EP1617442A1 - Isolateur électrique et méthode de fabrication. - Google Patents

Isolateur électrique et méthode de fabrication. Download PDF

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EP1617442A1
EP1617442A1 EP05014139A EP05014139A EP1617442A1 EP 1617442 A1 EP1617442 A1 EP 1617442A1 EP 05014139 A EP05014139 A EP 05014139A EP 05014139 A EP05014139 A EP 05014139A EP 1617442 A1 EP1617442 A1 EP 1617442A1
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Riccardo Mira D'ercole
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    • 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
    • H01B17/38—Fittings, e.g. caps; Fastenings therefor
    • 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
    • H01B17/34—Insulators containing liquid, e.g. oil
    • 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
    • H01B17/36—Insulators having evacuated or gas-filled spaces

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  • the present invention relates to an electric insulator provided with a body made of ceramic or glass material, and one or more metal elements mounted on the body made of ceramic material, as well as a method for manufacturing such an electric insulator.
  • body made of ceramic or glass material herein is meant any product obtained from inorganic raw materials by means of forming and subsequent thermal treatment.
  • the electric insulators of this kind must meet strict requirements in terms of coupling between the metal elements and the ceramic body of the insulator.
  • the coupling between such elements is required to have a particular mechanical resistance to the tensile and torsional stresses. Further particularly strict requirements concern the tight seal of the coupling, mainly for those applications where a fluid within the insulator (e.g. an oil or a gas such as SF6) must be prevented from leaking outside.
  • a fluid within the insulator e.g. an oil or a gas such as SF6
  • the metal elements that are mounted on the insulator body generally comprise shanks, flanges, caps and the like, which are generally mounted either at one or both ends of a body made of ceramic material, such as a body made of porcelain or other ceramic material.
  • a metal element such as brass
  • the gap resulting from the backlash between the metal element and the mounting end of the insulator body is filled with a lead-based alloy brought to the molten state.
  • the metal element remains fixed to the insulator body so as to ensure tight seal and resistance to tensile and torsional stresses.
  • the subject of US patent n. 5,977,487 is an electric insulator made of ceramic material, in which the ends of the ceramic body are specially worked to be coupled by shrink fitting with metal elements provided with flanges.
  • those resins that are used to obtain the tight sealing of the coupling between the insulator body and metal elements are subjected to the same thermal shocks and thermal cycles as the insulator upon operation, thus resulting in the deterioration of the resins and possible sealing failure.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a particularly simple, reliable and feasible low-cost method for making electric insulators having their bodies made of ceramic material and one or more metal elements mounted thereon.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for making insulators of the above mentioned type, which is environment-friendly.
  • an electric insulator comprising a body made of ceramic material and at least one metal element mounted at one end thereof, in which the at least one metal element has an engaging portion provided with an inner surface overlapping, either entirely or partially, the outer surface of the corresponding end portion of the insulator body, characterized by comprising at least one clamping element that can be externally engaged on at least one length of the engaging portion of the at least one metal element.
  • the coefficient of thermal expansion of the metal element is greater than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the clamping element.
  • the metal element expands more than the clamping element. Consequently, as the temperature to which the insulator is subjected under operating conditions increases, the outwards expansion of the metal element is restricted by the clamping element and advantageously develops only inwards, i.e. towards the insulator body, thereby keeping a firm coupling condition that is capable of ensuring suitable characteristics of mechanical resistance and tight sealing.
  • the volume reduction in the clamping element and metal element increases the clamping to the body made of ceramic material.
  • the clamping element can consist of a ring, or any substantially ring-shaped element, made from a metallic material such as steel, whereas the metal element to be fixed to the ceramic body can consist of a cap and/or a flange for example made of brass.
  • the ring-shaped clamping element envelops that portion of the cap and/or flange which is in contact with the insulator body.
  • the inner surface of the clamping element can either be smooth or comprise one or more grooves, one or more threaded portions or any other suitable surface workings.
  • the clamping element can be however ring-shaped with a undulated profile section, in order to facilitate slight elastic deformation, if desired.
  • a method for manufacturing an electric insulator having a body made of ceramic material and at least one metal element mounted at one end thereof, comprising at least one step of mounting the at least one metal element to one of the ends of the insulator body.
  • the metal element has an engaging portion provided with an inner surface that overlaps, either entirely or partially, the outer surface of the corresponding end portion of said insulator body.
  • the method is characterized by mounting at least one clamping element outside of at least one length of the engaging portion of the at least one metal element.
  • the mounting of the metal element to one of the ends of the insulator body can be carried out either by interference fit, or shrink fitting. In the first case, it is desirable to provide a minimum interference in order to avoid any damage to the body made of ceramic material.
  • the clamping element can be fitted to the metal element by shrink fitting, by interference fit, or still exploiting the elastic deformation of the clamping element that can be suitably shaped to this purpose.
  • the present invention provides a coupling between ceramic body and metal element(s) resulting very practical to carry out, effective and free of solderings. While the tight seal of the coupling thus obtained can be suitable for a number of applications, sealing means to be interposed between each metal element and the insulator ceramic body may be also provided, if required.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates the body of an insulator 1 according to the present invention.
  • the insulator 1 is made of a ceramic material, such as porcelain, or glass, glass-ceramic material, and the like.
  • the insulator 1 can have a through hole, such as in the example illustrated, or be of the solid-core type, and is provided with a first end portion 2 and a second end portion 3.
  • the middle portion 4 of the insulator 1 can provide, as in the case illustrated, a series of ribs 5 in order to elongate the surface conduction path.
  • the end portions 2 and 3 are generally cylindrical with a circular section as in the embodiment described herein, with respective engaging portions 6 and 7 for the metal elements to be mounted.
