EP2079091B1 - Boîtier de déclencheur électronique pour disjoncteur, dispositif de déclenchement électronique et procédé d'assemblage - Google Patents

Boîtier de déclencheur électronique pour disjoncteur, dispositif de déclenchement électronique et procédé d'assemblage Download PDF

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EP2079091B1
EP2079091B1 EP08354093.0A EP08354093A EP2079091B1 EP 2079091 B1 EP2079091 B1 EP 2079091B1 EP 08354093 A EP08354093 A EP 08354093A EP 2079091 B1 EP2079091 B1 EP 2079091B1
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    • H01H71/74—Means for adjusting the conditions under which the device will function to provide protection
    • H01H71/7409—Interchangeable elements
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    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H49/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted to the manufacture of relays or parts thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/02—Housings; Casings; Bases; Mountings
    • H01H71/0207—Mounting or assembling the different parts of the circuit breaker
    • H01H2071/0242—Assembling parts of a circuit breaker by using snap mounting techniques
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/02—Housings; Casings; Bases; Mountings
    • H01H2071/0292—Housing or frames containing grooves or slots for guiding movable parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/10—Operating or release mechanisms
    • H01H71/12—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release
    • H01H71/123—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release using a solid-state trip unit
    • H01H71/125—Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release using a solid-state trip unit characterised by sensing elements, e.g. current transformers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the invention relates to the triggering of switchgear by means of an electronic processing.
  • the invention relates more particularly to an electronic release that can integrate into existing switchgear and acts on its contacts via an integrated electromagnetic actuator; an electronic module of the trigger can further include the known features, including threshold settings, current measurements, test taking, display and communication.
  • the invention thus relates to an electronic trigger housing whose design has been optimized for maximum compactness; the invention also relates to the triggering device and its mounting method, which is simplified despite the density of integrated features.
  • a molded case circuit breaker 1 comprises a trigger 2 for timely actuation of the contacts of the cut-off device 3; the size of the circuit breaker 1 is more or less standardized, defined by the range of the cut-off device 3 and, in particular, the trigger 2 is put in place in a housing 4 arranged in the housing of said device 3.
  • an electronic release 2 comprises a housing 7 of insulating material in which is disposed a processing unit of the printed circuit board type which receives signals indicative of the distribution circuit; when the value of the current signals exceeds predetermined thresholds for predefined durations, the processing unit sends a signal to an actuating device 3, such as a solenoid, which separates the contact pairs of the circuit breaker 1.
  • an actuating device 3 such as a solenoid
  • the triggers 2 are generally removable and mounted in the casing of the circuit breaker 1 only during its installation. It is also customary for the triggers 2 to be interchangeable to satisfy the variety of demand, ranging from the basic protection to the most advanced protection, having multiple adjustment points and / or different measuring functions such as voltage, power and / or energy. What is more, it may be desirable to replace a trigger 2, in case of failure or to add new functions, on an existing switchgear 1. Although the functionalities of a trigger 2 and the parameters to be adjusted can be significant, the dimensioning of the trigger blocks 2 is thus subject to strict criteria related to their housing 4.
  • the use of microprocessors should make it possible to place all the protection functions in housings 7 of reduced dimensions.
  • the size inherent in these functionalities can not be minimized at will, especially in view of the constraints generated by the connections between the different elements ensuring the processing, measurement, parameterization and actuation: the wires, welds or blades of conventional contacts impose a compromise among the functions integrated in the trigger block 2, the others can then be provided by auxiliary blocks, external and coupled by wired links.
  • the system for actuating the contacts is not part of the electronic trigger 2.
  • the invention aims at overcoming the drawbacks of existing electronic trip blocks, and at proposing a trigger whose design makes it possible to include the various elements necessary to ensure the required functionalities.
  • the trigger according to the invention conforms to the constraints of space, and can replace a trip unit, in particular magnetic or thermal, in an existing circuit breaker.
  • the trigger according to the invention integrates both the device for electromagnetic actuation of the circuit breaker contacts and the measurement and processing of the different values representative of the current flowing in the distribution circuit, as well as the devices allowing the parameterization of the values of the circuit breaker. trigger threshold by the user. Its assembly is thus facilitated;
  • the architecture is common to the various circuit breakers regardless of their number of poles or their cut-off intensity, assembly and storage of the various components are streamlined.
  • the invention relates to an electronic trigger device that can be connected to switchgear by connection pads; the invention also relates to the electronic module of such a device and its housing.
  • the housing of the module thus comprises a bottom portion and a cover which fits over and around the bottom portion to form a cavity, preferably by clipping, cavity in which is housed a printed circuit board.
  • the cover has orifices for operating auxiliaries such as encoder wheel extension members of the electronic card and a test socket; its outer surface may also include a recess for setting up a display screen.
