EP2555216A1 - Electric appliance comprising two control terminals for placing a mobile unit selectively in the rest position and in the working position - Google Patents

Electric appliance comprising two control terminals for placing a mobile unit selectively in the rest position and in the working position Download PDF

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EP2555216A1
EP2555216A1 EP12177854A EP12177854A EP2555216A1 EP 2555216 A1 EP2555216 A1 EP 2555216A1 EP 12177854 A EP12177854 A EP 12177854A EP 12177854 A EP12177854 A EP 12177854A EP 2555216 A1 EP2555216 A1 EP 2555216A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H47/00—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current
    • H01H47/02—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current for modifying the operation of the relay
    • H01H47/04—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current for modifying the operation of the relay for holding armature in attracted position, e.g. when initial energising circuit is interrupted; for maintaining armature in attracted position, e.g. with reduced energising current
    • H01H47/10—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current for modifying the operation of the relay for holding armature in attracted position, e.g. when initial energising circuit is interrupted; for maintaining armature in attracted position, e.g. with reduced energising current by switching-in or -out impedance external to the relay winding
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H47/00—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current
    • H01H47/22—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current for supplying energising current for relay coil
    • H01H47/223—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current for supplying energising current for relay coil adapted to be supplied by AC

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  • the invention relates to electrical devices which comprise two control terminals and a movable member selectively taking a rest position and a working position respectively in the absence and in the presence, between the control terminals, of a network voltage. AC power supply.
  • Such devices are for example electrical contactors (the movable member is a contact-carrying member) or electric fluidic valves (the movable member is a drive member of a valve spool).
  • these devices generally comprise a resilient member for biasing the movable member towards the rest position and, between the control terminals, a control circuit comprising the winding of a coil for driving the movable member to the against the elastic member from the rest position to the working position when said voltage appears between the control terminals, and to keep the movable member in working position as the voltage persists between the control terminals.
  • the invention aims to provide a similar device but with improved performance.
  • a predominantly capacitive current limiting device and more generally the provision of the insertion circuit in an AC portion of the control circuit, is made possible by the use of a non-switching switching element. not unidirectional as a transistor but bidirectional, for example a triac.
  • the energy consumed by the current limiting device is, on equal terms, much lower than in the aforementioned prior devices.
  • the current limiting member is a resistor.
  • the apparatus according to the invention thus offers excellent performance in terms of energy consumption and internal heating.
  • the current limiting device can be implemented without heating or in any case with moderate heating, it is possible to provide a difference in the apparatus according to the invention. between the nominal current (passage from the rest position to the working position) and the limited current (holding in the working position) much greater than when the current limiting member is a resistor.
  • the limited current would be 18 to 20 mA with a current limiting member formed by a resistor while with a capacitor, it is possible in good conditions to have an intensity limited current of 5 mA.
  • the capacity of the invention to have this greater difference between the nominal intensity and the limited intensity makes possible the use of more powerful coils than in previous apparatuses where it was necessary to limit the power to avoid a consumption and overheating.
  • This ability to increase the power of the coil allows the device according to the invention to be particularly efficient, especially in terms of effort to maintain the working position and speed of passage from the rest position to the position working and vice versa.
  • said winding is part of said AC portion.
  • said winding is part of said rectified current portion.
  • the apparatus comprises a printed circuit board comprising said insertion circuit, said control circuit and said rectifier circuit.
  • said movable member is a contact-carrying member of a modular-sized electrical contactor.
  • the electrical apparatus 10 illustrated on the figure 1 is an electric contactor comprising two control terminals 11 (only one of which is visible on the figure 1 ) and two power terminals 12.
  • the power terminals 12 When the voltage of the AC supply network is applied between the control terminals 11, the power terminals 12 are connected to each other. In the absence of the mains voltage between the control terminals 11, the power terminals 12 are isolated from each other.
  • the apparatus 10 has a generally parallelepipedal shape with two main faces 13 and side faces extending from one to the other of the main faces 13, namely a rear face 14, a lower face 15 , a front face 16 and an upper face 17.
  • the rear face 14 has a notch 18 for mounting the device 1 on a standard support rail with ⁇ profile.
  • the lower face 15 has access orifices to the control terminals 11 and to one of the power terminals 12.
  • the front face 16 has, in central position, about half of its length, a nose 20 having an operating key 21.
  • the upper face 17 has an orifice giving access to the other power terminal 12.
  • the apparatus 10 is of the modular type, that is to say that, in addition to its generally parallelepipedal shape, its width (distance between the two main faces 13) is a multiple of a normalized value, known under the name of "module", which is of the order of 18 mm.
  • Each power terminal 12 is connected, by a rigid conductor 22, to a fixed contact ground 23.
  • a movable member 25 has two distal ends to each of which it carries a movable contact bead 26.
  • the movable member 25 is illustrated in a rest position where the grains 26 are away from the grains 23.
  • the power terminals 12 are then isolated from one another.
  • the movable member 25 has moved to the left of the figure 1 so that the moving grains 26 come into contact with the fixed grains 23.
  • the power terminals 12 are then connected to one another.
  • the apparatus 10 To drive the movable member 25 against the elastic member 27, from the rest position ( figure 1 ) at the working position ( figure 2 the apparatus 10 comprises a coil 33 configured to drive a lever 34 which in turn drives an arm 35 which in turn drives a support 45 on which the movable member 25 is mounted.
  • the coil 33 comprises a frame 36, a coil 37 wound around a tubular central portion of the frame 36, a movable armature 30 and a fixed armature 31.
  • the movable armature 30 and the fixed armature 31 each have a same shape. E with a central branch engaged in the hollow space of the central part of the frame 36 and the end branches which are on either side of the central part of the frame 36.
  • the fixed armature 31 is secured to the frame 36.
  • the movable armature 30 is guided coaxially with the frame 36 between the rest position illustrated in FIG. figure 1 and a working position where it is close to the fixed armature 31.
  • the frame 36 comprises a bearing 40 around which the lever 34 is articulated.
  • the lever 34 has a finger 41 engaged in an oblong hole 42 of the movable armature 30 while at the other end the lever 34 has a fork 43 in which is disposed a finger 44 located at one end of the arm 35 whose other end (not visible) is connected to the support 45 on which is mounted the movable member 25.
  • the elastic member 27 biases the movable armature 30 towards the rest position.
  • the elastic member 27 is formed by a spring (not visible) biasing the movable armature 30 in the direction where it deviates from the movable armature 31.
  • a spring not visible biasing the movable armature 30 in the direction where it deviates from the movable armature 31.
  • there is a other spring not visible for optimizing the contact pressure between the stationary grains 23 and the moving grains 26.
  • the control circuit 32 further includes terminals 11 and coil 37 of the coil 36, a printed circuit board 51 (see also FIG. figure 1 ) having two network connection points 52 and two winding connection points 53.
  • the network connection points 52 are each connected to a respective one of the control terminals 11.
  • the winding connection points 53 are each connected to a respective end of the winding 37.
  • the printed circuit board 51 includes an opto-triac 54 having a triac 55 between two triac connection points 56 and 57 and having a light emitting diode 58 between an anode connection point 59 and a cathode connection point 60.
  • the triac connection point 56 is connected to one of the network connection points 52.
  • the triac connection point 57 is connected to one of the winding connection points 53.
  • a capacitor 61 is connected to a side at the triac connection point 56 and is connected on the other side to the triac connection point 57. Thus, the capacitor 61 is disposed in parallel with the triac 55.
  • the triac 55 and the capacitor 61 arranged in parallel with the triac 55 form an insertion circuit 62 for the capacitor 61: when the triac 55 is in the conductive state, the current flows in the circuit 62 through the triac 55; and when the triac 55 is in the off state, the current flows in the circuit 62 through the capacitor 61.
  • the switch 50 When the switch 50 is in the closed position and the triac 55 is in the conductive state, the coil 37 is connected to the poles L and N of the supply network. When the switch 50 is in the closed position and the triac 55 is in the off state, the capacitor 61 is in series with the coil 37 between the poles L and N of the supply network.
  • the triac 55 is controlled to be in the conductive state for a predetermined time from the moment the switch 50 has been put in the closed position, this predetermined time being sufficient for the armature movable 30 has passed from the rest position to the working position, and after this predetermined time, the triac 55 is controlled to go off, so that the current flowing through the coil 37 must also pass through the capacitor 61.
  • the capacitance of the capacitor 61 is chosen so that the decreased intensity current flowing through the capacitor 61 and the coil 37 is sufficient for the movable armature 30 to remain in the working position.
  • the printed circuit board 51 comprises a rectifier circuit 65 having two connection points 66 and 67 at an AC portion of the control circuit 32 and two connection points 68 and 69 at a rectified current portion of the control circuit 32.
  • the rectifier circuit 55 is formed by a diode Gra ⁇ tz bridge with the connection point 69 which is at the reference potential and the connection point 68 which is at a higher potential than the reference potential.
  • the rectified current portion of the control circuit 32 is entirely part of the printed circuit board 51, and forms a control circuit 63 of the triac 55.
  • control circuit 63 other than the diode 58 will now be described.
  • a resistor 70 and a resistor 71 are arranged in series between the connection point 68 of the rectifier circuit 65 and the anode connection point 59 of the opto-triac 54.
  • the cathode connection point 60 of the opto-triac 54 is connected to the connection point 69 raised to the reference potential.
  • a thyristor 72 has its anode which is connected to the side of the resistor 71 opposite the side of this resistor connected to the connection point 59, its cathode which is connected to the cathode connection point 60 of the opto-triac 54 (brought to the reference potential) and its trigger which is connected to an intermediate point between a resistor 73 and a capacitor 74, with the other side of the resistor 73 which is connected to the anode of the thyristor 72 and the other side of the capacitor 74 which is connected to the cathode connection point 60 (brought to the reference potential).
  • the resistors 70 and 71 serve to reduce the intensity of the current flowing in the diode 58.
  • Resistor 73 and capacitor 74 serve to turn thyristor 72 from the off state to the conductive state after a predetermined time set by the value of resistor 73 and capacitance of capacitor 74.
  • the capacitor 74 When the switch 50 is in the open position, the capacitor 74 is in the discharged state, the thyristor 72 is in the off state, the diode 58 is in the off state and the triac 55 is in the off state.
  • the capacitor 74 When the capacitor 74 is charged, the voltage becomes sufficient at the gate of the thyristor 72 so that the thyristor 72 switches to the conductive state.
  • the diode 58 then goes off, which triggers the passage of the triac 55 from the conductive state to the off state.
  • the current flowing in the circuit 62 then passes through the capacitor 61 and the intensity in the coil 37 is reduced.
  • one of the winding connection points 153 is connected to the rectified current connection point 168 of the rectifier circuit 165 and the other winding connection point 153 of the printed circuit board 151 is connected to the anode of the rectifier circuit 165.
  • the cathode of the thyristor 172 and the cathode connection point 160 of the opto-triac 154 are connected to the connection point 169 of the rectifier circuit 165 which is at the reference potential.
  • each of the AC connection points 66 and 67 of the rectifier circuit 65 is connected to a respective one of the control terminals 11 of the apparatus 10, in the control circuit 32 illustrated in FIG. figure 4 only the AC connection point 167 of the rectifier circuit 165 is connected to one of the control terminals 11, the other AC connection point 166 being connected to one side of the insertion circuit 162; other side of the insertion circuit 162 being connected to the other control terminal 11.
  • the printed circuit board 151 of the control circuit 32 of the figure 4 is configured so that the current flowing in the winding 37 comes from the AC supply network passing through the insertion circuit 162 and the rectifier circuit 165. Therefore, when the triac 155 of the opto-triac 154 is in the conductive state and in the off state, the intensity of the rectified current in the coil 37 is respectively nominal and limited.
  • connection point 167 of the rectifier circuit 165 is connected to the triac connection point 157 of the opto-triac 154, the triac connection point 156 is connected to the cathode of a zener diode 80, the Anode of the Zener diode 80 is connected to the network connection point 152 of the printed circuit board 151, one side of the capacitor 161 is connected to the triac connection point 157 and the other side of the capacitor 161 is connected. at the point of connection 152.
  • the Zener diode 80 is thus in series with the triac 155.
  • Zener diode 80 serves to facilitate the passage of triac 155 from the conductive state to the off state.
  • the gate of the thyristor 172 is connected to the cathode of a diode 81 whose anode is connected to an intermediate point between a resistor 173 and a capacitor 174, with the other side of the resistor 173 which is connected to the connection point 168 of the rectifier circuit 165 and the other side of the capacitor 174 which is connected to the cathode connection point 160 (brought to the reference potential).
  • the resistor 173 and the capacitor 174 are used to turn the thyristor 172 from the off state to the conductive state after a predetermined duration set by the value of the resistance 173 and the capacitance of the capacitor 174.
  • resistor 82 In parallel with the capacitor 174 is a resistor 82.
  • a capacitor 83 and a resistor 84 are arranged in parallel.
  • the resistor 82 allows the capacitor 174 to discharge rapidly as the switch 50 moves from the closed position to the open position.
  • the capacitor 83 and the resistor 84 operate a filtration to prevent the thyristor 172 from being accidentally switched off in the conductive state under the effect of parasites that can be amplified by the winding 37.
  • the diode 81 makes the charging time of the capacitor 174 reliable by preventing back-flows.
  • the capacitor 174 is in the discharged state
  • the thyristor 172 is in the off state
  • the diode 158 is in the off state
  • the triac 155 is in the off state.
  • the capacitor 174 When the capacitor 174 is charged, the voltage becomes sufficient at the gate of the thyristor 172 so that the thyristor 172 switches to the conductive state.
  • the diode 158 then goes off, which triggers the passage of the triac 155 from the conductive state to the off state.
  • the current flowing in the circuit 162 then passes through the capacitor 161 and the intensity in the coil 37 is reduced.
  • control circuit 32 of the figure 3 and the control circuit 32 of the figure 4 avoid, in the event of failure of the thyristor 72 or 172, that the coil 37 can be permanently supplied with nominal intensity.
  • the insertion circuit 62 or 162 is part of the AC portion, and that allows the capacitor 61 or 161 to be used as a current limiting device.
  • Having a capacitor as a current limiting device, rather than a resistor, has the advantage of greatly reducing the power consumption of the apparatus 10 and the heat dissipation within the apparatus 10 .
  • the current limiting device is not purely capacitive, but at least predominantly capacitive, ie the impedance provided by the current limiting device, given the frequency of the current network.
  • AC power supply comes for the most part from the capacity of the current limiting device.
  • the triac 55 or 155 forms a bidirectional switching element and the diode 58 or 158 forms a triggering member of the triac 55 or 155, with the state on which constitutes a state active where the diode 58 or 158 causes the triac 55 or 155 to assume the conducting state, with the state off which constitutes an inactive state where the diode 58 or 158 causes the triac 55 or 155 to be in the off state, with the point anode connection 59 or 159 which constitutes a first point of connection to a driving potential, and with the cathode connection point 60 or 160 which constitutes a second point of connection to a reference potential, the triggering member that forms the diode 58 or 158 being in the active state when the potential of the first connection point is greater than at least one predetermined threshold to the potential of the second connection point (this threshold corresponds to the tripping threshold of the diode 58 or 158) and being otherwise in
  • the thyristor 72 or 172 of the control circuit 63 or 163 forms a control switching element which has a blocked state and a conductive state for respectively isolating one from the other and short-circuiting the connection point d. anode 59 or 159 and the cathode connection point 60 or 160; and that the gate of the thyristor 72 or 172 forms a control point of this driver switching member which is activated or not depending on whether or not the capacitor 74 or 174 is loaded.
  • the triac 55 or 155 is replaced by another bidirectional switching member while the diode 58 or 158 and the thyristor 72 or 172 are replaced by the appropriate drivers.
  • the triac 55 is replaced by two MOSFET or IGBT transistors arranged in inverse series, that is to say in series with one of the transistors which is arranged in the opposite direction to the other, the driving organs controlling one of the transistors during the positive voltage half-waves and controlling the other transistor during the negative voltage half-waves.
  • the apparatus according to the invention is a contactor normally closed rather than normally open, that is to say that the power terminals 12 are connected to each other in the absence of voltage at the control terminals 11 and isolated from each other in the presence of voltage; the format of the device is different from the modular format; and / or the apparatus is different from an electrical contactor, with for example the movable member which is not a contact-carrying member, but for example a drive member of a slide of a fluidic valve.

