EP1566869A1 - Composant électrique muni d'une protection contre les arcs accidentels - Google Patents

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EP1566869A1
EP1566869A1 EP04405094A EP04405094A EP1566869A1 EP 1566869 A1 EP1566869 A1 EP 1566869A1 EP 04405094 A EP04405094 A EP 04405094A EP 04405094 A EP04405094 A EP 04405094A EP 1566869 A1 EP1566869 A1 EP 1566869A1
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Markus Staubil
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T4/00—Overvoltage arresters using spark gaps
    • H01T4/10—Overvoltage arresters using spark gaps having a single gap or a plurality of gaps in parallel
    • H01T4/14—Arcing horns
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B17/00—Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by their form
    • H01B17/42—Means for obtaining improved distribution of voltage; Protection against arc discharges
    • H01B17/46—Means for providing an external arc-discharge path

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  • the invention is based on an arc protected electrical component according to the common preamble of claims 1 and 5.
  • the invention also relates to a particular for this component Arc electrode.
  • the component has an insulator made as a pillar, at the head of a attached to high voltage potential feasible first conductor system. At the Isolator foot is attached to ground potential feasible second conductor system.
  • First and the second conductor system each have an arc electrode to pick up one in a discharge between the first and second Stromleitersystem occurring fault arc.
  • At least one of both Arc electrodes is designed in the manner of a cup. In the cup wall At least two arc finger forming the cup rim are formed. One with an unwanted discharge between the two conductor systems formed arc is commutated to the edge of the cup. Under the effect the magnetic field of the electric arc feeding and in the cup rim to Arc guided current is the predominantly axially aligned Arc flashed in rotation and deleted in the current zero crossing.
  • the invention takes a prior art of arc-protected electrical components reference, as described in EP 1 283 575 A1 is described.
  • a disclosed in this prior art and as Surge arrester formed component contains two by one columnar outdoor insulator held electrically isolated from each other and on different electrical potentials located conductor systems. each this conductor system has an arc electrode for receiving a occurring during a discharge between the two conductor systems Arc fault.
  • the two arc electrodes are cup-shaped. In the wall of each cup several arc fingers are formed, which Form sections of the cup rim. The one in these sections to the foot of the Arc of arc flowing supply current of the arc ensures that at Base of the arc acts a radially directed magnetic field. Of the Arc is therefore with a tangentially directed electrodynamic force charged and rotated along the edge of the cup around the insulator until the Arc extinguishes.
  • a arc protected electrical component holds a columnar outdoor insulator two against each other electrically isolated and located at different electrical potentials Conductor systems.
  • Each of these systems contains one each as open, executed annular loop and in the region of the insulator head and the Insulator foot at a distance around the insulator led conductor section.
  • Arc is now mainly aligned axially and is based on the two in Circumferentially guided, annular arc electrodes.
  • the invention as defined in the claims solves the problem Arc protected electrical component of the type mentioned in which by suitable design of an arc electrode the Effect of Störlichtbögen is particularly effectively suppressed.
  • the arc fingers each have two circumferentially of the cup wall successive finger portions, of which a cup edge remover Section of a first of the fingers and the axis skewed to each other and a cup edge forming portion of a second one of the fingers at a distance held in the axial direction to the cup edge remote portion in the cup wall is. Because of this arrangement and training the arc finger builds over the entire cup rim at the foot of the arc, a strong, predominantly radially directed magnetic field. It acts on the cup rim always held a large, tangentially directed, Electrodynamic force, which is a rotation of the arc root point to the Extinguishing the arc caused in the current zero crossing.
  • the continuity of Power is given by the fact that in the arc base regardless of its current position on the cup edge resistant a radially directed strong Magnetic field is maintained. Even with the transition from a finger up the following finger in the circumferential direction of this magnetic field is maintained because at least one of the two superposed finger sections predominantly takes in the tangential direction flowing stream with the same sense of direction, which at the arc root as predominantly axially guided Arc current continues.
  • a comparatively small number of arc fingers is needed if the cup edge forming portion of the arc fingers mainly tangentially out is.
  • the predominantly tangential guidance also includes curvatures of the cup edge forming sections in the axial direction.
  • the arc fingers on their entire length and the Axis skewed to each other.
  • each arc finger has an at least in the axial direction Guided center section, which the bottom side portion with the cup edge forming portion connects, and is the cup edge forming portion a first of the fingers at a distance in the axial direction to the bottom side Section of a second of the fingers held in the cup wall.