  • a sleeve for locating therein, sealingly relative to the surrounding cavity, an actuator that can take an inactive position and an active position in which it projects from the housing, orthogonal to the side wall facing the connection pads of the tripping device, to actuate the contacts of the circuit breaker.
  • the sheath leads to side walls of the housing by a passage for the connection of the actuator and by an orifice allowing the actuator to take its active position.
  • a movable striker is integral with the cover and driven by the actuator when it moves from the inactive position to the active position.
  • the actuator placed in the sleeve is preferably an electromagnetic actuator comprising a sliding pusher outside the sleeve and a connector passing through the connection passage.
  • the electronic module also preferably comprises an electronic card in the housing cavity, card to which the connector of the actuator is connected, preferably by the wafer, and preferably by a localized connection between the side walls of the lid and the part background. Connections with a transformer block to form an electronic trigger device are preferably also made by the wafer and between the walls of the bottom portion and the housing cover according to the invention. This solution increases the compactness of the device and avoids any maneuver to prevent misplacement and / or deterioration of the connection son.
  • the connection between said transformation unit and the electronic module is preferably made by clipping, to remove any screw or other means perdable.
  • the electronic module comprises other functionalities than protection by triggering following the analysis of the currents, and the interfaces for activating these functionalities are advantageously developed on an additional printed circuit board. placed in the cavity of its housing.
  • each of the additional cards is at least partially superimposed on the main board, and the transfer of information is by orthogonal, non-wired connectors.
  • the connectors between the cards are in the form of spring contacts or gold pistons which make it possible to recover any defects caused by a coplanar stack.
  • the module may comprise a card having an interface to the outside, the housing then being provided with a suitable arrangement, for example in the form of L.
  • the electronic module according to the invention comprises a direct processing unit voltage values, and possibly neutral, which it transfers the information to the main electronic card.
  • the card dedicated to this treatment is preferably placed in the cavity of the housing with a dielectric screen molded or overmolded isolating it from the rest of the electronic components.
  • the housing is then arranged to directly take the voltage test.
  • the bottom portion of the housing can be made in two parts, with a bottom and a double bottom coupled to each other, preferably by welding, to form an isolated space in which can be positioned means allowing the value of the voltages and the neutral.
  • arrangements of baffle type can define paths in which conductors are placed comprising a first range coupling for example to the connection pads of the transformation unit, and a second range internal to the cavity; a bottom orifice at these second pads allows a contact, preferably a gold piston, to transmit the information to the isolated processing circuit located next.
  • the housing and the electronic module according to the invention may comprise other functionalities.
  • a sliding device can be placed between the bottom and the double bottom of the housing to communicate a thrust to the outside.
  • Non-contacting connection means may also be provided, with an optical passage arranged in the housing, preferably at the level of securing means with another apparatus also provided with optical communication means: during the joining of said apparatus, for example by interlocking on a rail, the communication means can transmit their information through said optical passage.
  • the housing and the electronic module according to the invention are suitable for tripping devices of any size, and any number of poles, in particular three or four.
  • the triggering device can be placed in the housing of a switchgear, also object of the invention, to trigger the spacing of its contacts.
  • the triggering device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is associated with an alignment of breakable screw type comb so that the establishment in a circuit breaker arrangement is achieved by coupling each of the screws of the comb on the connection pads, screwing, and section of the screws whose remaining part remains coupled to a set of consequent size. This facilitates the assembly by standardizing and guaranteeing the tightening torques.
  • the invention relates to the method of assembling an electronic trigger device whose geometry is optimized to incorporate all functions, including actuation.
  • a bottom portion of the housing of the electronic module comprises a cavity in which there is a sleeve opening through an orifice on two opposite side walls.
  • the bottom portion is made by welding a bottom to a double bottom, locating between the two conductors allowing a voltage and / or neutral and even other push-type elements .
  • An actuator preferably electromagnetic, is placed in the sheath of the bottom part, with its connector passing through one of the orifices and the sliding member of the actuator being able to project through the other orifice.
  • the method according to the invention is continued by securing, preferably by clipping, the bottom portion on the transformation block of the triggering device.
  • the primary conductor of the transformation block is composed of only two parts, welded or otherwise secured by one end at a loop passing twice in the magnetic circuit.
  • at least one of the parts is not fully folded at its end; in particular, the last angle between two sides of the loop is obtuse, and it is closed at 90 ° once set up around the housing of the transformation element so as to cooperate with one end of the other part to be welded.
  • the electronic circuit boards are installed in the cavity, with partial stacking and direct connection thanks to orthogonal contacts advantageously springing; the connectors of the actuator and the transformation unit are secured to the main electronic board by soldering, preferably on a wafer.
  • the cavity is closed by a cover which is put in place parallel to the main electronic card, preferably by clipping.
  • Actuators for the card are coupled to the lid, preferably by clipping after the lid has closed the cavity; other elements such as a display screen can also be assembled.
  • the trigger device thus assembled can be mounted in a switchgear.