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The apparatus (10) has a control circuit (32) provided between two control terminals (11), where the control circuit comprises a coil (37) for driving a movable unit. An insertion circuit (62) is arranged with the coil. The insertion circuit is arranged with a part comprising alternating current. A switching unit i.e. triac (55), is arranged as a bidirectional switching element, and a current limiting unit i.e. capacitor (61), is arranged in a predominantly capacitive manner.

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DOMAINE DE L'INVENTIONFIELD OF THE INVENTION

L'invention a trait aux appareils électriques qui comportent deux bornes de commande et un organe mobile prenant sélectivement une position de repos et une position de travail respectivement en l'absence et en présence, entre les bornes de commande, d'une tension de réseau d'alimentation en courant alternatif.The invention relates to electrical devices which comprise two control terminals and a movable member selectively taking a rest position and a working position respectively in the absence and in the presence, between the control terminals, of a network voltage. AC power supply.

ARRIERE PLAN TECHNOLOGIQUEBACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY

On sait que de tels appareils sont par exemple des contacteurs électriques (l'organe mobile est un organe porte-contacts) ou des valves fluidiques électriques (l'organe mobile est un organe d'entraînement d'un tiroir de la valve).It is known that such devices are for example electrical contactors (the movable member is a contact-carrying member) or electric fluidic valves (the movable member is a drive member of a valve spool).

On sait également que ces appareils comportent en général un organe élastique pour solliciter l'organe mobile vers la position de repos et, entre les bornes de commande, un circuit de commande comportant le bobinage d'une bobine pour entraîner l'organe mobile à l'encontre de l'organe élastique de la position de repos à la position de travail lorsqu'apparaît ladite tension entre les bornes de commande, et pour maintenir l'organe mobile en position de travail tant que la tension persiste entre les bornes de commande.It is also known that these devices generally comprise a resilient member for biasing the movable member towards the rest position and, between the control terminals, a control circuit comprising the winding of a coil for driving the movable member to the against the elastic member from the rest position to the working position when said voltage appears between the control terminals, and to keep the movable member in working position as the voltage persists between the control terminals.

On sait encore que le courant nécessaire dans le bobinage de la bobine pour faire passer l'organe mobile de la position de repos à la position de travail est plus important que le courant nécessaire pour maintenir l'organe mobile dans la position de travail.It is also known that the current required in winding the coil to move the movable member from the rest position to the working position is greater than the current required to maintain the movable member in the working position.

On a déjà proposé (voir par exemple la demande de brevet français 2 686 189 ) de prévoir dans le circuit de commande un circuit d'insertion d'une résistance de limitation de courant dans le bobinage, comportant en parallèle un interrupteur et la résistance, avec la position de l'interrupteur qui est liée mécaniquement à la position de l'organe mobile pour que l'interrupteur soit ouvert uniquement lorsque l'organe mobile est en position de travail : en dehors de la position de travail, le courant circule dans le circuit d'insertion au travers de l'interrupteur tandis qu'en position de travail, le courant circule dans le circuit d'insertion au travers de la résistance, ce qui limite l'intensité du courant.It has already been proposed (see, for example, the French patent application 2,686,189 ) to provide in the control circuit an insertion circuit of a current limiting resistor in the coil, having in parallel a switch and the resistor, with the position of the switch which is mechanically connected to the position of the movable member so that the switch is open only when the movable member is in working position: outside from the working position, the current flows in the insertion circuit through the switch while in the working position, the current flows in the insertion circuit through the resistor, which limits the intensity of the current.