  • the middle section is not only in the axial direction, but at the same time also guided in tangential direction.
  • the middle section and the axis are then skewed to each other.
  • the bottom side section and the Inclined middle section then take care of the transition from the middle section the cup rim for a good current loop and thus for the desired strong radial magnetic field at the arc root.
  • a strong enough magnetic field at the transition point from one finger to the other others can be achieved even if the middle section predominantly axially and optionally guided radially. However, then should the bottom side portion only by a relative to the diameter of the Section comparatively narrow air gap from the cup edge forming Section be separated, otherwise the radial component of the magnetic field in place of the arc root can become too low.
  • the inventive component is provided on the insulator head Arc electrode of a first electrical potential supplying Power connection formed.
  • This embodiment also has the advantage that emigrating the arc from the otherwise insulator head provided and having sense of rotation electrode on the power connector is avoided due to the thermal effect of the arc fault.
  • the insulator is made hollow in the inventive component and an active part guided axially through the insulator is provided. Therefore are particularly preferred components are outdoor bushings, Surge arrester, in particular with an active part based on metal oxide, Current transformer, voltage transformer or switch. Has the component, however, only supporting function, but the insulator can also be solid.
  • surge arrester has a type of column executed and for example by a polymer, such as based on epoxy or silicone, or a ceramic, such as a porcelain, formed open air insulator 1 on.
  • the insulator is hollow and has one along an axis. 2 (Column axis) arranged, not apparent from the figure on active part with at least one non-linear resistance element, preferably on the basis of metal oxide, in particular zinc oxide.
  • the insulator head is at a first electrical potential, for example High voltage potential, feasible first conductor system provided.
  • the first conductor system is electrically conductive with the head end of the active part connected and has a connectable to a high voltage line Power connection 3 and a trained in the manner of a mug Arc electrode 4, which opens down to Isolatorfuss out is aligned concentrically to the axis 2.
  • This electrode can, for example by casting or material-lifting, such as by turning and milling, made become.
  • the arc electrode 4 is concentrically surrounded by an upward closed cover 5.
  • the insulator foot is on a second electrical potential, for example ground potential, feasible second Conductor system provided.
  • the second conductor system is electrically conductive connected to the foot end of the active part and has one with a ground conductor connectable power connector 6 and a trained in the manner of a cup Lichtbogenelektode 7, which opens up to the insulator head is aligned concentrically to the axis 2.
  • the arc electrode 7 is concentrically surrounded by an upwardly closed cover 8.
  • the Both arc electrodes 4 and 7 consist of electrically good conducting Material, in particular of copper or a copper alloy, such as brass. In Particularly advantageously, this material can be graphite or another include particularly erosion-resistant material.
  • At least the downside Edge 9 of the arc electrode 4 and the upwardly facing edge 10 of Arc electrode 7 are made of erosion-resistant material, for example a refractory brass, a copper-tungsten or copper-chromium alloy.
  • the two arc electrodes 4 and 7 are to each other arranged mirror-symmetrically.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 The construction of the arc electrode 4 can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3. These figures can be seen that the arc electrode 7 a Cup base 11 and a subsequent to the cup bottom and in the direction of the axis 2 of the column extending cup wall 12, in the six the Cup edge 9 forming identically formed and through air gaps 13th spaced apart arc fingers are molded. From Fig.2 are only the four fingers 21, 22, 23 and 24 can be seen. These fingers are each predominantly extending in the circumferential direction and each have three in axial Direction spaced apart and circumferentially successive Sections on. The three sections are only for the two fingers 22 and 23 off 2 and are shown in sequence with the reference symbols a, b, c and a ', b', c 'denotes.
  • a labeled with the reference a or a 'portion of the finger 22, 23 starts at the bottom 11 and is also tangentially guided as a cup edge forming section c or c '.
  • the two sections a and c or a 'and c ' are guided by a predominantly tangential but oblique to the axis 2, cup edge remove section b or b 'connected to each other.
  • Section b or b ' and axis 2 are skewed to each other.
  • cup edge remote Section b 'of the finger 23 and the cup edge forming portion c of the finger 22nd are as well as the cup edge portion b of the finger 22 and a cup edge-forming portion c "of the finger 21 or like a cup edge remover Section b "of the finger 24 and the cup edge forming section c 'of the finger 23 held one above the other with axial distance in the cup wall 12.
  • an opening 14 is provided in the cup base 12, through which a Section of only shown in Figure 1 power connector 6 is performed.
