EP2671240B1 - Appareillage d'ampoule a vide comprenant un moyen de verrouillage - Google Patents

Appareillage d'ampoule a vide comprenant un moyen de verrouillage Download PDF

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EP2671240B1
EP2671240B1 EP12703751.3A EP12703751A EP2671240B1 EP 2671240 B1 EP2671240 B1 EP 2671240B1 EP 12703751 A EP12703751 A EP 12703751A EP 2671240 B1 EP2671240 B1 EP 2671240B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/20—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/60—Switches wherein the means for extinguishing or preventing the arc do not include separate means for obtaining or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
    • H01H33/66—Vacuum switches
    • H01H33/666—Operating arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H79/00—Protective switches in which excess current causes the closing of contacts, e.g. for short-circuiting the apparatus to be protected

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  • the subject of this invention is a vacuum interrupter apparatus comprising a particular locking means.
  • a vacuum interrupter comprises, in an envelope (1), a fixed part (2) and a movable part (3) which have a mutual electrical connection state where they are joined and a disconnection state where they are disjointed.
  • the fixed part (2) is connected to a conductor (4) passing through the casing (1), and the movable part (3), which itself passes through the casing (1), is connected to another conductor (5). ) by a device such as a flexible braid (6).
  • the conductors (4 and 5) join to any circuit and not shown.
  • a displacement device (7) which can assume very different shapes, moves the mobile part (3).
  • a fixed stop (8) defines the open state by stopping the movement of the movable part (3).
  • Devices of this kind are subject to various problems which are detailed below. For reasons of safety, it may be useful to maintain the switchgear to one of its states, for example to the open position in the case of a vacuum interrupter, and a locking means is then employed in addition or in replacement the stop (8). Such means may comprise a knife (9) sinking into a groove (10) of the movable part (3) when the position corresponding is reached.
  • a disadvantage is that an autonomous mechanism must in principle be used to establish or interrupt the locking, which bid the device.
  • An example is shown in the document US-A-2009 / 0141,416 , where the lock actuation device is pyrotechnic, which makes it more unsuitable for repeated use.
  • Reliable locking means is however all the more necessary in a vacuum interrupter, as the vacuum inside the envelope (1) attracts the mobile part (3) to the closed position and can therefore force the closing state in case of lock failure.
  • Another difficulty comes from the energy of the shocks at the stop of the movements, when a stop is reached: that can present dangers for the integrity of the apparatus, the parts being often fine and light.
  • the invention relates to a vacuum interrupter apparatus, the vacuum interrupter comprising a movable part, the apparatus comprising a means for moving the movable part and a means for locking the mobile part adapted to penetrating into a groove of the movable part, characterized in that the locking means is a helical spring wound with a tension around the movable portion and rubbing on an outer bearing surface of the movable portion.
  • the groove comprises a conical face connected by roundings to a bottom of the groove and to the outer surface of the movable part, a smoother transition of the extension of the spring is obtained during the commutations, which improves its mechanical strength and increases its service life.
  • the movable part is advantageous for the movable part to be composed of two sections of different materials, the first of these sections comprising the outer span on which the locking is effected and the second of these sections comprising a movable electrical contact in the vacuum bottle, the material of the first section being chosen according to its mechanical properties, including a high hardness, in order to limit the wear of the spring by facilitating its sliding, the material of the second being chosen according to its electrical properties, including a low resistivity.
  • the moving part is not unitary but composed of two sections assembled by a process or any means that can be welding, brazing, gluing, hot fitting or screwing.
  • the apparatus may comprise an element providing the electrical connection between, on the one hand, an electrical circuit and, on the other hand, the second section of the mobile part of the vacuum interrupter situated between the throat and the mobile contact;
  • the materials of the first section and the second section are copper alloys shaped from nanoparticles to obtain a high mechanical hardness and good electrical conductivity;
  • the outer surface comprises a conical portion blooming towards the groove and on which the spring rubs at a position where the movable portion touches a fixed contact in the bulb, the parts occupying relative positions such that the spring exerts an axial thrust on the moving part, thrust oriented so as to exert a static pressure on the contacts of the vacuum bulb in the closed position;
  • the locking and current transfer system is made by one or more similar coil springs;
  • the current transfer system is made by one or more similar coil springs.
  • the two sections can then be, for example, respectively steel and copper.
  • the Figures 2a and 2b represent the essential elements of the vacuum interrupter, with a first embodiment of the movable part (35) according to the invention, sliding through a casing (36) of the vacuum ampoule, in which still extends a contact fixed (37).
