EP2083426A1 - Traversée, installation de distribution d'alimentation électrique fournie avec celle-ci, et procédé de production d'une telle traversée - Google Patents

Traversée, installation de distribution d'alimentation électrique fournie avec celle-ci, et procédé de production d'une telle traversée Download PDF

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EP2083426A1
EP2083426A1 EP08100970A EP08100970A EP2083426A1 EP 2083426 A1 EP2083426 A1 EP 2083426A1 EP 08100970 A EP08100970 A EP 08100970A EP 08100970 A EP08100970 A EP 08100970A EP 2083426 A1 EP2083426 A1 EP 2083426A1
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bushing
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Patrik Roseen
Andrew Maxwell
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ABB Research Ltd Switzerland
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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
    • H01B17/26—Lead-in insulators; Lead-through insulators
    • H01B17/30—Sealing
    • H01B17/303—Sealing of leads to lead-through insulators

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  • the present invention relates to a bushing comprising: an electrically insulating body, provided with a through hole and formed by an injection-mouldable, dielectric material, and a sealing, provided in said opening and provided with a through hole for the receipt of an electric conductor.
  • the invention also relates to an electric power distribution installation, typically but not necessarily a switchgear, comprising: a housing, or compartment, provided a through hole in a wall thereof; a bushing arranged in said through hole; and an electric conductor extending through said bushing into said housing.
  • a switchgear typically but not necessarily a switchgear, comprising: a housing, or compartment, provided a through hole in a wall thereof; a bushing arranged in said through hole; and an electric conductor extending through said bushing into said housing.
  • the invention also relates to a method of producing such a bushing, wherein the method comprises the step of injection moulding an electrically insulating body with at least one through hole therein.
  • a bushing may be referred to as an electrically insulating component arranged for the purpose of electrically insulating an electric conductor from any wall or the like that the latter extends through, wherein there is a difference in electric potential between said wall and the conductor. Normally, the wall is connected to ground.
  • the bushing is a medium voltage bushing, wherein medium voltage is referred to as 1-36 kV.
  • the bushing may be any kind of bushing. For example, it may be of elongated shape and designed so as to promote a connection of the conductor extending through it to a cable, or it may be plate-shaped, typically when forming a bushing in a partition wall in a switchgear.
  • Bushings for the insulation of conductors extending through partition walls in switchgears comprise a main body of an electrically insulating material.
  • the main body of the bushing is supposed to be attached to the partition wall, and it is provided with at least one through hole through which an electric conductor will extend.
  • the electrically insulating main body of the bushing has been formed by a thermosetting resin moulded to the shape of said body.
  • a thermoplastic resin that is injection moulded in order to form said insulating body.
  • a sealing for the purpose of preventing electric arc or the like to pass through any spacing between the outer periphery of the conductor and the inner periphery of the through hole of the insulating body.
  • the sealing is provided in the through hole of the insulating body and is provided with a through hole through which the conductor extends, wherein the sealing is in direct contact with the conductor on one hand and with the insulating body on the other hand.
  • the insulating body forms a rigid part able of carrying certain mechanical loads, such as the ones exerted by it own weight and by the conductor or conductors extending through it, while the sealing forms a more flexible part that have as its main purpose to perform said sealing function.
  • the sealing is formed by a ring-shaped component made of rubber. During production of the bushing, the sealing is produced separately and is inserted into the through hole of the insulating body. Finally the conductor is inserted into the through hole of the already inserted sealing.
  • the object of the invention is achieved by means of the bushing as initially defined, characterised in that the sealing is formed by an injection-mouldable material.
  • the sealing is formed by an injection-mouldable material.
  • said injection-mouldable material forming the sealing comprises a thermoplastic polymer.
  • thermoplastic polymers or resins forming such polymers, are preferred thanks to their inherent moulding properties.
  • the electrically insulating body is formed by a thermoplastic polymer.
  • the material of the insulating body is more rigid and able of carrying mechanical load than is the material of the sealing. Accordingly, it is preferred that the material of the sealing is more flexible and more elastic than that of the insulating body.
  • said injection-mouldable material forming the sealing comprises a thermoplastic elastomer or thermoplastic rubber.
  • Thermoplastic elastomers and thermoplastic rubbers have the advantage of presenting a flexibility making them suitable for the sealing as defined herein. They are also easily injection moulded.
  • said injection-mouldable material forming the sealing has a melting temperature above 100 °C, preferably above 120 °C.
  • a melting temperature above 100 °C, preferably above 120 °C.
