EP2954548A1 - Agencement de contact et dispositif de commutation électrique comportant un tel agencement de contact - Google Patents

Agencement de contact et dispositif de commutation électrique comportant un tel agencement de contact

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EP2954548A1
EP2954548A1 EP14702049.9A EP14702049A EP2954548A1 EP 2954548 A1 EP2954548 A1 EP 2954548A1 EP 14702049 A EP14702049 A EP 14702049A EP 2954548 A1 EP2954548 A1 EP 2954548A1
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contact
chamber
cover element
gap
contact arrangement
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Xiangyang Ye
Jürg Nufer
Mahesh DHOTRE
Nicola Gariboldi
Olaf Hunger
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ABB Technology AG
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    • 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
    • H01H33/70—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
    • H01H33/88—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts
    • H01H33/90—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts this movement being effected by or in conjunction with the contact-operating mechanism
    • 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
    • H01H9/30—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H2009/305—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts including means for screening for arc gases as protection of mechanism against hot arc gases or for keeping arc gases in the arc chamber
    • 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
    • H01H33/02—Details
    • H01H2033/028—Details the cooperating contacts being both actuated simultaneously in opposite directions
    • 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
    • H01H33/70—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
    • H01H33/88—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts
    • H01H2033/888—Deflection of hot gasses and arcing products
    • 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
    • H01H33/70—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid
    • H01H33/7015—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid characterised by flow directing elements associated with contacts
    • H01H33/7023—Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid characterised by flow directing elements associated with contacts characterised by an insulating tubular gas flow enhancing nozzle