On a également proposé (voir la demande de brevet européen EP 0 006 843 ), de prévoir dans la bobine un bobinage supplémentaire formant la résistance de limitation de courant et de mettre en oeuvre le circuit d'insertion avec un transistor en parallèle de la résistance de limitation de courant, ce transistor fonctionnant en commutation en prenant l'état conducteur et l'état bloqué pour que le courant circule dans le circuit d'insertion respectivement au travers du transistor et au travers de la résistance de limitation de courant, la base de ce transistor étant relié à un circuit de pilotage pour que le transistor soit dans l'état conducteur pendant une durée prédéterminée à partir d'une apparition de tension entre les bornes de commande et soit ensuite dans l'état bloqué tant que la tension persiste entre les bornes de commande, le circuit de commande présentant un circuit redresseur présentant deux points de connexion à une portion en courant alternatif comportant des interrupteurs thermiques pour interrompre l'alimentation en cas de surchauffe de la bobine et une portion en courant redressé comportant le circuit de pilotage, le transistor de commutation, le bobinage de la bobine et la résistance de limitation.It has also been proposed (see the European patent application EP 0 006 843 ), providing in the coil an additional winding forming the current limiting resistor and implementing the insertion circuit with a transistor in parallel with the current limiting resistor, this transistor operating in commutation taking the state conductive and the blocked state for the current to flow through the insertion circuit respectively through the transistor and through the current limiting resistor, the base of this transistor being connected to a control circuit so that the transistor is in the conductive state for a predetermined time from a voltage appearance between the control terminals and then in the off state as long as the voltage persists between the control terminals, the control circuit having a rectifier circuit having two points of connection to a portion of alternating current comprising thermal switches to interrupt the supply in case overheating of the coil and a rectified current portion comprising the driving circuit, the switching transistor, the winding of the coil and the limiting resistor.

OBJET DE L'INVENTIONOBJECT OF THE INVENTION

L'invention vise à fournir un appareil semblable mais à performances améliorées.The invention aims to provide a similar device but with improved performance.

L'invention propose à cet effet un appareil électrique comportant deux bornes de commande et un organe mobile prenant sélectivement une position de repos et une position de travail respectivement en l'absence et en présence, entre les bornes de commande, d'une tension de réseau d'alimentation en courant alternatif, lequel appareil comporte un organe élastique pour solliciter l'organe mobile vers la position de repos et, entre les bornes de commande, un circuit de commande comportant le bobinage d'une bobine pour entraîner l'organe mobile à l'encontre de l'organe élastique de la position de repos à la position de travail lorsqu'apparaît ladite tension entre les bornes de commande, et pour maintenir l'organe mobile en position de travail tant que la tension persiste entre les bornes de commande, lequel circuit de commande comporte, en outre dudit bobinage :

  • un circuit d'insertion d'un organe de limitation de courant dans ledit bobinage, comportant en parallèle un organe de commutation d'insertion et un organe de limitation de courant, avec l'organe de commutation d'insertion qui a un état conducteur et un état bloqué pour que le courant circule dans le circuit d'insertion respectivement soit au travers de l'organe de commutation d'insertion soit au travers de l'organe de limitation de courant ;
  • un circuit de pilotage de l'organe de commutation d'insertion, pour que l'organe de commutation d'insertion soit dans l'état conducteur pendant une durée prédéterminée à partir d'une apparition de tension entre les bornes de commande et soit ensuite dans l'état bloqué tant que la tension persiste entre les bornes de commande ; et
  • un circuit redresseur présentant deux points de connexion à une portion en courant alternatif du circuit de commande et présentant deux points de connexion à une portion en courant redressé du circuit de commande, ledit circuit de pilotage faisant partie de ladite portion en courant redressé ;
caractérisé en ce que ledit circuit d'insertion fait partie de ladite portion en courant alternatif, avec l'organe de commutation d'insertion qui est un organe de commutation bidirectionnel et avec l'organe de limitation de courant qui est au moins majoritairement capacitif.The invention proposes for this purpose an electrical apparatus comprising two control terminals and a movable member selectively assuming a rest position and a working position respectively in the absence and in the presence, between the control terminals, of a voltage of alternating current supply network, which apparatus comprises a resilient member for biasing the movable member towards the rest position and, between the control terminals, a control circuit comprising the winding of a coil for driving the movable member against the elastic member from the rest position to the working position when said voltage appears between the control terminals, and to keep the movable member in working position as long as the voltage persists between the control terminals, which control circuit includes, in addition to said winding:
  • an insertion circuit of a current limiting member in said winding, having in parallel an insertion switch member and a current limiting member, with the insertion switch member which has a conductive state and a blocked state for the current to flow through the insertion circuit respectively through the insertion switch member or through the current limiting member;
  • a control circuit of the insertion switching device, so that the insertion switch member is in the conductive state for a predetermined time from a voltage appearance between the control terminals and then in the off state as long as the voltage persists between the control terminals; and
  • a rectifier circuit having two points of connection to an AC portion of the control circuit and having two points of connection to a rectified current portion of the control circuit, said control circuit being part of said rectified current portion;
characterized in that said insertion circuit is part of said AC portion, with the insertion switch member which is a bidirectional switching member and with the current limiting member which is at least predominantly capacitive.

L'emploi d'un organe de limitation de courant majoritairement capacitif, et plus généralement la prévision du circuit d'insertion dans une portion en courant alternatif du circuit de commande, est rendu possible grâce à l'utilisation d'un organe de commutation non pas unidirectionnel comme un transistor mais bidirectionnel, par exemple un triac.The use of a predominantly capacitive current limiting device, and more generally the provision of the insertion circuit in an AC portion of the control circuit, is made possible by the use of a non-switching switching element. not unidirectional as a transistor but bidirectional, for example a triac.

Du fait que l'impédance de l'organe de limitation de courant est en majeure partie d'origine capacitive, l'énergie consommée par l'organe de limitation de courant est, à conditions égales, bien plus faible que dans les dispositifs antérieurs susmentionnés où l'organe de limitation de courant est une résistance.Since the impedance of the current limiting device is for the most part of capacitive origin, the energy consumed by the current limiting device is, on equal terms, much lower than in the aforementioned prior devices. where the current limiting member is a resistor.

L'appareil selon l'invention offre ainsi d'excellentes performances en matière de consommation d'énergie et d'échauffement interne.The apparatus according to the invention thus offers excellent performance in terms of energy consumption and internal heating.

On notera en particulier que l'échauffement de la résistance de limitation de courant des appareils antérieurs peut être considérable, et ceci d'autant plus que cette résistance est en général confinée dans un boîtier qui forme l'enveloppe de l'appareil électrique.It will be noted in particular that the heating of the current limiting resistor of the previous devices can be considerable, and this especially as this resistance is generally confined in a housing which forms the envelope of the electrical appliance.

Du fait que dans l'appareil selon l'invention, l'organe de limitation de courant peut être mis en oeuvre sans échauffement ou en tout cas avec un échauffement modéré, il est possible de prévoir dans l'appareil selon l'invention une différence entre le courant nominal (passage de la position de repos à la position de travail) et le courant limité (maintien dans la position de travail) bien plus importante que lorsque l'organe de limitation de courant est une résistance.Since, in the apparatus according to the invention, the current limiting device can be implemented without heating or in any case with moderate heating, it is possible to provide a difference in the apparatus according to the invention. between the nominal current (passage from the rest position to the working position) and the limited current (holding in the working position) much greater than when the current limiting member is a resistor.

Par exemple, pour une intensité nominale de 60 mA, le courant limité serait de 18 à 20 mA avec un organe de limitation de courant formé par une résistance tandis qu'avec un condensateur, il est possible dans de bonnes conditions d'avoir une intensité de courant limité de 5 mA.For example, for a nominal current of 60 mA, the limited current would be 18 to 20 mA with a current limiting member formed by a resistor while with a capacitor, it is possible in good conditions to have an intensity limited current of 5 mA.

La capacité qu'offre l'invention d'avoir cette plus grande différence entre l'intensité nominale et l'intensité limitée rend possible l'utilisation de bobines plus puissantes que dans les appareils antérieurs où on était obligé de limiter la puissance pour éviter une consommation et des échauffements trop importants.The capacity of the invention to have this greater difference between the nominal intensity and the limited intensity makes possible the use of more powerful coils than in previous apparatuses where it was necessary to limit the power to avoid a consumption and overheating.

Cette capacité d'augmenter la puissance de la bobine permet à l'appareil selon l'invention d'être particulièrement performant, notamment en matière d'effort de maintien en position de travail et de vitesse de passage de la position de repos à la position de travail et inversement.This ability to increase the power of the coil allows the device according to the invention to be particularly efficient, especially in terms of effort to maintain the working position and speed of passage from the rest position to the position working and vice versa.