  • the temperature of the conductor in the region of the sealing may exceed 100 °C. Therefore, the melting temperature of the sealing material needs to be above, preferably well above, that level.
  • the injection-mouldable material forming the sealing is thermally stable above 100 °C. Since the sealing is assumed to be subjected to the impact of the elevated temperature of the electric conductor during long time, it is required from the material thereof that it will not degrade too rapidly. Being thermally stable is therefore referred to as having consistent or maintained physical properties, such as flexibility and elasticity, during the equipments lifetime, typically at least 30 years.
  • said injection-mouldable material forming the sealing is Silicone-based.
  • Silicone-based materials such as thermoplastic elastomers, have present a high thermal stability, and are therefore suitable for this application.
  • the injection-mouldable material forming the sealing is based on an ester.
  • Esters have the advantage over silicone-based compositions of being cheaper to produce, while still presenting suitable properties from a technical point of view, and are therefore a considered alternative as sealing material.
  • said sealing is electrically insulating.
  • the material forming the sealing should be a dielectric material. This will increase the total insulation length of the bushing, thereby increasing its dielectric strength.
  • the sealing is moulded such that it is integrated with the insulating body.
  • a very good and tight cohesion or adhesion between the two components may be achieved.
  • Integrated may be referred to as even being chemically adhered to each other at the interface between the two components.
  • one of the components may be moulded onto the other component, engagement through a mechanical interlocking of the components is also facilitated.
  • Recesses and projections of the respective components by means of which interlocking is to be achieved may be of rather complicated shapes and still permit full engagement, since the component moulded in the second step will be able of reliably and fully filling recesses of the initially moulded component.
  • the invention also relates to an electric power distribution installation, preferably a switchgear, comprising a housing, or compartment, provided a through hole in a wall thereof, a bushing arranged in said through hole, and an electric conductor extending through said bushing into said housing, wherein the bushing is a bushing according to the invention.
  • a switchgear comprising a housing, or compartment, provided a through hole in a wall thereof, a bushing arranged in said through hole, and an electric conductor extending through said bushing into said housing, wherein the bushing is a bushing according to the invention.
  • the object of the invention is also achieved by means of the initially defined method, characterise in that it comprises the further step of injection moulding a sealing provided with at least one through hole, wherein the sealing is located in said through hole of said insulating body.
  • said moulding is a two-step process in which one of said insulating body and sealing is moulded in a first step and a second of said insulating body and sealing is moulded in a second step, onto the already moulded component.
  • the moulding of the sealing is performed subsequent to the moulding of the insulating body.
  • the insulating body forms part of the mould in which the sealing is moulded, and that the material of the sealing is permitted to solidify while being in contact with the material of the insulating body.
  • the materials of the insulating body and the sealing, as well as the moulding variables are chosen such that a chemical cohesion between the materials are obtained in the interface region.
  • the method further comprises the step of inserting an electric conductor in said through hole of said sealing.
  • this is a preferred way of producing a bushing in which the conductor need not be incorporated in the bushing from the beginning, but may instead be incorporated into the latter after the production of the insulating body and the sealing.
  • the insulating body is moulded subsequent to the moulding of the sealing.
  • the sealing is moulded around and onto an electric conductor acting as a core during said injection moulding of the sealing, whereupon the insulating body is moulded onto the sealing.
  • the electric conductor should be in direct contact with the sealing along its outer periphery. It should be understood that, depending on the design of the sealing and the insulating body, also the latter may be in direct contact with the conductor, and that the invention does not excluded such designs. However, it is preferred that, in the region in which the sealing is in contact with the outer periphery of the conductor, this contact should be continuous along the circumference of the conductor, i.e. all the way around the conductor, irrespectively of the shape of the outer periphery of the latter, either it be circular, rectangular or of any other suitable shape.
  • Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of a bushing 1 according to the invention mounted in its operative position in a partition wall 2 of a switchgear 3 a part of which is shown in fig. 1 .
  • the switchgear 3 comprises several compartments two neighbouring of which 4, 5 are separated by the partition wall 2 in which the bushing 1 is mounted.
  • the bushing 1 is provided for the purpose of electrically insulating an electric conductor 6 that extends through said partition wall 2 from the partition wall 2, and preventing discharges or arcs from upcoming between the conductor 6 and the wall 2.