  • the current therefore forms a good at the arc root 15 Trained current loop and generated at the location of contemplat matterss 15 from the Viewer away, i. radially inward, directed strong magnetic field.
  • On the Arc counterclockwise acts a tangentially directed force, which the foot 15 at the two fingers 22 and 23 separating air gap 13th leads. Regardless of whether the base point 15 the air gap is not yet, partially or has already completely overcome, remains the radially inward Get magnetic field, since at least one of the two sections b 'and c the Current I absorbs.
  • section c 'facing section c is formed after the commutation of the current I, although not so pronounced Current loop as at the section c 'end facing the section c, since the current I in the section b 'yes is guided obliquely to the axis 2. These Current loop is sufficient, however, to continue running the arc root 15 causing sufficient to produce sufficient radial magnetic field.
  • the arc electrode 4 according to FIG. 4 has only two Arc fingers 22 and 23 on.
  • the cups are remote and cup edge forming portions b, c 'and b', c of both fingers 22 and 23 as in FIG the embodiment described above with axial distance from each other arranged so that this embodiment has the same advantageous effects having. Manufacturing technology, this electrode can be - but at the expense of mechanical stability of the arcing fingers - particularly easy to implement.
  • the arc fingers, z. 22 to 23, do not necessarily have one exclusively tangentially guided cup edge forming finger portion c or c ' exhibit. Looping and a sufficiently high radial field will also then still achieved when the arc fingers and the axis 12 to each other are arranged skewed (embodiment of the electrode 4 according to Figure 6) or if only the cup edge remote section b, b 'and the axis 2 skewed are arranged to each other, the cup edge forming section c, c ', however tangentially (embodiment of the electrode 4 according to Figure 7) or curved out is (embodiment of the electrode 4 according to Figure 7 with dashed lines drawn cup edge forming portion c 'of the arc finger 23'). However, it is important that cup edge forming c and cup edge remote section b ' successive arc fingers 22, 23 one above the other with axial distance in the cup wall 11 are held.
  • the advantage Fillers in particular flame-retardant lean substances, are added the arc electrode 4, 7 from contact, for example by animals or by falling good, protected.
  • the area is also in front of the Protected by the action of heated material, which under the action of the Arc fault possibly is thrown off the component and not one represents insignificant fire risk.
  • Such protected components can therefore easily in dry areas with fire-prone vegetation, such as dried-up Grass or shrubbery, to be used.
  • the cup base 11 six material recesses 16, which in each case open into one of the air gaps 13.
  • These embodiments of the electrode can easily by punching and cold forming a sheet, be formed, for example, by punching a flat, the Material recesses containing precursor body 25 of the electrode from the Sheet metal and then bending one between each two MaterialausappelIES 16 located sheet metal flap to form six Contact fingers and the interposed air gaps 13 (for the sake of Clarity are indicated in Figures 8 and 9, only four fingers 21 to 24).
  • This can be in manufacturing technology particularly simple way a kind of Polygon's executed cup bottom 11 can be achieved, at the corners of each one of the material recesses 16 is arranged (embodiment of FIG. 8 with a cup rim formed like a polygon). But it can too an embodiment of the electrode 4 can be achieved with a corresponding to the Embodiment according to Figures 2 to 5 circular training of Cup rim 9.
  • the cup wall 12 is predominant in all illustrated embodiments but can tilt at an angle of 90 ° relative to the cup bottom11 Also, without losing the advantageous effects described above, a Deviating angles of at most 150 ° and at least 30 ° lock in.

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ES04405094T ES2290656T3 (es) 2004-02-19 2004-02-19 Componente electrico protegido contra arcos electricos accidentales.
PT04405094T PT1566869E (pt) 2004-02-19 2004-02-19 Componente eléctrico protegido contra arcos voltaicos acidentais
AT04405094T ATE367670T1 (de) 2004-02-19 2004-02-19 Störlichtbogengeschütztes elektrisches bauteil
DE502004004354T DE502004004354D1 (de) 2004-02-19 2004-02-19 Störlichtbogengeschütztes elektrisches Bauteil
EP04405094A EP1566869B1 (fr) 2004-02-19 2004-02-19 Composant électrique muni d'une protection contre les arcs accidentels
AU2005200514A AU2005200514B2 (en) 2004-02-19 2005-02-07 Electrical component with fault-arc protection
ZA2005/01412A ZA200501412B (en) 2004-02-19 2005-02-17 Electrical component with fault-arc protection

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