Selon des caractéristiques préférées comme étant simples, commodes et économiques à mettre en oeuvre:

  • ledit circuit de pilotage comporte un organe de déclenchement de l'organe de commutation d'insertion ayant un état actif où il fait prendre à l'organe de commutation d'insertion l'état conducteur et ayant un état inactif où il fait prendre à l'organe de commutation d'insertion l'état bloqué, l'organe de déclenchement comportant un premier point de connexion à un potentiel de pilotage et un second point de connexion à un potentiel de référence, l'organe de déclenchement étant dans l'état actif quand le potentiel du premier point de connexion est supérieur d'au moins un seuil prédéterminé au potentiel du second point de connexion étant sinon dans l'état inactif ;
  • ledit circuit de commande comporte un opto-triac dont le triac forme ledit organe de commutation d'insertion et dont la diode forme ledit organe de déclenchement ;
  • ledit circuit de pilotage comporte un organe de commutation de pilotage qui a un état bloqué et un état conducteur pour respectivement isoler l'un de l'autre et court-circuiter le premier point de connexion et le second point de connexion de l'organe de déclenchement, ledit circuit de commande étant configuré pour que l'organe de commutation de pilotage soit dans l'état bloqué pendant une durée prédéterminée à partir d'une apparition de tension entre les bornes de commande et soit ensuite dans l'état conducteur tant que la tension persiste entre les bornes de commande ;
  • ledit circuit de pilotage comporte un condensateur entre un point de de commande de l'organe de commutation de pilotage et un potentiel de référence ; et/ou
  • ledit circuit de pilotage comporte un thyristor formant ledit organe de commutation de pilotage, avec l'anode et la cathode reliés respectivement au premier point de connexion et au second point de connexion de l'organe de déclenchement, et avec la gâchette qui forme ledit point de commande.
According to preferred features as being simple, convenient and economical to implement:
  • said driving circuit comprises a triggering member of the insertion switching member having an active state in which it makes the switching switching member take the conducting state and having an inactive state where it causes the insertion switch member the blocked state, the tripping having a first connection point to a driving potential and a second connection point to a reference potential, the tripping member being in the active state when the potential of the first connection point is greater by at least one predetermined threshold at the potential of the second connection point being otherwise in the inactive state;
  • said control circuit comprises an opto-triac whose triac forms said insertion switch member and whose diode forms said trigger member;
  • said driver circuit includes a driver switching member which has a locked state and a conductive state for respectively isolating one from the other and short-circuiting the first connection point and the second connection point of the control member. tripping, said control circuit being configured so that the control switching member is in the off state for a predetermined time from a voltage appearance between the control terminals and then in the conducting state as long as the voltage persists between the control terminals;
  • said driver circuit comprises a capacitor between a control point of the pilot switching member and a reference potential; and or
  • said control circuit comprises a thyristor forming said pilot switching device, with the anode and the cathode respectively connected to the first connection point and the second connection point of the trigger member, and with the trigger which forms said point control.

Dans un premier mode de réalisation préférée, ledit bobinage fait partie de ladite portion en courant alternatif.In a first preferred embodiment, said winding is part of said AC portion.

Dans un deuxième mode de réalisation préférée, ledit bobinage fait partie de ladite portion en courant redressé.In a second preferred embodiment, said winding is part of said rectified current portion.

Selon d'autres caractéristiques préférées pour des raisons de simplicité, de commodité et d'économie de mise en oeuvre, l'appareil comporte une plaque de circuit imprimé comportant ledit circuit d'insertion, ledit circuit de pilotage et ledit circuit redresseur.According to other preferred features for reasons of simplicity, convenience and economy of implementation, the apparatus comprises a printed circuit board comprising said insertion circuit, said control circuit and said rectifier circuit.

Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, ledit organe mobile est un organe porte-contacts d'un contacteur électrique au format modulaire.In a preferred embodiment, said movable member is a contact-carrying member of a modular-sized electrical contactor.

BREVE DESCRIPTION DES DESSINSBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

L'exposé de l'invention sera maintenant poursuivi par la description détaillée d'exemples de réalisation, donnée ci-après à titre illustratif et non limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés. Sur ces dessins :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en élévation de l'intérieur d'un appareil conforme à l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue schématique montrant la position de travail de l'organe mobile porte-contacts de l'appareil illustré sur la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 3 est une représentation schématique d'un circuit comportant, entre les pôles d'un réseau d'alimentation en courant alternatif, un interrupteur et le circuit de commande de l'appareil de la figure 1 ; et
  • la figure 4 est une vue semblable à la figure 3, mais pour une variante du circuit de commande.
The description of the invention will now be continued by the detailed description of exemplary embodiments, given below by way of illustration and without limitation, with reference to the appended drawings. On these drawings:
  • the figure 1 is an elevational view of the interior of an apparatus according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a schematic view showing the working position of the mobile contact-carrying member of the apparatus illustrated in FIG. figure 1 ;
  • the figure 3 is a schematic representation of a circuit comprising, between the poles of an AC power supply network, a switch and the control circuit of the apparatus of the figure 1 ; and
  • the figure 4 is a view similar to the figure 3 , but for a variant of the control circuit.

DESCRIPTION DETAILLEE D'EXEMPLES DE REALISATIONDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

L'appareil électrique 10 illustré sur la figure 1 est un contacteur électrique comportant deux bornes de commande 11 (dont une seule est visible sur la figure 1) et deux bornes de puissance 12.The electrical apparatus 10 illustrated on the figure 1 is an electric contactor comprising two control terminals 11 (only one of which is visible on the figure 1 ) and two power terminals 12.

Lorsque la tension du réseau d'alimentation en courant alternatif est appliquée entre les bornes de commande 11, les bornes de puissance 12 sont reliées l'une à l'autre. En l'absence de la tension du réseau entre les bornes de commande 11, les bornes de puissance 12 sont isolées l'une de l'autre.When the voltage of the AC supply network is applied between the control terminals 11, the power terminals 12 are connected to each other. In the absence of the mains voltage between the control terminals 11, the power terminals 12 are isolated from each other.

Dans le présent exemple, l'appareil 10 a une forme globalement parallélépipédique avec deux faces principales 13 et des faces latérales s'étendant de l'une à l'autre des faces principales 13, à savoir une face arrière 14, une face inférieure 15, une face avant 16 et une face supérieure 17.In the present example, the apparatus 10 has a generally parallelepipedal shape with two main faces 13 and side faces extending from one to the other of the main faces 13, namely a rear face 14, a lower face 15 , a front face 16 and an upper face 17.

La face arrière 14 présente une échancrure 18 pour le montage de l'appareil 1 sur un rail de support normalisé à profil en Ω.The rear face 14 has a notch 18 for mounting the device 1 on a standard support rail with Ω profile.

La face inférieure 15 présente des orifices d'accès aux bornes de commande 11 et à l'une des bornes de puissance 12.The lower face 15 has access orifices to the control terminals 11 and to one of the power terminals 12.

La face avant 16 présente, en position centrale, sur à peu près la moitié de sa longueur, un nez 20 présentant une touche de manoeuvre 21.The front face 16 has, in central position, about half of its length, a nose 20 having an operating key 21.

La face supérieure 17 présente un orifice donnant accès à l'autre borne de puissance 12.The upper face 17 has an orifice giving access to the other power terminal 12.

Ici, l'appareil 10 est du type modulaire, c'est-à-dire qu'outre sa forme globalement parallélépipédique, sa largeur (distance entre les deux faces principales 13) est un multiple d'une valeur normalisée, connue sous le nom de « module », qui est de l'ordre de 18 mm.Here, the apparatus 10 is of the modular type, that is to say that, in addition to its generally parallelepipedal shape, its width (distance between the two main faces 13) is a multiple of a normalized value, known under the name of "module", which is of the order of 18 mm.

Chaque borne de puissance 12 est reliée, par un conducteur rigide 22, à un grain de contact fixe 23.Each power terminal 12 is connected, by a rigid conductor 22, to a fixed contact ground 23.

Un organe mobile 25 présente deux extrémités distales à chacune desquelles il porte un grain de contact mobile 26.A movable member 25 has two distal ends to each of which it carries a movable contact bead 26.

Sur la figure 1, l'organe mobile 25 est illustré dans une position de repos où les grains 26 sont à l'écart des grains 23. Les bornes de puissance 12 sont alors isolées l'une de l'autre.On the figure 1 , the movable member 25 is illustrated in a rest position where the grains 26 are away from the grains 23. The power terminals 12 are then isolated from one another.

Dans la position de travail illustrée sur la figure 2, l'organe mobile 25 s'est déplacé vers la gauche de la figure 1 pour que les grains mobiles 26 viennent au contact des grains fixes 23. Les bornes de puissance 12 sont alors reliées l'une à l'autre.In the illustrated working position on the figure 2 , the movable member 25 has moved to the left of the figure 1 so that the moving grains 26 come into contact with the fixed grains 23. The power terminals 12 are then connected to one another.

Un organe élastique 27, représenté schématiquement par une flèche sur la figure 1, sollicite l'organe mobile 25 vers la position de repos.An elastic member 27, shown schematically by an arrow on the figure 1 urges the movable member 25 towards the rest position.

Pour entraîner l'organe mobile 25 à l'encontre de l'organe élastique 27, de la position de repos (figure 1) à la position de travail (figure 2), l'appareil 10 comporte une bobine 33 configurée pour entraîner un levier 34 entraînant à son tour un bras 35 entraînant à son tour un support 45 sur lequel est monté l'organe mobile 25.To drive the movable member 25 against the elastic member 27, from the rest position ( figure 1 ) at the working position ( figure 2 the apparatus 10 comprises a coil 33 configured to drive a lever 34 which in turn drives an arm 35 which in turn drives a support 45 on which the movable member 25 is mounted.

La bobine 33 comporte un châssis 36, un bobinage 37 enroulé autour d'une partie centrale tubulaire du châssis 36, une armature mobile 30 et une armature fixe 31. L'armature mobile 30 et l'armature fixe 31 présentent chacune une même forme en E avec une branche centrale engagée dans l'espace creux de la partie centrale du châssis 36 et les branches d'extrémité qui sont de part et d'autre de la partie centrale du châssis 36.The coil 33 comprises a frame 36, a coil 37 wound around a tubular central portion of the frame 36, a movable armature 30 and a fixed armature 31. The movable armature 30 and the fixed armature 31 each have a same shape. E with a central branch engaged in the hollow space of the central part of the frame 36 and the end branches which are on either side of the central part of the frame 36.

L'armature fixe 31 est assujettie au châssis 36. L'armature mobile 30 est guidée coaxialement au châssis 36 entre la position de repos illustrée sur la figure 1 et une position de travail où elle est rapprochée de l'armature fixe 31.The fixed armature 31 is secured to the frame 36. The movable armature 30 is guided coaxially with the frame 36 between the rest position illustrated in FIG. figure 1 and a working position where it is close to the fixed armature 31.

Le châssis 36 comporte un palier 40 autour duquel s'articule le levier 34. A une extrémité, le levier 34 présente un doigt 41 engagé dans un trou oblong 42 de l'armature mobile 30 tandis qu'à l'autre extrémité le levier 34 présente une fourchette 43 dans laquelle est disposé un doigt 44 situé à une extrémité du bras 35 dont l'autre extrémité (non visible) est reliée au support 45 sur lequel est monté l'organe mobile 25.The frame 36 comprises a bearing 40 around which the lever 34 is articulated. At one end, the lever 34 has a finger 41 engaged in an oblong hole 42 of the movable armature 30 while at the other end the lever 34 has a fork 43 in which is disposed a finger 44 located at one end of the arm 35 whose other end (not visible) is connected to the support 45 on which is mounted the movable member 25.

