3 (en) 1995-06-30

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