  • the trigger according to the invention can be adapted to the different "molded-case" cut-off devices existing, operating in particular between 16 and 630 A, whatever the number of poles concerned, even if the embodiment presented concerns an electronic trip unit for a tripolar circuit breaker 1 as illustrated in figure 1 , i.e. comprising three pairs of contacts to interrupt the current in each of the three phases.
  • the trigger 200 will be described in relation to the assembly / mounting position in which the circuit breaker 1 is laid flat, with the recess 4 of the housing facing upwards, that is to say that the surface of the trigger 200 accessible to the user and provided with adjusting members is at the top, substantially horizontal.
  • a trigger 200 defines an outer envelope which fits into a recess 4 of the casing of the circuit breaker 1 and whose upper (outer) face is provided with adjustment and viewing elements accessible to the user.
  • the envelope of the trigger 200 is delimited by the assembly of an electronic processing module with a current transformation block 10, which may be of conventional design.
  • the transformer unit 10 comprises a housing 12, of a shape adapted to the recess 4 of the cut-off device 3 and / or the circuit breaker 1 where it will be placed.
  • the housing 12 of the transformation unit 10 contains a conductor for each phase of the distribution circuit associated with a mixed current sensor, as for example described in FIG.
  • the connectors 14 are flexible and associated very short wired type connection means 15; advantageously, the connectors 14 are adapted to a wafer connection of an electronic card, as for example described in the document FR 2 913 143 .
  • the transformation unit 10 comprises a plurality of transformation elements 10 i each with a primary conductor 17 intended to be connected to the supply line by one end 18 and to be connected to a switchgear 3 by means of a other end 16, the two tracks being preferably parallel to each other.
  • the magnetic circuit of the preferred transformation elements 10 i is of rectangular shape to facilitate assemblies with the cut-off device 3 and the electronic module 200.
  • the magnetic circuit and the secondary winding are placed in an insulating casing 12 of shape adapted, substantially rectangular parallelepiped, provided with a passage through which the primary conductor 17 passes.
  • the primary conductor 17 preferably passes through the magnetic circuit twice, forming a substantially rectangular loop with two portions that are coplanar in the passage and separated by sufficient space to provide insulation or to position an additional insulating screen; moreover, the conductor 17 is rigid over its entire length to maintain the position of the loop around the magnetic circuit, which involves the formation of the conductor 17 in parts that it is recommended to weld.
  • each conductor 17 of the block 10 is manufactured in two parts 17 1 , 17 2 each comprising one of the end lands 16, 18; reducing the number of solder points is also advantageous in terms of time and cost of manufacture, while increasing reliability.
  • at least one of the parts 17 1 of conductor is not shaped according to its final form before insertion into the passage; however, to allow a "deformation" of a rigid conductor around a housing 12 of molded plastic, each of the parts 17 i is made of metal folded substantially in the final form.
  • the transformer block 10 of a trigger according to the invention is as described in the patent application FR 08 00131 .
  • each of the two parts 17 i is not performed in its final configuration and that two deformations by closing the terminal angle between two portions are performed around the housing 12 of the magnetic circuit.
  • connection pads 16 1 , 16 2 , 16 3 forming substantially a plane and provided with connection orifices, which will be connected to the three terminal strips of current supply of the breaking device 3 of the circuit breaker 1.
  • connection pads 16 1 , 16 2 , 16 3 forming substantially a plane and provided with connection orifices, which will be connected to the three terminal strips of current supply of the breaking device 3 of the circuit breaker 1.
  • each conductor opens through an end plate 18 for connection to the external circuit.
  • transformers for measurement and supply of the transformation block 10 imposes a significant bulk: this element thus occupies a large part, incompressible, of the recess 4 of the casing of the circuit breaker 1.
  • the electronic processing module of the trigger 200 must therefore integrate into the residual space of the recess 4 of the circuit breaker.
  • the size of the trip device 200 (length ⁇ width ⁇ depth in the mounting position of the circuit breaker 1) is of the order of 100 ⁇ 25 ⁇ 48 mm 3 , respectively 130 ⁇ 45 ⁇ 65 mm 3 ; for a four-pole circuit breaker, often only one dimension is increased, for a respective length of 135 and 175 mm.
  • the transformation block 10 conventionally occupies 60% of the depth, leaving less than 20 or 30 mm to the housing 20 of the electronic processing module.
  • the electronic module of a trigger 200 comprises a housing 20 according to the invention containing the various elements necessary for the processing of the information of triggering; its shape is adapted to the recess 4 to be filled, and its lower surface can be juxtaposed on the substantially rectangular upper surface of the housing 12 of the transformation block 10.
  • the housing 20 of the electronic module is formed by a first bottom portion 22 on which are positioned the various elements making up the module and which is put in place on the transformation unit 10, and a second part forming a cover 24 which protects the various components of the module ( figure 2G ).