Lorsque l'armature mobile 30 se rapproche de l'armature fixe 31, en se déplaçant vers la droite de la figure 1, le doigt 41 se déplace dans le même sens tandis que la fourchette 43 entraîne le doigt 44, et donc le bras 35 et le support 45, dans l'autre sens, c'est-à-dire vers la gauche de la figure 1.When the movable armature 30 approaches the fixed armature 31, moving to the right of the figure 1 , the finger 41 moves in the same direction while the fork 43 drives the finger 44, and therefore the arm 35 and the support 45, in the other direction, that is to say to the left of the figure 1 .

Du fait de la liaison mécanique entre l'armature mobile 30 et l'organe mobile 25 formée par le levier 34, par le bras 35 et par le support 45, lorsque l'armature mobile 30 est en position de repos, l'organe mobile 25 est en position de repos tandis que lorsque l'armature mobile 30 est en position de travail, l'organe mobile 25 est en position de travail.Due to the mechanical connection between the movable armature 30 and the movable member 25 formed by the lever 34, by the arm 35 and by the support 45, when the movable armature 30 is in the rest position, the movable member 25 is in the rest position while when the movable armature 30 is in the working position, the movable member 25 is in the working position.

Ainsi qu'expliqué ci-dessus, l'organe élastique 27 sollicite l'armature mobile 30 vers la position de repos. En pratique, l'organe élastique 27 est formé par un ressort (non visible) sollicitant l'armature mobile 30 dans le sens où elle s'écarte de l'armature mobile 31. A proximité de l'organe mobile 25, se trouve un autre ressort (non visible) pour optimiser la pression de contact entre les grains fixes 23 et les grains mobiles 26.As explained above, the elastic member 27 biases the movable armature 30 towards the rest position. In practice, the elastic member 27 is formed by a spring (not visible) biasing the movable armature 30 in the direction where it deviates from the movable armature 31. In the vicinity of the movable member 25, there is a other spring (not visible) for optimizing the contact pressure between the stationary grains 23 and the moving grains 26.

Le flux magnétique créé par le bobinage 37 lorsqu'une tension est appliquée entre les bornes de commande 11, entraîne l'armature mobile 30, et donc l'organe mobile 25, à l'encontre de l'organe élastique 27, vers la position de travail.The magnetic flux created by the winding 37 when a voltage is applied between the control terminals 11, causes the movable armature 30, and therefore the movable member 25, against the elastic member 27, towards the position working.

Tant qu'une tension reste appliquée entre les bornes de commande 11, l'armature 30, et donc l'organe mobile 25, reste en position de travail. Lorsqu'une tension cesse d'être appliquée entre les bornes de commande 11, l'armature mobile 30, et donc l'organe mobile 25, revient puis reste en position de repos.As long as a voltage remains applied between the control terminals 11, the armature 30, and therefore the movable member 25, remains in the working position. When a voltage ceases to be applied between the control terminals 11, the movable armature 30, and therefore the movable member 25, returns and then remains in the rest position.

On va maintenant décrire, à l'appui de la figure 3, le circuit de commande 32 que comporte l'appareil 10 entre les bornes de commande 11.We will now describe, in support of figure 3 , the control circuit 32 which the apparatus 10 comprises between the control terminals 11.

On a également illustré sur la figure 3 les éléments externes à l'appareil 10 auxquels il est prévu de relier les bornes de commande 11, à savoir les pôles de phase L et de neutre N d'un réseau d'alimentation en courant alternatif, avec un interrupteur 50 interposé entre les bornes 11 et le réseau d'alimentation afin d'appliquer ou non la tension du réseau entre les bornes 11.We also illustrated on the figure 3 the elements external to the device 10 to which it is intended to connect the control terminals 11, namely the phase L and N neutral poles of an AC power supply network, with a switch 50 interposed between the terminals 11 and the supply network in order to apply or not the voltage of the network between the terminals 11.

Le circuit de commande 32 comporte, en outre des bornes 11 et du bobinage 37 de la bobine 36, une plaque de circuit imprimé 51 (voir également la figure 1) présentant deux points de connexion de réseau 52 et deux points de connexion de bobinage 53.The control circuit 32 further includes terminals 11 and coil 37 of the coil 36, a printed circuit board 51 (see also FIG. figure 1 ) having two network connection points 52 and two winding connection points 53.

Les points de connexion de réseau 52 sont chacun reliés à une respective des bornes de commande 11. Les points de connexion de bobinage 53 sont chacun reliés à une extrémité respective du bobinage 37.The network connection points 52 are each connected to a respective one of the control terminals 11. The winding connection points 53 are each connected to a respective end of the winding 37.

La plaque de circuit imprimé 51 comporte un opto-triac 54 ayant un triac 55 entre deux points de connexion de triac 56 et 57 et ayant une diode électroluminescente 58 entre un point de connexion d'anode 59 et un point de connexion de cathode 60.The printed circuit board 51 includes an opto-triac 54 having a triac 55 between two triac connection points 56 and 57 and having a light emitting diode 58 between an anode connection point 59 and a cathode connection point 60.

Le point de connexion de triac 56 est relié à l'un des points de connexion de réseau 52. Le point de connexion de triac 57 est relié à l'un des points de connexion de bobinage 53. Un condensateur 61 est relié d'un côté au point de connexion de triac 56 et est relié de l'autre côté au point de connexion de triac 57. Ainsi, le condensateur 61 est disposé en parallèle du triac 55.The triac connection point 56 is connected to one of the network connection points 52. The triac connection point 57 is connected to one of the winding connection points 53. A capacitor 61 is connected to a side at the triac connection point 56 and is connected on the other side to the triac connection point 57. Thus, the capacitor 61 is disposed in parallel with the triac 55.

Le triac 55 et le condensateur 61 disposé en parallèle du triac 55 forment un circuit 62 d'insertion du condensateur 61 : lorsque le triac 55 est à l'état conducteur, le courant circule dans le circuit 62 au travers du triac 55 ; et lorsque le triac 55 est à l'état bloqué, le courant circule dans le circuit 62 au travers du condensateur 61.The triac 55 and the capacitor 61 arranged in parallel with the triac 55 form an insertion circuit 62 for the capacitor 61: when the triac 55 is in the conductive state, the current flows in the circuit 62 through the triac 55; and when the triac 55 is in the off state, the current flows in the circuit 62 through the capacitor 61.

Lorsque l'interrupteur 50 est en position fermée et que le triac 55 est à l'état conducteur, le bobinage 37 est relié aux pôles L et N du réseau d'alimentation. Lorsque l'interrupteur 50 est en position fermée et que le triac 55 est à l'état bloqué, le condensateur 61 est en série avec le bobinage 37 entre les pôles L et N du réseau d'alimentation.When the switch 50 is in the closed position and the triac 55 is in the conductive state, the coil 37 is connected to the poles L and N of the supply network. When the switch 50 is in the closed position and the triac 55 is in the off state, the capacitor 61 is in series with the coil 37 between the poles L and N of the supply network.

Ainsi qu'expliqué ci-après, le triac 55 est commandé pour être à l'état conducteur pendant une durée prédéterminée à partir du moment où l'interrupteur 50 a été mis en position fermée, cette durée prédéterminée étant suffisante pour que l'armature mobile 30 soit passée de la position de repos à la position de travail, et au bout de cette durée prédéterminée, le triac 55 est commandé pour passer à l'état bloqué, de sorte que le courant traversant le bobinage 37 doit également traverser le condensateur 61.As explained below, the triac 55 is controlled to be in the conductive state for a predetermined time from the moment the switch 50 has been put in the closed position, this predetermined time being sufficient for the armature movable 30 has passed from the rest position to the working position, and after this predetermined time, the triac 55 is controlled to go off, so that the current flowing through the coil 37 must also pass through the capacitor 61.

La capacité du condensateur 61 est choisie pour que le courant d'intensité diminuée passant au travers du condensateur 61 et du bobinage 37, soit suffisant pour que l'armature mobile 30 reste en position de travail.The capacitance of the capacitor 61 is chosen so that the decreased intensity current flowing through the capacitor 61 and the coil 37 is sufficient for the movable armature 30 to remain in the working position.

On sait en effet qu'il faut davantage de courant pour entraîner l'armature mobile de la position de repos à la position de travail que pour maintenir l'armature mobile en position de travail.It is known that it takes more current to cause the moving armature from the rest position to the working position to keep the armature in working position.

La plaque de circuit imprimé 51 comporte un circuit redresseur 65 présentant deux points de connexion 66 et 67 à une portion en courant alternatif du circuit de commande 32 et deux points de connexion 68 et 69 à un portion en courant redressé du circuit de commande 32.The printed circuit board 51 comprises a rectifier circuit 65 having two connection points 66 and 67 at an AC portion of the control circuit 32 and two connection points 68 and 69 at a rectified current portion of the control circuit 32.

Ici, le circuit redresseur 55 est formé par un pont de Graëtz à diodes avec le point de connexion 69 qui est au potentiel de référence et le point de connexion 68 qui est à un potentiel plus élevé que le potentiel de référence.Here, the rectifier circuit 55 is formed by a diode Graëtz bridge with the connection point 69 which is at the reference potential and the connection point 68 which is at a higher potential than the reference potential.

Ici, la portion en courant redressé du circuit de commande 32 fait entièrement partie de la plaque de circuit imprimé 51, et forme un circuit 63 de pilotage du triac 55.Here, the rectified current portion of the control circuit 32 is entirely part of the printed circuit board 51, and forms a control circuit 63 of the triac 55.

On va maintenant décrire les éléments du circuit de pilotage 63 autres que la diode 58.The elements of the control circuit 63 other than the diode 58 will now be described.

Une résistance 70 et une résistance 71 sont disposées en série entre le point de connexion 68 du circuit redresseur 65 et le point de connexion d'anode 59 de l'opto-triac 54.A resistor 70 and a resistor 71 are arranged in series between the connection point 68 of the rectifier circuit 65 and the anode connection point 59 of the opto-triac 54.