  • the compartments 4, 5 of the switchgear 3 may be filled with an inert gas such as SF6 or may be filled with air (air-insulated switchgear).
  • the electric conductor 6 may be referred to as a bus bar and may carry a medium voltage. There will generally be three electric conductors, one for each electric phase, extending through the partition wall 2. There may be provided one or more bushings in the partition wall. An individual bushing may be designed so as to be penetrated by a plurality of electric conductors or, as in the embodiment shown here, only by one conductor. However, the scope of the invention is primarily not restricted by the number of conductors extending through the bushing, nor the number of bushings that are mounted in a partition wall of a switchgear.
  • the bushing 1 comprises an electrically insulating body 7 provided with a through hole in which there is provided a sealing 8, which in its turn is provided with a through hole through which the conductor 6 extends.
  • the primary task of the insulating body is to electrically insulate the conductor 6 from the wall 2, the latter preferably being connected to earth, i.e. carrying earth potential.
  • the insulating body 7 is a load carrying component, carrying its own weight as well as any force applied thereto by the conductor 6 and the sealing 8. Accordingly, it is made of a material or materials enabling such functionality.
  • the insulating body 7 is formed by an injection-mouldable material, preferably a thermoplastic polymer.
  • the sealing 8 is made of a material which is more flexible or elastic than that of the insulating body 7, and has as its primary task to seal the space between the insulating body 7 and the conductor 6 such that arc or electric discharges are not likely to pass trough said space.
  • the sealing 8 may also have as its task to form a gas tight sealing, thereby preventing gas from passing between the insulating body 7 and the sealing 8 or between the conductor 6 and the sealing 8 from one compartment to the other.
  • the sealing is of such material that it will fit tightly around the conductor, preferably such that it maintains such tight fit also upon thermally induced volumetric changes of the conductor or upon motion thereof that may occur during operation or due to external affection.
  • the sealing 8 is formed by a thermoplastic elastomer, preferably an ester-based elastomer or a silicone-based elastomer.
  • the chosen material for the sealing 8 should be able of standing the heat developed by the conductor 6 during operation. Therefore, the melting point of the sealing material should exceed a predetermined maximum operation temperature of the conductor in the region of the sealing 8.
  • the sealing material should also be chosen such that it be chemically and physically stable at or below said maximum temperature, i.e. such that it does not degrade during operation due to the heat that it is subjected to.
  • Fig. 2 shows a front view of the bushing shown in fig. 1 , in which a cross-section of the conductor 6 is also indicated.
  • the conductor 6 is formed from a metal such as copper or aluminium or any other metal suitable for the application in question. It may have any cross-sectional shape. However, a generally rectangular shape with rounded edges like the one shown in fig. 2 is commonly used in connection to conventional air-insulated switchgears.
  • the bushing shown in figs. 1 and 2 has been produced in the following way. Initially, a thermoplastic resin, that upon solidification thereof will form a thermoplastic polymer is injection-moulded in a mould in order to form the electrically insulating body 7. Subsequently, after solidification of the insulating body 7, the solidified body is moved to another mould, or the mould is slightly modified, in order to enable injection moulding of the sealing 8 onto the already moulded body 7 in said other or modified mould.
  • the chosen temperatures and materials are preferably such that a mechanical or chemical cohesion between the sealing 8 and the surrounding body 7 is achieved upon solidification of the sealing material.
  • the production of the bushing 1 is a two-step injection-moulding of two different materials.
  • the bushing 1 shown in figs. 1 and 2 has a rather plate-shaped or flat insulating body 7. It should be understood that the invention is not restricted to such a design.
  • the insulating body may comprise flanges or the like extending from its large sides, i.e. from its extension plane.
  • Fig. 3 shows an alternative embodiment of a bushing.
  • the bushing 9 in fig. 3 is of a kind adapted to be connected to a cable.
  • the bushing 9 has an elongated shape, wherein at least one end thereof is adapted to be connected to a cable (not shown).
  • This bushing may be produced in an alternative manner compared to the method described for the bushing shown in figs. 1 and 2 .
  • the sealing 10 is moulded onto the conductor 11, wherein the latter forms part of the bushing 9 and also defines a core during said injection moulding of the sealing 10.
  • the mould After moulding of the sealing 10, the mould is changed or modified, after which the material used for forming the insulating body, here reference number 12, is injection moulded onto the sealing 10 and onto the conductor 11.
  • the insulating body 12 is in direct contact with the conductor 11 along at least a part of the latter.
  • the moulding parameters and the chosen materials of the sealing 10 and the insulating body 12 are such that a chemical adhesion or cohesion between the sealing 10 and the surrounding insulating body 12 is achieved.
  • the materials chosen for the respective components may correspond to those already mentioned with reference to the embodiment shown in figs. 1 and 2 .