  • the bottom portion 22 comprises lateral walls 26 substantially orthogonal to the first surface of the casing 20 affixed to the transformation block 10, thus defining a cavity 28 in which the various components are mounted ( 2D figure ), and the cover 24 also includes side walls 26 ', defining a cavity 28' of larger size than the bottom portion 22: there is thus interlocking of the cover 24 on the bottom portion 22.
  • the housing 20 of the electronic module comprises an additional compartment, notably allowing outward communications and additional connections.
  • the additional compartment is offset relative to the main part overhanging the transformation block 10, so that the electronic module comprises a substantially L-shaped housing 20; the additional compartment is formed continuously with the remainder of the housing, with the bottom portion 22, just like the L-shaped lid 24, with a substantially rectangular main cavity 28A extended by an orthogonal cavity 28B, which may not communicate between them only through a restricted passage.
  • the electronic trip unit 200 makes use of the value of the voltage flowing in each phase of the electrical circuit.
  • This type of measurement of the voltage per phase involves isolation constraints of the means 30 used which, according to the invention, are therefore integrated in the electronic module, or more exactly in the bottom part 22 of its housing 20.
  • the part of bottom 22 is for this purpose composed of a double bottom 32 and a bottom 34 which are secured to one another and between which are positioned the conductors 30 associated with the voltage measuring function ( Figure 2C ).
  • the voltage-conducting conductors 30 1 , 30 2 , 30 3 have a first end 36 1 , 36 2 , 36 3 designed to cooperate with the connection pads of the switchgear 3 and / or the connection pads 16 1 16 2 , 16 3 of the processing unit 10, being in contact or directly above them in the assembled position, and a second end range 38 1 , 38 2 , 38 3 allowing the connection of the measuring means of FIG. voltage.
  • baffles 32 i make it possible to provide a coding of each conductor 30 while avoiding any assembly error, while guaranteeing the electrical isolation of the different voltage taps between them.
  • the double bottom 32 is also arranged to allow the connecting pads 36 i to be located outside the bottom portion 22 once assembled, while the connection pads 38 i are accessible from inside the cavity main 28A of the bottom portion 22.
  • the baffles 32 i are arranged so that the connection pads 38 i are aligned along a width of the double bottom 32 to facilitate the processing of data; the shape of the conductors 30 i , preferably flexible, between the two ends 36 i , 38 i is thus given by the baffles 32 i of the double bottom 32.
  • the arrangements 32 i of the double bottom 32 preferably form true insulating ducts accepting raw cutting conductors 30 i which makes it possible to reduce the costs.
  • the conductors 30 may be made of stainless steel, with a voltage tap at the second end 38 made through spring-loaded gold contacts ( figures 3 ). These choices guarantee continuity of contact for the currents and low-level voltages of the signal conveyed, while eliminating the galvanic risks and ensuring electrochemical compatibility with the conductors 17 of the transformation unit 10 and / or the circuit.
  • a thin stainless steel strip 30 does not require any specific coating to prevent corrosion, and its mechanical properties, associated with specially designed supports on the surface of the double bottom 32, allow to guarantee several assemblies and disassemblies, by screwing the connection pads 36 on the processing unit 10 at recommended torques, without the parts deteriorating from a functional point of view, as much as from an aesthetic point of view for the first end 36 remaining visible outside the housing 20.
  • the voltage-conducting conductors 30 are thus housed in an integration space of the bottom portion 22 formed by the assembly of the two walls 32, 34. It is possible to use this space to also integrate in the module housing 20 electronic other functional elements, for example a control member 40 for an auxiliary module. In fact, if mechanical transmissions from the trip unit 200 to other devices than the cut-off device 3 of the circuit breaker 1 are possible, it is possible to provide the means necessary for this type of operation as soon as the trigger 200 is assembled.
  • a double-bottom arrangement 32 may be provided for a part 40 transmitting a thrust on a security module located outside the electronic release, in particular a differential protection block as described in the document FR 2 701 335 ;
  • the pusher 40 is made of filled thermoplastic material and its shape provides rigidity allowing it optimized transmission of effort.
  • the shape of the housing for the thrust actuator 40 guides it sliding without risk of jamming, and ensures accurate and quality points of support.
  • the mounting of the actuating member 40 is fast, without risk of errors and requires no specific tools; it may be preferred to implement this option for all triggers 200, including without some use of the mechanical actuation 40 available.
  • the quality of the connections between conductive metal parts and electronic boards depends in part on the level of the seal.
  • the double bottom 32 is secured to the bottom 34 of the first part 22 of the housing 20 by ultrasonic welding; this solution also guarantees the mechanical strength of the voltage-conducting conductors 30.
  • the same advantages of protection against the polluting environment and post-cut projections are offered to the additional actuating members 40.
  • the introduction into the electronics of a real value of the neutral voltage is recommended.