Le point de connexion de cathode 60 de l'opto-triac 54 est relié au point de connexion 69 porté au potentiel de référence.The cathode connection point 60 of the opto-triac 54 is connected to the connection point 69 raised to the reference potential.

Un thyristor 72 a son anode qui est reliée au côté de la résistance 71 opposé au côté de cette résistance relié au point de connexion 59, sa cathode qui est reliée au point de connexion de cathode 60 de l'opto-triac 54 (porté au potentiel de référence) et sa gâchette qui est reliée à un point intermédiaire entre une résistance 73 et un condensateur 74, avec l'autre côté de la résistance 73 qui est relié à l'anode du thyristor 72 et l'autre côté du condensateur 74 qui est relié au point de connexion de cathode 60 (porté au potentiel de référence).A thyristor 72 has its anode which is connected to the side of the resistor 71 opposite the side of this resistor connected to the connection point 59, its cathode which is connected to the cathode connection point 60 of the opto-triac 54 (brought to the reference potential) and its trigger which is connected to an intermediate point between a resistor 73 and a capacitor 74, with the other side of the resistor 73 which is connected to the anode of the thyristor 72 and the other side of the capacitor 74 which is connected to the cathode connection point 60 (brought to the reference potential).

Les résistances 70 et 71 servent à réduire l'intensité du courant circulant dans la diode 58.The resistors 70 and 71 serve to reduce the intensity of the current flowing in the diode 58.

La résistance 73 et le condensateur 74 servent à faire passer le thyristor 72 de l'état bloqué à l'état conducteur après une durée prédéterminée fixée par la valeur de la résistance 73 et par la capacité du condensateur 74.Resistor 73 and capacitor 74 serve to turn thyristor 72 from the off state to the conductive state after a predetermined time set by the value of resistor 73 and capacitance of capacitor 74.

Lorsque l'interrupteur 50 est en position ouverte, le condensateur 74 est à l'état déchargé, le thyristor 72 est à l'état bloqué, la diode 58 est à l'état éteint et le triac 55 est à l'état bloqué.When the switch 50 is in the open position, the capacitor 74 is in the discharged state, the thyristor 72 is in the off state, the diode 58 is in the off state and the triac 55 is in the off state.

Lorsque l'interrupteur 50 passe de la position ouverte à la position fermée, une tension redressée apparaît entre les bornes 68 et 69, la diode 58 s'allume, ce qui déclenche le passage du triac 55 de l'état bloqué à l'état conducteur, de sorte que le bobinage 37 est soumis à la tension du réseau d'alimentation (le courant passe dans le circuit d'insertion 62 par le triac 55).When the switch 50 moves from the open position to the closed position, a rectified voltage appears between the terminals 68 and 69, the diode 58 turns on, which triggers the passage of the triac 55 from the off state to the state conductor, so that the coil 37 is subjected to the supply network voltage (the current passes through the insertion circuit 62 by the triac 55).

Lorsque le condensateur 74 est chargé, la tension devient suffisante à la gâchette du thyristor 72 pour que le thyristor 72 passe à l'état conducteur.When the capacitor 74 is charged, the voltage becomes sufficient at the gate of the thyristor 72 so that the thyristor 72 switches to the conductive state.

La diode 58 s'éteint alors, ce qui déclenche le passage du triac 55 de l'état conducteur à l'état bloqué. Le courant circulant dans le circuit 62 passe alors par le condensateur 61 et l'intensité dans le bobinage 37 est réduite.The diode 58 then goes off, which triggers the passage of the triac 55 from the conductive state to the off state. The current flowing in the circuit 62 then passes through the capacitor 61 and the intensity in the coil 37 is reduced.

Lorsque l'interrupteur 50 passe de la position fermée à la position ouverte, le courant cesse de circuler dans le bobinage 37, l'armature mobile 30, et donc l'organe mobile 25, reviennent, sous l'effet de l'organe élastique 27, à leur position de repos et le condensateur 74 se décharge.When the switch 50 moves from the closed position to the open position, the current stops circulating in the winding 37, the movable armature 30, and therefore the movable member 25, come back under the effect of the elastic member 27, at their rest position and the capacitor 74 discharges.

On va maintenant décrire, à l'appui de la figure 4, une variante du circuit de commande 32 dans laquelle la plaque de circuit imprimé 51 est remplacée par une plaque de circuit imprimé 151.We will now describe, in support of figure 4 , a variant of the control circuit 32 in which the printed circuit board 51 is replaced by a printed circuit board 151.

D'une façon générale, pour la plaque de circuit imprimé 151, on a employé pour les éléments semblables aux éléments de la plaque de circuit imprimé 51, les mêmes références numériques auxquelles on a ajouté 100.In general, for the printed circuit board 151, elements similar to the elements of the printed circuit board 51 have been used with the same numerals to which 100 have been added.

Alors que dans le circuit de commande 32 illustré sur la figure 3 le bobinage 37 fait partie de la portion en courant alternatif, dans le circuit de commande 32 illustré sur la figure 4, le bobinage 37 fait partie de la portion en courant redressé.While in the control circuit 32 shown on the figure 3 the winding 37 is part of the AC portion, in the control circuit 32 illustrated in FIG. figure 4 the winding 37 is part of the rectified current portion.

Ainsi, l'un des points de connexion de bobinage 153 est relié au point de connexion en courant redressé 168 du circuit redresseur 165 et l'autre point de connexion de bobinage 153 de la plaque de circuit imprimé 151 est relié à l'anode du thyristor 172 et au point de connexion d'anode 159 de l'opto-triac 154.Thus, one of the winding connection points 153 is connected to the rectified current connection point 168 of the rectifier circuit 165 and the other winding connection point 153 of the printed circuit board 151 is connected to the anode of the rectifier circuit 165. thyristor 172 and at the anode connection point 159 of the opto-triac 154.

De même que dans la plaque de circuit imprimé 151, la cathode du thyristor 172 et le point de connexion de cathode 160 de l'opto-triac 154 sont reliés au point de connexion 169 du circuit redresseur 165 qui est au potentiel de référence.As in the printed circuit board 151, the cathode of the thyristor 172 and the cathode connection point 160 of the opto-triac 154 are connected to the connection point 169 of the rectifier circuit 165 which is at the reference potential.

Alors que dans le circuit de commande 32 illustré sur la figure 3 chacun des points de connexion en courant alternatif 66 et 67 du circuit redresseur 65 est connecté à une respective des bornes de commande 11 de l'appareil 10, dans le circuit de commande 32 illustré sur la figure 4, seul le point de connexion en courant alternatif 167 du circuit redresseur 165 est connecté à l'une des bornes de commande 11, l'autre point de connexion en courant alternatif 166 étant relié à un côté du circuit d'insertion 162, l'autre côté du circuit d'insertion 162 étant relié à l'autre borne de commande 11.While in the control circuit 32 shown on the figure 3 each of the AC connection points 66 and 67 of the rectifier circuit 65 is connected to a respective one of the control terminals 11 of the apparatus 10, in the control circuit 32 illustrated in FIG. figure 4 only the AC connection point 167 of the rectifier circuit 165 is connected to one of the control terminals 11, the other AC connection point 166 being connected to one side of the insertion circuit 162; other side of the insertion circuit 162 being connected to the other control terminal 11.

Ainsi, la plaque de circuit imprimé 151 du circuit de commande 32 de la figure 4 est configurée pour que le courant circulant dans le bobinage 37 provienne du réseau d'alimentation en courant alternatif en passant au travers du circuit d'insertion 162 et du circuit redresseur 165. Par conséquent, lorsque le triac 155 de l'opto-triac 154 est à l'état conducteur et à l'état bloqué, l'intensité du courant redressé dans le bobinage 37 est respectivement nominale et limitée.Thus, the printed circuit board 151 of the control circuit 32 of the figure 4 is configured so that the current flowing in the winding 37 comes from the AC supply network passing through the insertion circuit 162 and the rectifier circuit 165. Therefore, when the triac 155 of the opto-triac 154 is in the conductive state and in the off state, the intensity of the rectified current in the coil 37 is respectively nominal and limited.

Plus précisément, le point de connexion 167 du circuit redresseur 165 est relié au point de connexion de triac 157 de l'opto-triac 154, le point de connexion de triac 156 est relié à la cathode d'une diode Zener 80, l'anode de la diode Zener 80 est reliée au point de connexion de réseau 152 de la plaque de circuit imprimé 151, l'un des côté du condensateur 161 est relié au point de connexion de triac 157 et l'autre côté du condensateur 161 est relié au point de connexion 152.More precisely, the connection point 167 of the rectifier circuit 165 is connected to the triac connection point 157 of the opto-triac 154, the triac connection point 156 is connected to the cathode of a zener diode 80, the Anode of the Zener diode 80 is connected to the network connection point 152 of the printed circuit board 151, one side of the capacitor 161 is connected to the triac connection point 157 and the other side of the capacitor 161 is connected. at the point of connection 152.

La diode Zener 80 est ainsi en série avec le triac 155.The Zener diode 80 is thus in series with the triac 155.

La diode Zener 80 sert à faciliter le passage du triac 155 de l'état conducteur à l'état bloqué.Zener diode 80 serves to facilitate the passage of triac 155 from the conductive state to the off state.

Dans le circuit de pilotage 163, il n'y pas de résistance de limitation du courant dans la diode 158, ce rôle étant joué par le bobinage 37.In the control circuit 163, there is no current limiting resistor in the diode 158, this role being played by the winding 37.

La gâchette du thyristor 172 est reliée à la cathode d'une diode 81 dont l'anode est reliée à un point intermédiaire entre une résistance 173 et un condensateur 174, avec l'autre côté de la résistance 173 qui est relié au point de connexion 168 du circuit redresseur 165 et l'autre côté du condensateur 174 qui est relié au point de connexion de cathode 160 (porté au potentiel de référence).The gate of the thyristor 172 is connected to the cathode of a diode 81 whose anode is connected to an intermediate point between a resistor 173 and a capacitor 174, with the other side of the resistor 173 which is connected to the connection point 168 of the rectifier circuit 165 and the other side of the capacitor 174 which is connected to the cathode connection point 160 (brought to the reference potential).