  • end portions 2 and 3 may be as well applied with end portions 2 and 3, as well as the respective engaging portions 6 and 7, having different sections, such as lobed, or other more or less regular shapes.
  • end portions 2, 3 and engaging portions 6, 7 can provide section variations, such as a slight taper, and can be provided with one or more grooves at the outer surface thereof.
  • Figs. 2A and 2B illustrate possible embodiments of the metal elements that can be mounted on the insulator 1.
  • Fig. 2A shows a metal cap 8 that can be mounted at the end portion 2 of the insulator 1.
  • the cap 8 is provided with a portion 9 suitable to engage the engaging portion 6 by overlapping the same, and an elongate portion 10.
  • Fig. 2B illustrates for example a flange 11 having an engaging portion 13 that can be mounted on the engaging portion 7 provided at the end 3 of the body of the insulator 1.
  • the metal element comprising the flange 11 may not be provided, such as in the case where the insulator is direcdy inserted on the suitably arranged condenser cover, i.e. with an engaging portion similar to that designated with 13 in Fig. 2B.
  • the insulator may be thus directly fixed to the cover according to the principles of the present invention.
  • the metal elements that can be mounted to the body of the insulator 1 may have other shapes than those of the cap 8 or flange 11. It is important that the metal elements are provided with a portion suitable to engage the corresponding engaging portions being provided at the ends 2 or 3 of the insulator body 1.
  • the cap 8 and/or the flange 11 can be mounted to the respective ends 2, 3 of the body of the insulator 1.
  • the cap 8 is dilated by increasing the temperature thereof and externally fitted to the end portion 2, possibly with a minimum interference, in order to engage the same portion 2 after it has shrunk subsequent to cooling.
  • cap 8 and/or flange 11 can be also mounted with interference to the ends 2 and 3, provided that small differences in diameter are selected which are sufficiently small to avoid damaging the insulator body.
  • a clamping element 12 is externally coupled on at least one length of the engaging portion of each metal element such as to envelop, either entirely or partially, the outer surface of the respective engaging portions.
  • the coupling of the clamping element 12 can be carried out by shrink fitting, such that the ring 12 is expanded until it reaches a sufficient dimension in order to be mounted overlapped to the outer surface of the engaging portion of the respective metal element to be fixed.
  • the coupling of the ring can be also carried out by cold, by forcing the ring 12 to overlap the engaging portion of the respective metal element to be fixed.
  • the metal elements mounted on the body of the insulator 1 have a greater coefficient of thermal expansion than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the clamping element 12. Consequently, any expansion of the elements mounted at the body of the insulator 1 is restricted outwardly by the clamping element 12, and inwardly by the body of the insulator 1, since the latter remains dimensionally stable upon temperature variation. Thereby, as the temperature of the insulator 1 increases, the pressure exerted by the elements mounted on the end portions 2 and 3 will be also increased, which ensures a tight seal and the resistance of the coupling between metal and ceramics to tensile and torsional stresses.
  • the clamping element is preferably ring-shaped, which shape is adapted to be clamped to the outer surface of the metal element to which it is coupled.
  • the clamping element 12 consists of a circular ring 12 that can be mounted on the engaging portions 9 and 13 of the cap 8 and flange 11, such as illustrated in the subsequent Figs. 4-6.
  • FIGs. 3A and 3B there are illustrated several possible alternative embodiments of clamping elements suitable to the application according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 3A illustrates a cross-sectional view of an annular clamping element 22 provided with at least one groove 23 arranged in this case on the inner surface.
  • the provision of one or more grooves on the inner or outer surface allows to facilitate the axial elongation of the clamping element thereby reducing the tensile stress to which it is subjected after application.
  • the clamping element can further have one or more threaded surface portions.
  • the threaded surfaces 24 and 25, which are preferably arranged at least at the axial ends, allow to increase the resistance to torsional stress of the clamping element.
  • Fig. 3B illustrates an annular clamping element 32 with undulated profile section. This particular embodiment allows a slight elastic deformation of the clamping element which can be mostly useful when the latter is mounted without shrink fitting.
  • the clamping element envelops the engaging portions of the cap 8 and flange 11 with the body of the insulator 1 by exerting a pressure that contributes in strengthening the coupling of the elements 8 and 11 with the body of the insulator 1.
  • Different materials can be used for manufacturing the metal elements and the clamping element.
  • the cap 8 and the flange 11 were made of OT 58 brass.
  • Other metal materials can be used which are particularly suitable for use in the field of electrical insulators, metals or alloys preferably with non-magnetic characteristics, such as stainless steel and the like.
  • UNI52SiCrNi5 spring steel (not non-magnetic) and X5CrNi18 10 shot pin steel (AISI 304) has been used for the prototype clamping elements.
  • the latter has proved to be preferred as compared with the former, due to its non-magnetic characteristics, because it maintains the mechanical characteristics in a wide temperature range, and is also easily available on the market.
  • other types of similar materials can be selected provided they have a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the metal element to be mounted and the desired temperature resistance characteristics.
  • the coupling obtained using the clamping element 12 has proved effective, simple to carry out and stable in a wide temperature range.
  • the tight seal of the coupling can be further ensured by interposing sealing means between the metal elements mounted at the body of the insulator 1.
  • a gasket 14 made of graphite which can be seen in Figs. 4 and 5.
  • This material has been selected because its characteristics are suitable to this application, since it is non-magnetic, atoxic and stable even at high temperature.
  • Particular types of graphite can even withstand temperatures higher than 400°C and have a coefficient of thermal expansion that is numerically comparable to that of porcelain, with a low limit of elasticity.
  • other materials can be used as well, according to the type of application, for example silicone or other materials that are already used in the field for this purpose.
  • the shape of the gasket can also be other than that illustrated therein and can also be arranged in a different location.
  • a gasket 14' being interposed between the upper part of the insulator and the cap is shown in Figs. 4 and 5.
  • insulator both for electric lines, such as electric aerial lines, railroad electric lines, and the like, and equipment in general, such as disconnectors, switches, lead-in insulators, stand-off insulators, or the like.