  • the neutral conductor 42 may be a wire in a heat-shrinkable sheath crimped at the other end to a connection pad 48, such as a stainless steel blade.
  • this neutral wire 42 is put in place in suitable arrangements made on the lower surface of the bottom 34 of the electronic module: the assembly of the neutral wire 42 is facilitated, especially since it is possible to block it in baffles to maintain it during the "turning over" of the bottom 34 for its assembly on the double bottom 32.
  • the bottom 34 and the double bottom 32 are thus preferably molded in thermoplastic material, and their external surfaces do not include any opening on the critical isolation path, with the exception of an access 49 to the end plates 38, 48 of the
  • the bottom 34 and the double bottom 32 are then welded together to hold the elements 30, 40, any external contamination; the dielectric isolation is also ensured, so that the risks of nuisance tripping of the circuit breaker 1 are minimized, and the functional responsiveness of the trigger is guaranteed.
  • the bottom portion 22 of the housing 20 of the electronic module is thus in the form of an L, with a cavity 28 comprising a substantially rectangular main portion 28A and a substantially orthogonal extension 28B.
  • an operating member 40 (not illustrated here - see Figure 2A ) as well as voltage-conducting conductors 30 and a neutral wire 42 of which only the ends 36, 38, 46, 48 are accessible, each of these elements having been mounted in a safe and simple manner, without specific tools.
  • some of the elements 30, 40 may be common to different ranges of circuit breaker 1, which rationalizes the management of the components.
  • the actuator 50 of the contacts of the cut-off device 3 is integrated with the trigger 200, and more particularly with the electronic module, in order to increase its reactivity.
  • a small electromagnetic trigger 50 for example as described in the document FR 2 893 445 .
  • This type of actuating device 50 illustrated in 2D figure comprises a magnetic yoke 52 surrounding a mobile armature extended by a pusher 54 which can take a rest position, in which it is kept close to the cylinder head 52 by a spring ( figure 2E ), and an actuating position in which it is projecting.
  • the movement of the movable member is caused by a magnetic force within the yoke 52, generated by a current signal from a connector 56.
  • the actuator 50 of the contacts must be electrically isolated from the electronic components of the module; it is thus put in place in the first bottom portion 22 within a sleeve 58 hermetic with respect to the cavity 28 intended to further receive the electronic processing unit.
  • the sleeve 58 as such may comprise orifices open on the cavity 28, orifices cooperating with the actuating device 50 (for example by a set of pins not shown on the cylinder head 52 and the walls of the sleeve 58). so that the assembly mounted actuator 50 / sleeve 58 is sealed with respect to said cavity 28.
  • the sleeve 58 is integrally molded in the bottom portion 22, one of its walls being formed by the lower surface of the housing 20; the axial positioning accuracy is thus ensured at the time of manufacture of the bottom portion 22, the sleeve 58 being centered on a predefined reference frame.
  • the absence of intermediate parts also allows a short and optimized chain of odds.
  • the sleeve 58 is of parallelepipedal general shape; its upper face, opposite and parallel to the bottom of the cavity 28A, preferably leaves the side walls 26 to be able to position and guide an electronic card on this surface.
  • the sheath 58 comprises an orifice 60 at the level of a side wall 26 of the bottom portion 22 enabling the device 50 to be placed in position, and which advantageously serves as a passage for the actuating member 54.
  • the actuator 50 acts between two connection pads 36 i , 36 i + 1 .
  • the sleeve 58 further comprises passage means for the connector 56 of said actuator 50, preferably a second orifice 62 on the wall opposite to the mounting and actuating orifice 60.
  • the actuating device 50 takes a rest position and can protrude from the sleeve 58 when its connector 56 transmits the information necessary for triggering.
  • the connection of the connector 56 can be flexible and short, and preferably, the connector 56 is coupled to the card 64 by the wafer, as described in particular in FR 2,907,265 .
  • the size of the sleeve 58 is adapted to ensure the holding, the support and the mechanical guidance of its movable member 54; it is possible to also implement a keying, for example a raised obstacle placed asymmetrically in the sleeve 58 cooperating with the actuator 50, to avoid assembly errors and degradation of the elements in the presence.
  • a keying for example a raised obstacle placed asymmetrically in the sleeve 58 cooperating with the actuator 50, to avoid assembly errors and degradation of the elements in the presence.
  • the inner walls of the sleeve 58 comprise clips, avoiding the use of inserts; this advantage may especially be useful when assembling the module and before mounting it in the casing of the circuit breaker 1, to avoid any accidental "loss" of the electromagnetic device 50.
  • This solution allows a simple assembly and disassembly of the actuator 50, without specific tools, despite the constraints of low play on the housing.
  • the bottom portion 22 equipped with the actuator 50 (which itself can be mounted in the bottom 34 before its assembly on the double bottom 32) can be assembled on the transformation block 10, as illustrated in FIG. figure 2E ; this assembly could be performed earlier, but at the expense of the ease of insertion of the electromagnetic actuator 50, or later, but with the constraints caused by the presence of printed circuits 64 in the space 28.