  • the movable portion (35) comprises a first section (38) posterior, hard material, a second section (39) anterior, of good electrical conductor material, the second section (39) extending inside the envelope (36) facing the fixed contact (37), the second section (39) thereby constituting a movable electrical contact.
  • the figure 2a represents the empty bulb in the open state, the movable rod (35) being disjoint from the fixed contact (37), and the figure 2b represents the bulb in the closed state, the movable rod (35) being joined to the fixed contact.
  • the first section (38) includes a groove (40) facing the second section (39), and an outer bearing (41) located behind the groove (40).
  • the groove (40) includes a groove bottom (42) and a tapered face (43) connecting the groove bottom (42) to the outer span (41); rounded portions (44 and 45) constitute smooth transitions between the conical face (43) and the groove base (42) and the outer span (41), respectively, to eliminate sharp angles.
  • the apparatus further comprises a helical spring (46) engaged in a groove of a fixed support (47).
  • the movable portion (35) extends through the support (47) at the location of the first section (38).
  • the spring (46) is shown at figure 3 and comprises turns (48) in large numbers each extending between an outer radius and an inner radius through which they come into contact with the movable portion (35). It can be made from a conventional helical spring, wound in a loop and whose ends are welded into a junction (49).
  • the spring (46) rubs on the outer bearing surface (41) which pushes it radially outwards in most positions of the movable part (35), except in the state of greater opening of the vacuum bulb, wherein the spring (46) has reached the groove (40) and occupies it by deforming elastically.
  • the locking position thus obtained is stable, the resistance of the spring (46) to the deformation, which favors holding in the groove (40), being greater than all the forces, including the aerostatic force, exerting on the mobile part (35) a thrust that promotes its return to a closed position. This return to the closed position is possible only by the voluntary application to the mobile part (35) of an additional force.
  • the first section and the second section (38 and 39) may be joined by any suitable means such as welding, brazing, gluing, hot fitting or screwing.
  • the second section (39) receives an electrical connecting element to the portion of the circuit that is connected to the movable portion (35).
  • this electrical connection element may be a metal braid or a flexible foil of conductive material, connected by welding or brazing to the movable part (35).
  • the contact can be provided by another coil spring (50) similar to the spring (46) and which is like him engaged in a groove of another support (51) fixed.
  • the first section (38) and the spring (46) are made of steel, which allows them to rub against each other with very little wear, thereby reducing the risk of spring breakage. even after a large number of operations.
  • the first section (39) and the second spring (50) are both made of very good conductor material to provide a low electrical contact resistance.
  • the second spring (50) rubbing on a cylindrical surface is subjected to elastic deformations of less amplitude than the first spring (46). It can be chosen with different dimensions of the first. Its risks of rupture are reduced even if it is not made of steel.
  • the movable part (35) comprises at least one axisymmetric zone, or even is completely, so that its orientation with respect to the fastening system of the two sections of the movable part is indifferent.
  • the force exerted on the moving part (35) by the coiled coil springs (46) is determined at will by judicious choices of the inner and outer diameters of the coiled coil springs, the diameters and the nature of these wires, as well as the diameters the profile of the movable portion (35), the positioning of the groove receiving coiled coil springs (46), the depth of the same groove.
  • the coiled coil springs must remain in their elastic domain.
  • the materials used for the coiled coil springs (46), for the section of the movable part (39) and for the support (47) must be chosen judiciously to have good electrical conductivity.
  • the surface condition of these elements must be appropriate. In a preferred embodiment, a silver deposit on the surface is made.
  • the same spring provides both the mechanical function of locking in the open position, and the electrical function of current flow.
  • several springs are used, each ensuring this double function of lock in open position and electrical current flow.
  • the moving part, here (52) differs from the previous one in that it comprises a conical portion (53) belonging to the outer bearing, here (54), behind the groove (40).
  • the spring (46) extends on the conical portion (53) in the closed state of the bulb, shown in FIG. figure 5b , and can thus exert an axial component of effort.
  • This axial component of effort which promotes closure thus makes it possible to compensate for any defects in the mechanism, due to wear or for any other reason, which could reduce the quality of the electrical contact between the mobile part (52) and the fixed part (60).
  • This invention may be combined with another, the patent application of which is simultaneously deposited therewith, and in which the movable part cooperates with elastic threads on which it rubs while moving, the threads being able to exert reversible locking on entering in a groove or reaching a stop on the moving part, and with a good damping due to their elasticity.

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  • Driving Mechanisms And Operating Circuits Of Arc-Extinguishing High-Tension Switches (AREA)
  • Switches Operated By Changes In Physical Conditions (AREA)
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