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EP1995739A1 (fr) * 2007-05-23 2008-11-26 ABB Technology AG Isolateur haute tension et élément de refroidissement doté de cet isolateur haute tension
EP2757565A1 (fr) * 2013-01-18 2014-07-23 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Flasque pour boîtier rigide pour l'isolation électrique d'un composant électrique
CN105976947A (zh) * 2016-08-01 2016-09-28 黑龙江省电力科学研究院 一种带有预埋探头的盆式绝缘子及其制造方法
CN106653237A (zh) * 2017-03-08 2017-05-10 河南省德立泰高压电瓷电器有限公司 一种绝缘子
CN106782936A (zh) * 2016-12-15 2017-05-31 江苏双汇电力发展股份有限公司 一种超特高压复合绝缘子的端部密封结构

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GB372571A (en) * 1931-05-27 1932-05-12 Ohio Brass Co Improvements relating to electric insulators
US1937620A (en) * 1931-06-18 1933-12-05 Ohio Brass Co Insulator
GB873356A (en) * 1958-06-12 1961-07-26 Electric Transmission Ltd Improvements relating to electric insulators
US3582538A (en) * 1969-12-22 1971-06-01 Interspace Corp Prestressed insulator

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GB372571A (en) * 1931-05-27 1932-05-12 Ohio Brass Co Improvements relating to electric insulators
US1937620A (en) * 1931-06-18 1933-12-05 Ohio Brass Co Insulator
GB873356A (en) * 1958-06-12 1961-07-26 Electric Transmission Ltd Improvements relating to electric insulators
US3582538A (en) * 1969-12-22 1971-06-01 Interspace Corp Prestressed insulator

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EP1995739A1 (fr) * 2007-05-23 2008-11-26 ABB Technology AG Isolateur haute tension et élément de refroidissement doté de cet isolateur haute tension
EP2757565A1 (fr) * 2013-01-18 2014-07-23 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Flasque pour boîtier rigide pour l'isolation électrique d'un composant électrique
CN105976947A (zh) * 2016-08-01 2016-09-28 黑龙江省电力科学研究院 一种带有预埋探头的盆式绝缘子及其制造方法
CN106782936A (zh) * 2016-12-15 2017-05-31 江苏双汇电力发展股份有限公司 一种超特高压复合绝缘子的端部密封结构
CN106653237A (zh) * 2017-03-08 2017-05-10 河南省德立泰高压电瓷电器有限公司 一种绝缘子

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