  • the fastening is carried out by suitable shapes of the housing 12 of the transformer block 10 and the bottom portion 22 of the electronic module, by clipping the two elements 12, 22 one on the other, although other means such as screwing This solution allows a fast and direct assembly, while allowing disassembly with the appropriate tools.
  • a membrane in order to limit the pollution that can reach the trigger block 200, a membrane can be interposed between the breaking block 10 and the trigger 200.
  • certain interruptions to high voltage can generate particles escaping from the bulbs of the cut-off device 3 and could be deposited at the voltage taps 30, under the double bottom 32.
  • the establishment of a piece (not shown) matching the shapes the cut-off block 10 then prevents pollution back in the connection area of the trigger 200, while participating in its resistance during shocks and vibrations.
  • a molded silicone screen whose flexible material further allows adjustment and blocking of the transformation elements 10 i , is particularly suitable because it can also increase the dielectric strength between active parts.
  • the assembly of a trigger according to the invention is continued by the establishment of the electronic processing unit, comprising one or more printed circuit boards providing the various functions required: figure 2F .
  • the electronic processing unit comprising one or more printed circuit boards providing the various functions required: figure 2F .
  • three cards are set up, but it is clear that the different functions can be separated into a larger or smaller number of cards, or that only the main card 64 of the processing unit is present.
  • the interfaces specific to each optional functionality to correspond to a card, and a main card 64 of the processing unit to resume the circuits corresponding to the processing of the various functions.
  • the electronic module can perform many functions.
  • the electronic cards relating to the different functionalities are stacked in the module housing 20, and the communications are carried out directly, via non-wired contacts 66, of the spacer type, preferably having a spring function.
  • the non-wired flexible communication means 66 are of the piston type adapted stroke, to absorb shock and vibration without causing stress on the cards; an optimization of races and the integration of springs to this type of connector 66, also allows to absorb the dimensional variations of the different levels, ensuring a permanent contact.
  • the contacts 66 are coated on the surface with a suitable material, including gold.
  • each additional card be at least partially placed face-to-face with the main processing card 64 which provides the triggering functionality.
  • the central card 64 is preferably of a size corresponding to the main portion 28A of the cavity 28, that is to say that it substantially resumes the size of the housing 12 of the transformation block 10: for the sake of simplification of manufacture , and rationalization of supplies and storage, it is preferred that it does not form the complete L.
  • the main board 64 preferably comprises the printed circuit providing the triggering functions including all the options of a trigger 200 according to the invention, including in particular the parameterization means, such as coding wheels, as well as connection pads, preferably on the sides, for the connectors 14, 56 of the transformation unit 10 and the bottom part of the housing 20; contacts 66 for transfers within the processing unit are formed on the other cards that will be backed to it.
  • the parameterization means such as coding wheels, as well as connection pads, preferably on the sides, for the connectors 14, 56 of the transformation unit 10 and the bottom part of the housing 20
  • contacts 66 for transfers within the processing unit are formed on the other cards that will be backed to it.
  • the assembly of the cards of the processing unit may be performed prior to the establishment of the assembly secured in the cavity 28, for example by clipping by suitable means.
  • Another option, illustrated in figure 2F consists in superimposing the cards one after the other in the cavity 28 of the housing; alignment means may be provided on the cards and the bottom portion 22, type studs and orifices, and clips ensuring the holding of the stacks.
  • the assembly of the electronic unit is made in a simple manner, without specific tools, and reversibly, disassembly does not degrade the connections.
  • the preferred embodiment comprises a client interface located at the base 28B of the L, for example to enable it to perform communication with external means and / or connect son.
  • a client interface located at the base 28B of the L, for example to enable it to perform communication with external means and / or connect son.
  • an interface card 70 In this portion 28B of the housing 20 and partially encroaching on the central portion 28A is placed an interface card 70, with on its upper face the contacts 66 to the main board 64 and the means 72 of interface with the user .
  • the circuit voltage is measured by the conductors 30 and its value is processed: to ensure the safety of the user, a normative isolation must be achieved, in particular with a lowering of the measured voltage before it is transferred to the main circuit board 64.
  • a specific card 74 called a voltage card, is put in place, preferably in the residual space next to the sleeve 58 of the actuating device 50, and facing the end plates 38 (and 48) of the voltage-conducting conductors 30 (and of the neutral conductors 42): drop-down resistors of the circuit make it possible to reduce by a factor of about one thousand the voltage of origin before communicating the information to the processing unit 64, which guarantees the normative holding on the front of the module and the safety of the users.
  • the transfer of information from the voltage take-up conductors 30 to the card 74 is made at their second end 38 through the orifice 49 adapted, preferably orthogonal to the bottom by means of gilded pins 76; advantageously, to compensate for possible gaps and increase manufacturing tolerances, the contacts 76 are also in the form of pistons, advantageously mounted on the voltage card 74.