De même que la résistance 73 et le condensateur 74 du circuit de pilotage 63, la résistance 173 et le condensateur 174 servent à faire passer le thyristor 172 de l'état bloqué à l'état conducteur après une durée prédéterminée fixée par la valeur de la résistance 173 et par la capacité du condensateur 174.As well as the resistor 73 and the capacitor 74 of the control circuit 63, the resistor 173 and the capacitor 174 are used to turn the thyristor 172 from the off state to the conductive state after a predetermined duration set by the value of the resistance 173 and the capacitance of the capacitor 174.

En parallèle du condensateur 174 est disposée une résistance 82.In parallel with the capacitor 174 is a resistor 82.

Entre la gâchette et la cathode du thyristor 172 sont disposées en parallèle un condensateur 83 et une résistance 84.Between the gate and the cathode of the thyristor 172 are arranged in parallel a capacitor 83 and a resistor 84.

La résistance 82 permet au condensateur 174 de se décharger rapidement lorsque l'interrupteur 50 passe de la position fermée à la position ouverte.The resistor 82 allows the capacitor 174 to discharge rapidly as the switch 50 moves from the closed position to the open position.

Le condensateur 83 et la résistance 84 opèrent une filtration pour éviter que le thyristor 172 passe intempestivement de l'état bloqué à l'état conducteur sous l'effet de parasites susceptibles d'être amplifiés par le bobinage 37.The capacitor 83 and the resistor 84 operate a filtration to prevent the thyristor 172 from being accidentally switched off in the conductive state under the effect of parasites that can be amplified by the winding 37.

La diode 81 fiabilise le temps de charge du condensateur 174 en empêchant les retours de courant.The diode 81 makes the charging time of the capacitor 174 reliable by preventing back-flows.

Lorsque l'interrupteur 50 est en position ouverte, le condensateur 174 est à l'état déchargé, le thyristor 172 est à l'état bloqué, la diode 158 est à l'état éteint et le triac 155 est à l'état bloqué.When the switch 50 is in the open position, the capacitor 174 is in the discharged state, the thyristor 172 is in the off state, the diode 158 is in the off state and the triac 155 is in the off state.

Lorsque l'interrupteur 50 passe de la position ouverte à la position fermée, une certaine quantité de courant passe au travers du condensateur 161 de sorte que le circuit redresseur 165 est alimenté et qu'une certaine quantité de courant redressé passe au travers du bobinage 37 et de la diode 158, ce qui déclenche le passage du triac 155 de l'état bloqué à l'état conducteur, de sorte que le bobinage 37 reçoit alors l'intensité nominale de courant redressé permettant à la bobine 33 de faire passer l'organe mobile 25 de la position de repos à la position de travail.When the switch 50 moves from the open position to the closed position, a certain amount of current passes through the capacitor 161 so that the rectifier circuit 165 is energized and a certain amount of rectified current passes through the coil 37 and of the diode 158, which triggers the passage of the triac 155 from the off state to the conductive state, so that the coil 37 then receives the rectified current rating allowing the coil 33 to pass the movable member 25 from the rest position to the working position.

Lorsque le condensateur 174 est chargé, la tension devient suffisante à la gâchette du thyristor 172 pour que le thyristor 172 passe à l'état conducteur.When the capacitor 174 is charged, the voltage becomes sufficient at the gate of the thyristor 172 so that the thyristor 172 switches to the conductive state.

La diode 158 s'éteint alors, ce qui déclenche le passage du triac 155 de l'état conducteur à l'état bloqué.The diode 158 then goes off, which triggers the passage of the triac 155 from the conductive state to the off state.

Le courant circulant dans le circuit 162 passe alors par le condensateur 161 et l'intensité dans le bobinage 37 est réduite.The current flowing in the circuit 162 then passes through the capacitor 161 and the intensity in the coil 37 is reduced.

Lorsque l'interrupteur 50 passe de la position fermée à la position ouverte, le courant cesse de circuler dans le bobinage 37, l'organe mobile 25 revient à la position de repos et le condensateur 174 se décharge.When the switch 50 moves from the closed position to the open position, the current ceases to flow in the coil 37, the movable member 25 returns to the rest position and the capacitor 174 discharges.

On observera que si le thyristor 72 ou 172 se détériore en prenant définitivement l'état conducteur, la diode 58 ou 158 ne pourra plus s'allumer et par conséquent le bobinage 37 ne pourra être alimenté qu'avec l'intensité de courant limité, de sorte que l'organe mobile 25 restera en position de repos.It will be observed that if the thyristor 72 or 172 deteriorates permanently taking the conductive state, the diode 58 or 158 can no longer light up and consequently, the winding 37 can be powered only with the limited current, so that the movable member 25 remains in the rest position.

Ainsi, le circuit de commande 32 de la figure 3 et le circuit de commande 32 de la figure 4 évitent, en cas de défaillance du thyristor 72 ou 172, que le bobinage 37 puisse être alimenté en permanence en intensité nominale.Thus, the control circuit 32 of the figure 3 and the control circuit 32 of the figure 4 avoid, in the event of failure of the thyristor 72 or 172, that the coil 37 can be permanently supplied with nominal intensity.

On observera qu'aussi bien dans le circuit de commande 32 de la figure 3 que dans le circuit de commande 32 de la figure 4, le circuit d'insertion 62 ou 162 fait partie de la portion en courant alternatif, et que cela permet d'utiliser le condensateur 61 ou 161 comme organe de limitation de courant.It will be observed that both in the control circuit 32 of the figure 3 that in the control circuit 32 of the figure 4 , the insertion circuit 62 or 162 is part of the AC portion, and that allows the capacitor 61 or 161 to be used as a current limiting device.

Le fait d'avoir un condensateur comme organe de limitation de courant, plutôt qu'une résistance, offre l'avantage de réduire fortement la consommation d'énergie de l'appareil 10 et la dissipation thermique à l'intérieur de l'appareil 10.Having a capacitor as a current limiting device, rather than a resistor, has the advantage of greatly reducing the power consumption of the apparatus 10 and the heat dissipation within the apparatus 10 .

En variante, l'organe de limitation de courant n'est pas purement capacitif, mais au moins majoritairement capacitif, c'est-à-dire que l'impédance fournie par l'organe de limitation de courant, vu la fréquence du réseau d'alimentation en courant alternatif, provient en majeure partie de la capacité de l'organe de limitation de courant.As a variant, the current limiting device is not purely capacitive, but at least predominantly capacitive, ie the impedance provided by the current limiting device, given the frequency of the current network. AC power supply, comes for the most part from the capacity of the current limiting device.

On observera que dans l'opto-triac 54 ou 154, le triac 55 ou 155 forme un organe de commutation bidirectionnel et la diode 58 ou 158 forme un organe de déclenchement du triac 55 ou 155, avec l'état allumé qui constitue un état actif où la diode 58 ou 158 fait prendre au triac 55 ou 155 l'état conducteur, avec l'état éteint qui constitue un état inactif où la diode 58 ou 158 fait prendre au triac 55 ou 155 l'état bloqué, avec le point de connexion d'anode 59 ou 159 qui constitue un premier point de connexion à un potentiel de pilotage, et avec le point de connexion de cathode 60 ou 160 qui constitue un second point de connexion à un potentiel de référence, l'organe de déclenchement que forme la diode 58 ou 158 étant dans l'état actif quand le potentiel du premier point de connexion est supérieur d'au moins un seuil prédéterminé au potentiel du second point de connexion (ce seuil correspond au seuil de déclenchement de la diode 58 ou 158) et étant sinon dans l'état inactif.It will be observed that in opto-triac 54 or 154, the triac 55 or 155 forms a bidirectional switching element and the diode 58 or 158 forms a triggering member of the triac 55 or 155, with the state on which constitutes a state active where the diode 58 or 158 causes the triac 55 or 155 to assume the conducting state, with the state off which constitutes an inactive state where the diode 58 or 158 causes the triac 55 or 155 to be in the off state, with the point anode connection 59 or 159 which constitutes a first point of connection to a driving potential, and with the cathode connection point 60 or 160 which constitutes a second point of connection to a reference potential, the triggering member that forms the diode 58 or 158 being in the active state when the potential of the first connection point is greater than at least one predetermined threshold to the potential of the second connection point (this threshold corresponds to the tripping threshold of the diode 58 or 158) and being otherwise in the inactive state.

On observera que le thyristor 72 ou 172 du circuit de pilotage 63 ou 163 forme un organe de commutation de pilotage qui a un état bloqué et un état conducteur pour respectivement isoler l'un de l'autre et court-circuiter le point de connexion d'anode 59 ou 159 et le point de connexion de cathode 60 ou 160 ; et que la gâchette du thyristor 72 ou 172 forme un point de commande de cet organe de commutation de pilotage qui est ou non activé suivant que le condensateur 74 ou 174 est ou non chargé.It will be observed that the thyristor 72 or 172 of the control circuit 63 or 163 forms a control switching element which has a blocked state and a conductive state for respectively isolating one from the other and short-circuiting the connection point d. anode 59 or 159 and the cathode connection point 60 or 160; and that the gate of the thyristor 72 or 172 forms a control point of this driver switching member which is activated or not depending on whether or not the capacitor 74 or 174 is loaded.

En variante, le triac 55 ou 155 est remplacé par un autre organe de commutation bidirectionnel tandis que la diode 58 ou 158 et le thyristor 72 ou 172 sont remplacés par les organes de pilotage appropriés. Par exemple, le triac 55 est remplacé par deux transistors MOSFET ou IGBT disposés en série inverse, c'est-à-dire en série avec l'un des transistors qui est disposé en sens inverse de l'autre, les organes de pilotage commandant l'un des transistors pendant les demi-ondes de tension positives et commandant l'autre transistor pendant les demi-ondes de tension négative.Alternatively, the triac 55 or 155 is replaced by another bidirectional switching member while the diode 58 or 158 and the thyristor 72 or 172 are replaced by the appropriate drivers. For example, the triac 55 is replaced by two MOSFET or IGBT transistors arranged in inverse series, that is to say in series with one of the transistors which is arranged in the opposite direction to the other, the driving organs controlling one of the transistors during the positive voltage half-waves and controlling the other transistor during the negative voltage half-waves.