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WO2013030389A1 (fr) * 2011-09-02 2013-03-07 Abb Research Ltd Isolateur pour appareillage à isolation gazeuse haute tension
WO2013030388A1 (fr) * 2011-09-02 2013-03-07 Abb Research Ltd Isolateur pour appareillage à isolation gazeuse haute tension
WO2013030387A1 (fr) * 2011-09-02 2013-03-07 Abb Research Ltd Isolateur pour appareillage à isolation gazeuse haute tension

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DE9303455U1 (de) * 1993-03-09 1993-10-07 Weco Wester Ebbinghaus & Co Durchführungsklemme
US5360945A (en) * 1991-05-01 1994-11-01 Raychem Corporation Cable seal
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US4700999A (en) * 1983-07-07 1987-10-20 Gmt Novotny Gmbh Current leadthrough
US4791247A (en) * 1985-09-11 1988-12-13 General Electric Company Polyester bushing and method of making same
US5360945A (en) * 1991-05-01 1994-11-01 Raychem Corporation Cable seal
DE9303455U1 (de) * 1993-03-09 1993-10-07 Weco Wester Ebbinghaus & Co Durchführungsklemme
WO2003067612A1 (fr) * 2002-02-08 2003-08-14 Emerson Electric Co. Ensemble de bornes hermetique
DE102005059754A1 (de) * 2005-12-09 2007-06-21 Siemens Ag Spritzgussgeformte Außenkonusdurchführung

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WO2013030389A1 (fr) * 2011-09-02 2013-03-07 Abb Research Ltd Isolateur pour appareillage à isolation gazeuse haute tension
WO2013030388A1 (fr) * 2011-09-02 2013-03-07 Abb Research Ltd Isolateur pour appareillage à isolation gazeuse haute tension
WO2013030387A1 (fr) * 2011-09-02 2013-03-07 Abb Research Ltd Isolateur pour appareillage à isolation gazeuse haute tension

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