  • the voltage card 74 is put in place with an insulating thermoplastic screen 78 which can be integrated in the cavity 28 of the housing 20 without any specific tool, and whose holding and precise positioning are ensured by shape details and clips:
  • an insulating thermoplastic screen 78 which can be integrated in the cavity 28 of the housing 20 without any specific tool, and whose holding and precise positioning are ensured by shape details and clips:
  • the insulating screen 78 is manufactured so that the card 74 forms with it an integral assembly before insertion into the cavity 28 of the housing 20, keyed guiding grooves may be present for easy assembly of the printed circuit 74 in the screen 78.
  • the presence of the voltage card 74 and its screen 78 may include a pin 80 visible opposite before, which can be detected by any means, including an automatic camera-type means.
  • the connections from the transformation unit 10 to the actuating device 50 are ensured, in particular by brazing the connectors. 14, 56 on the map 64, preferably on its edge.
  • the restricted space does not interfere with the number of information transfer means.
  • the connectors 14, 56 can be housed in the available space; it is advantageous to reduce the wire length 15 of the connectors 14, 56, and in particular to limit it so that the flexible parts are pressed along the side wall 26 of the bottom portion 22 of the housing 20 during connection.
  • a striker 84 is positioned opposite the outlet orifice 60 of the movable pusher 54 of the actuator 50, to ensure the interface between the actuator 50 and the cut-off device 3.
  • the integration of an actuating device electromagnetic 50 in the electronic module 200 implies the presence of an intermediate element 84 capable of offsetting the triggering force: conceptually, the axes of the emitter bodies 54 and receiver may not be in the extension of one another.
  • the striker 84 is thus designed in a form allowing this transfer of the thrust axis.
  • the design of the striker 84 is optimized for rapid assembly and undeceived by asymmetrical shapes; in particular, it is mounted on guides 86 of the side wall 26 of the bottom portion 22 of the housing 20, the mounting sets are optimized to ensure accurate support. It is advantageous, to avoid any risk of loss of striker 84 during the mounting steps, that its axial positioning is completed only when closing the bottom portion 22 by the cover 24: for example, while the striker 84 is engaged in a "vertical" position on its guides 86 and folded before closing by the cover 24, a flexible tab 88 of the cover 24 then polarizes it to the operating position.
  • the assembly can be closed by the second portion 24 of the housing 20 of the electronic module forming a cover, which cooperates with the bottom portion 22, and comprises a passage facing the orifice 60 of the sleeve 58 allowing the actuator 50 to be displaced. and firing pin 84 outward.
  • the cover 24 is preferably provided with side walls 26 'forming a cavity 28' into which the whole of the bottom portion 22 and previously assembled components , except for the firing pin 84, which is however held in place by the cover 24, and connection pads 16, 36.
  • the connectors 14, 56 to the main electronic card 64 are thus protected from the environment, being located between the side walls 26, 26 'of the two parts of the housing 20 ( figure 2G ).
  • the electronic module according to the invention preferably also comprises additional means for communicating with a remote auxiliary, such as a ground fault detection device. Because of the restricted space and the optional aspect of this type of additional function, the communication means integrated in the trigger according to the invention do not include a wire connector but are based on an optical link 90 implemented on the unit. processing 64 of the electronic module according to the invention. This type of connection is reliable and insensitive to pollution, with no physical contact between connection points which excludes the risk of wear due to friction resulting from vibration.
  • the housing 20 is designed with additional assembly means for an auxiliary module, in particular a mounting rail 92 on a side wall 26 'of the cover 24, for example of the dovetail type, so that the assemblies and disassembling an auxiliary module (not shown) that would be coupled there are easy while keeping the mechanical resistance to shock and vibration when games are optimized.
  • Blocking of the auxiliary module on the trigger can be achieved by a clip-type element.
  • the mounting rail 92 of the auxiliary module is further provided to allow an optical link 90 between the main electronic board 64 and the module mounted on the rail 92; for example, an orifice in the rail 92 on the walls 26, 26 'of the housing 20 cooperates with a diode mounted under the card 64, preferably by sealing the cavity 28A even in the absence of auxiliary module.
  • the auxiliary module is also provided with a diode, coming opposite that of the trigger 200 in its mounted position; the two means can exchange their information through the optical path 90, 90 'arranged in the walls 26, 26' and that of the housing of the auxiliary module.
  • the optical link means comprise red emission / reception light emitting diodes, wavelength representing the best compromise between functionality and cost.
  • a protection element 94 ( figure 2H ) is put in place on the assembly means 92, in order to preserve the tightness around the main board 64 by obscuring the optical link.