Dans une variante non représentée, l'appareil selon l'invention est un contacteur normalement fermé plutôt que normalement ouvert, c'est-à-dire que les bornes de puissance 12 sont reliées l'une à l'autre en l'absence de tension aux bornes de commande 11 et isolées l'une de l'autre en présence de tension ; le format de l'appareil est différent du format modulaire ; et/ou l'appareil est différent d'un contacteur électrique, avec par exemple l'organe mobile qui n'est pas un organe porte-contacts, mais par exemple un organe d'entraînement d'un tiroir d'une valve fluidique.In a variant not shown, the apparatus according to the invention is a contactor normally closed rather than normally open, that is to say that the power terminals 12 are connected to each other in the absence of voltage at the control terminals 11 and isolated from each other in the presence of voltage; the format of the device is different from the modular format; and / or the apparatus is different from an electrical contactor, with for example the movable member which is not a contact-carrying member, but for example a drive member of a slide of a fluidic valve.

De nombreuses variantes sont possibles en fonction des circonstances, et l'on rappelle à cet égard que l'invention ne se limite pas aux exemples décrits et représentés.Many variations are possible depending on the circumstances, and it is recalled in this regard that the invention is not limited to the examples described and shown.

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Appareil électrique comportant deux bornes de commande (11) et un organe mobile (25) prenant sélectivement une position de repos et une position de travail respectivement en l'absence et en présence, entre les bornes de commande (11), d'une tension de réseau d'alimentation en courant alternatif, lequel appareil comporte un organe élastique (27) pour solliciter l'organe mobile (25) vers la position de repos et, entre les bornes de commande (11), un circuit de commande (32) comportant le bobinage (37) d'une bobine (33) pour entraîner l'organe mobile (25) à l'encontre de l'organe élastique (27) de la position de repos à la position de travail lorsqu'apparaît ladite tension entre les bornes de commande (11), et pour maintenir l'organe mobile (25) en position de travail tant que la tension persiste entre les bornes de commande (11), lequel circuit de commande (32) comporte, en outre dudit bobinage (37) : - un circuit d'insertion (62 ; 162) d'un organe (61 ; 161) de limitation de courant dans ledit bobinage (37), comportant en parallèle un organe de commutation d'insertion (55 ; 155) et un organe de limitation de courant (61 ; 161), avec l'organe de commutation d'insertion (55 ; 155) qui a un état conducteur et un état bloqué pour que le courant circule dans le circuit d'insertion (62 ; 162) respectivement soit au travers de l'organe de commutation d'insertion (55 ; 155) soit au travers de l'organe de limitation de courant (61 ; 161) ; - un circuit (63 ; 163) de pilotage de l'organe de commutation d'insertion (55 ; 155), pour que l'organe de commutation d'insertion (55 ; 155) soit dans l'état conducteur pendant une durée prédéterminée à partir d'une apparition de tension entre les bornes de commande (11) et soit ensuite dans l'état bloqué tant que la tension persiste entre les bornes de commande (11) ; et - un circuit redresseur (65 ; 165) présentant deux points de connexion (66, 67 ; 166, 167) à une portion en courant alternatif du circuit de commande (32) et présentant deux points de connexion (68, 69 ; 168,169) à une portion en courant redressé du circuit de commande (32), ledit circuit de pilotage (63 ; 163) faisant partie de ladite portion en courant redressé ; caractérisé en ce que ledit circuit d'insertion (62 ; 162) fait partie de ladite portion en courant alternatif, avec l'organe de commutation d'insertion (55 ; 155) qui est un organe de commutation bidirectionnel et avec l'organe de limitation de courant (61 ; 161) qui est au moins majoritairement capacitif.Electrical apparatus comprising two control terminals (11) and a movable member (25) selectively assuming a rest position and a working position respectively in the absence and in the presence, between the control terminals (11), of a voltage AC supply network, which apparatus comprises an elastic member (27) for biasing the movable member (25) towards the rest position and, between the control terminals (11), a control circuit (32). comprising the winding (37) of a spool (33) for driving the movable member (25) against the elastic member (27) from the rest position to the working position when said tension between the control terminals (11), and to keep the movable member (25) in the working position as long as the voltage persists between the control terminals (11), which control circuit (32) further comprises said winding ( 37): an insertion circuit (62; 162) of a current limiting member (61; 161) in said winding (37), having in parallel an insertion switching member (55; 155) and a current limiting device (61; 161), with the insertion switching element (55; 155) having a conductive state and a blocked state for the current to flow in the insertion circuit (62; 162) respectively through the insertion switching member (55; 155) or through the current limiting member (61; 161); a control circuit (63; 163) for controlling the insertion switching element (55; 155) so that the insertion switching element (55; 155) is in the conducting state for a predetermined period of time from a voltage appearance between the control terminals (11) and then in the off state as long as the voltage persists between the control terminals (11); and - a rectifier circuit (65; 165) having two connection points (66,67; 166,167) to an AC portion of the control circuit (32) and having two connection points (68,69,168,169) to a rectified current portion of the control circuit (32), said driver circuit (63; 163) being part of said rectified current portion; characterized in that said insertion circuit (62; 162) is part of said AC portion, with the insertion switch member (55; 155) which is a bidirectional switching member and with the switch member current limiting device (61; 161) which is at least predominantly capacitive. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit circuit de pilotage (63 ; 163) comporte un organe (58 ; 158) de déclenchement de l'organe de commutation d'insertion (55 ; 155) ayant un état actif où il fait prendre à l'organe de commutation d'insertion (55 ; 155) l'état conducteur et ayant un état inactif où il fait prendre à l'organe de commutation d'insertion (55 ; 155) l'état bloqué, l'organe de déclenchement (58 ; 158) comportant un premier point de connexion (59 ; 159) à un potentiel de pilotage et un second point de connexion (60 ; 160) à un potentiel de référence, l'organe de déclenchement (58 ; 158) étant dans l'état actif quand le potentiel du premier point de connexion est supérieur d'au moins un seuil prédéterminé au potentiel du second point de connexion étant sinon dans l'état inactif.Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said control circuit (63; 163) comprises a triggering member (58; 158) for the insertion switch member (55; 155) having an active state where it is taking the conductive state (55; 155) to the conductive state and having an inactive state where it causes the insertion switching member (55; 155) to turn off; tripping device (58; 158) having a first connection point (59; 159) at a driving potential and a second connection point (60; 160) at a reference potential; being in the active state when the potential of the first connection point is greater than at least one predetermined threshold to the potential of the second connection point being otherwise in the inactive state. Appareil selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit circuit de commande (32) comporte un opto-triac (54 ; 154) dont le triac (55 ; 155) forme ledit organe de commutation d'insertion et dont la diode (58 ; 158) forme ledit organe de déclenchement.An apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said control circuit (32) comprises an opto-triac (54; 154) whose triac (55; 155) forms said insertion switch member and whose diode (58; 158) forms said trigger member. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que ledit circuit de pilotage (63 ; 163) comporte un organe de commutation de pilotage (72 ; 172) qui a un état bloqué et un état conducteur pour respectivement isoler l'un de l'autre et court-circuiter le premier point de connexion (59 ; 159) et le second point de connexion (60 ; 160) de l'organe de déclenchement (58 ; 158), ledit circuit de commande (32) étant configuré pour que l'organe de commutation de pilotage (72 ; 172) soit dans l'état bloqué pendant une durée prédéterminée à partir d'une apparition de tension entre les bornes de commande (11) et soit ensuite dans l'état conducteur tant que la tension persiste entre les bornes de commande (11).Apparatus according to any one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that said driver circuit (63; 163) comprises a driver switching member (72; 172) which has a locked state and a conductive state for respectively isolating the from one another and short-circuiting the first connection point (59; 159) and the second connection point (60; 160) of the trip member (58; 158), said control circuit (32) being configured so that the pilot switching member (72; 172) is in the off state for a predetermined time from a voltage occurrence between the control terminals (11) and then in the conducting state as long as the voltage persists between the control terminals (11). Appareil selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le circuit de pilotage (63 ; 163) comporte un condensateur (74 ; 174) entre un point de de commande de l'organe de commutation de pilotage (72 ; 172) et un potentiel de référence.An apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that the control circuit (63; 163) comprises a capacitor (74; 174) between a point of de controlling the pilot switching member (72; 172) and a reference potential. Appareil selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que ledit circuit de pilotage (63 ; 163) comporte un thyristor (72 ; 172) formant ledit organe de commutation de pilotage, avec l'anode et la cathode reliés respectivement au premier point de connexion (59 ; 159) et au second point de connexion (60 ; 160) de l'organe de déclenchement (58 ; 158), et avec la gâchette qui forme ledit point de commande.Apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said control circuit (63; 163) comprises a thyristor (72; 172) forming said pilot switching member, with the anode and the cathode respectively connected to the first connection point ( 59; 159) and at the second connection point (60; 160) of the trigger member (58; 158) and with the trigger which forms said control point. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que ledit bobinage (37) fait partie de ladite portion en courant alternatif.Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said coil (37) is part of said AC portion. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que ledit bobinage (37) fait partie de ladite portion en courant redressé.Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said coil (37) is part of said rectified current portion. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte une plaque de circuit imprimé comportant ledit circuit d'insertion (62 ; 162), ledit circuit de pilotage (63 ; 163) et ledit circuit redresseur (65 ; 165).Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it comprises a printed circuit board having said insertion circuit (62; 162), said driving circuit (63; 163) and said rectifying circuit ( 65, 165). Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que ledit organe mobile est un organe porte-contacts (25) d'un contacteur électrique au format modulaire.Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that said movable member is a contact holder member (25) of a modular electrical contactor.
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