  • This type of shutter 94 can be made, for example by choosing an appropriate color, to further allow the immediate identification of the presence of such an optical link 90;
  • the choice of the material for example by the use of a transparent (but preferably colored) protection element 94, can also make it possible to hold it in place to test the reliability of the optical link in the absence of auxiliary block.
  • a device as described in FR 2 910 174 can be associated with the trigger according to the invention by such a mixed connection 90, 92, this association can be achieved by leaving the electronic module under tension, that is to say while the circuit breaker is in function.
  • the sealing of the cavity 28 comprising the electronic unit of the module is completed by clipping the lid 24 on the bottom 22, a simple and fast process, while remaining reversible ( figure 2G ); the upper surface of the cover 24, however, includes the orifices 96, 96 ', 96 "necessary for the operation and parameterization of the trigger 200.
  • the cover portion 24 is advantageously made integrally of molded plastic.
  • buttons 100 allowing the setting of the trip thresholds, and a preferred embodiment of which is described in FIG. FR 2 913 143 , can be placed in orifices 96 adapted to cooperate with coding wheels of the processing card 64; other alternatives are possible, in particular the mounting of the actuating members 100 on the card 64 before the lid 24 is put in place.
  • the device 94 for protecting the optical link is also put in place, for example by pinching on the rail 92.
  • Information from the electronic circuits can also be displayed on the upper surface of the housing 20 by LED-type elements.
  • LED-type elements In particular, it is possible to use remanent display devices, in particular according to the cholesteric bistable technology: the information is thus reported even in case of power failure, by a color change of one (or more) pixel (s) a light of a few mm 2 taking two typical colors of the state, for example red and green.
  • a portion of the upper surface of the housing 20 is dedicated to the establishment of a flat display module 106, communicating directly with the tracks 108 of the underlying processing card 64 via vertical contacts passing through a recess 96 "adapted to the cover portion 24, advantageously, to compensate for the hyperstatism, here again piston contacts 108 are used, preferably the display 106, for example having a drop-down menu, is mounted simply, and reversibly, by two connection points, for example a fixed hook / orifice cooperation 110, 110 'on one side and a screw 112 cooperating with the insert 98 of the cover 24 and mount captive on the display 106 on the opposite side, the mechanical strength nevertheless meets the normative requirements, in particular if the insert 98 is metallic, for example made of ultrasonically mounted brass.
  • a recess 114 in the upper face of the cover 24 is formed so that the display 106 forms a flat surface with the remainder of the cover 24 / plastron 104 while being isolated from the electric circuit.
  • the electronic card 64 is inaccessible with the exception of the contacts 108, so that the electronic trigger of the invention is protected, including actions on the display 106, which can be performed while keeping possibly the electronic module under tension.
  • a locking of the upper part of the cover 24 can be associated with these last assembly steps, for example by a switch 116 preventing the modification of the programming, in order to guarantee the inviolability of the electronic module.
  • the keyboard is protected by folding a visor which solicits the switch 116 by the arrangement 98 ', then the whole is sealed; if access is desired, it will be necessary to deliberately operate the switch 116.
  • the tripolar trip device 200 is compact, preferably L-shaped on its upper part but parallelepiped on its lower part.
  • a side wall of the lower part 10, 10q (transformation block) of the release 200, 200q has three or four contact pads 18, 18q facing recesses 118, 118q of the housing 20, 20q of the electronic module and intended for a circuit breaker connection 1.
  • the side wall opposite, integrated in the casing of the circuit breaker 1, also comprises three or four current arrivals 16, 16q, preferably associated with the arrival ranges of 36, 36q socket for connection with the device 3 breaker circuit breaker 1.
  • the trigger 200q is provided with a connecting comb 132: as illustrated in FIG. figure 4 the four connecting rods 130 are part of breakable screws 134, for example of the type described in the documents FR 2,881,485 or FR 2 840 373 , whose upper end 136 is coupled to a longitudinal bar 138.
  • the comb 132 thus formed comprises a screw alignment 134 which can be directly positioned in the connecting ports.
  • each screw 134 is tightened and a shear of a specific section of the screws 134 occurs when the tightening torque is sufficient: the lower portion 130 of the screws 134 provides the connection and isolation, while the end 136 remains coupled on the 138.
  • the screw alignment bar 134 is integrated in the cover 24 of the release, the additional parts 136, 138 then being recoverable or not after separation of the connecting rods 130.
  • the trigger 200 according to the invention can be tested for all its functions, at 100%, including the quality of the welds (by checking the establishment of connections), even when assembled.
  • an injection of voltage and current on each phase 18 of the electronic module, for example by clamps can be detected by via the test plug 96 'on the front panel; despite the compactness of the assembly, this socket 96 'can include up to fourteen test points, to compare with the seven usual points available to the customer.
  • the various tests and calibrations can be carried out at the end of the assembly line, preserving the internal tightness of the assembly, all the connections to be made with the test means being external to the housing 20 of the release 200.
  • the optical link 90 can also be verified.

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