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  • the invention relates to the field of medium and high voltage switching technologies and concerns a contact arrangement and an electrical switching device with such a contact arrangement according to the independent claims, particularly for a use as an earthing device, a fast-acting earthing device, a circuit breaker, a generator circuit breaker, a switch disconnector, a combined disconnector and earthing switch, or a load break switch in power transmission and distribution systems.
  • Electrical switching devices are well known in the field of medium and high voltage switching applications. They are e.g. used for interrupting a current when an electrical fault occurs.
  • circuit breakers have the task of opening contacts and keeping them far apart from one another in order to avoid a current flow, even in case of high electrical potential originating from the electrical fault itself.
  • medium voltage refers to voltages from 1 kV to 72.5 kV
  • high voltage refers to voltages higher than 72.5 kV.
  • the electrical switching devices may have to be able to carry high nominal currents of 3000 A to 6300 A and to switch very high short circuit currents of 40 kA to 80 kA at very high voltages of 73 kV to 1200 kV.
  • the electrical switching devices contain a fluid used to quench the electric arc as fast as possible. This is known and will not be described in more detail.
  • Many types of such electrical switching devices e.g. circuit breakers, exist, depending on the fluid used, the purpose, the voltage rating, the motion type of the contacts, etc.
  • Some circuit breakers have a fixed first contact group consisting of a nominal contact and an arcing contact and a moving second contact group consisting of another nominal and arcing contact. For closing or opening the contact only the second contact group is moved towards or away from the first contact group, respectively. In other embodiments both contact groups can be moved towards each other or away from one another in order to open or close the contact, as is for example the case in so-called double-motion circuit breakers.
  • the arcing contact of a moving contact group has a guiding serving the purpose of ensuring a stable mechanical movement and current conduction.
  • the moving arcing contact and the guiding are located in an atmosphere of said fluid, which can reach very high temperatures during the closing or opening process, it has been observed that metal erosion of the arcing contact results from touching the hot fluid.
  • particles carried by the hot fluid tend to accumulate in the area of the guiding, thus increasing the friction between it and the arcing contact, when the arcing contact is moved. Such an increased friction is undesired, reduces the contact moving speed and shortens the lifetime of such a circuit breaker or increases the maintenance needs, respectively.
  • cover element has been developed for protecting said elements from the influence of the hot fluid.
  • the implementation of the cover element has brought a certain relief with respect to said problem; however it has been observed that metal erosion on the arcing contact is still present in the area of its contacting extremity, which by definition cannot be covered by the cover element, and a reduced number of particles still accumulate in the vicinity of the guiding element, as still some particles are carried by the fluid into a gap between the cover element and the arcing contact .
  • DE 29 47 957 Al discloses a circuit breaker having on a fixed-contact side an exhaust gas volume equipped with cooling metal plates, that are axially extended, circumferentially folded in a skirt-like manner and that have radial or tangential exhaust gas openings.
  • the arcing volume is connected via a blast-gas channel with a blast-gas pressurization chamber for actively blowing the arc.
  • a contact arrangement having a longitudinal axis and comprising at least a first contact and at least a second contact.
  • the two contacts interact electrically and mechanically with each other for closing and opening the contact arrangement.
  • the first contact is surrounded by a protecting cover element in such a way that a contacting extremity of the first contact protrudes beyond the cover element.
  • the first contact and the cover element are arranged with respect to one another in such a way that a gap is provided between them along at least a portion of their elongation.
  • the gap has a first opening towards a first volume surrounding the first contact.
  • the cover element comprises at least one chamber connected at least to the gap.
  • the invention further relates to an electric switching device with a contact arrangement according to the invention as disclosed herein.
  • an electric switching device with a contact arrangement according to the invention as disclosed herein.
  • at least the first contact is movable along the longitudinal axis towards the second contact.
  • the contact arrangement according to the invention further comprises a guiding element for supporting the first contact in a sliding manner when the first contact is in motion.
  • the at least one chamber is arranged between the gap and the guiding element, and in particular is arranged in axial distance between the gap and the guiding element.
  • An advantageous side effect of the invention is that the hot fluid streaming into the chamber is cooled therein and flows out through the gap again, thus additionally cooling the first contact.
  • the first contact is particularly a rod-type or a tube-type contact.
  • the first contact is movable along the longitudinal axis and the cover element is stationary. Further embodiments relate to a contact arrangement, wherein
  • the at least one chamber is at least partially formed inside the cover element, and/or the at least one chamber comprises at least one cavity formed inside the cover element; and/or
  • the at least one chamber is arranged down ⁇ stream from the gap and serves as a particle trap; and/or the gap extends at least partially, in particular completely, circumferentially around the first contact; and/or
  • the gap is provided between the first contact and the protecting cover element along at least a portion of their axial elongation along the longitudinal axis z;
  • the first contact is at least partially, in particular completely, surrounded by the protecting cover element;
  • the first contact is coaxially surrounded by the protecting cover element.
  • the at least one chamber is further connected to the first volume by means of at least one second opening.
  • the second opening extends radially or axially outwards through the cover element.
  • two chambers connected at least to the gap, arranged successively with respect to the longitudinal axis and separated by a wall are provided.
  • the one of the two chambers which is arranged farthest from the first opening is provided with the second opening and the one of the two chambers which is arranged closest to the first opening has no second opening.
  • an edge of the cover element formed by a cover element wall facing the gap and an adjacent first chamber wall has a curvature ranging between 0.2 mm and 5 mm. This advantageously optimizes the fluid flow into the chamber with respect to a desired turbulence pattern.
  • At least a second chamber wall of the chamber which is preferably located farthest from the first opening, is coated with a Teflon layer.
  • a Teflon layer is advantageously chosen to be thicker than 2 mm. The advantages resulting from the Teflon layer will be described in connection with the description of the drawings.
  • a plurality of projections extending transversally with respect to the longitudinal axis is provided on a cover element wall facing the gap.
  • the electrical switching device can be used as an earthing device, a fast- acting earthing device, a circuit breaker, a generator circuit breaker, a switch disconnector, a combined disconnector and earthing switch, or a load break switch.
  • the cover element serves in addition as a further nozzle of the switching device, i.e. serves for guiding (and in particular concentrating) the flow of hot gases escaping from the arcing zone towards or along or aside the first contact 4a.
  • the fluid used in the gas insulated switchgear can be SF 6 gas or any other dielectric insulation medium, may it be gaseous and/or liquid, and in particular can be a dielectric insulation gas or arc quenching gas.
  • dielectric insulation medium can for example encompass media comprising an organofluorine compound, such organofluorine compounds being selected from the group consisting of: a fluoroether, a fluoroamine, a fluoroketone, an oxirane, a fluorolefin (in particular hydrofluorolefin) , and mixtures thereof; and preferably being a fluoroketone and/or a fluoroether, more preferably a perfluoroketone and/or a hydrofluoroether .
  • fluoroether refers to at least partially fluorinated compounds.
  • fluoroether encompasses both hydrofluoroethers and perfluoroethers
  • oxirane encompasses both hydrofluorooxiranes and perfluorooxiranes
  • fluoroamine encompasses both hydrofluoroamines and perfluoroamines
  • fluoroketone encompasses both hydrofluoroketones and perfluoroketones
  • fluoroolefin encompasses both hydrofluoroolefins and perfluoroolefins . It can thereby be preferred that the fluoroether, the fluoroamine, the fluoroketone and the oxirane are fully fluorinated, i.e. perfluorinated .
  • the dielectric insulation medium is selected from the group consisting of: a (or several) hydrofluoroether ( s ) , a (or several) perfluoroketone ( s ) , a (or several) hydrofluoroolefin ( s ) , and mixtures thereof.
  • fluoroketone as used in the context of the present invention shall be interpreted broadly and shall encompass both fluoromonoketones and fluorodiketones or generally fluoropolyketones .
  • the term shall also encompass both saturated compounds and unsaturated compounds including double and/or triple bonds between carbon atoms.
  • the at least partially fluorinated alkyl chain of the fluoroketones can be linear or branched and can optionally form a ring.
  • the fluoroketone can be a fluoromonoketone and/or may also comprise heteroatoms, such as at least one of a nitrogen atom, oxygen atom and sulphur atom, replacing one or more carbon atoms.
  • the fluoromonoketone, in particular perfluoroketone shall have from 3 to 15 or from 4 to 12 carbon atoms and particularly from 5 to 9 carbon atoms. Most preferably, it may comprise exactly 5 carbon atoms and/or exactly 6 carbon atoms and/or exactly 7 carbon atoms and/or exactly 8 carbon atoms.
  • the dielectric insulation medium comprises at least one compound being a fluoroolefin selected from the group consisting of: hydrofluoroolefins (HFO) comprising at least three carbon atoms, hydrofluoroolefins (HFO) comprising exactly three carbon atoms, trans-1, 3, 3, 3-tetrafluoro-l-propene (HFO- 1234ze) , 2, 3, 3, 3-tetrafluoro-l-propene (HFO-1234yf) , trans-1, 2, 3, 3, 3 pentafluoroprop-l-ene (HFO-1225ye (E- isomer) ) , cis-1, 2, 3, 3, 3 pentafluoroprop-l-ene (HFO-1225ye (Z-isomer) ) , and mixtures thereof.
  • HFO hydrofluoroolefins
  • HFO hydrofluoroolefins
  • the dielectric insulation medium can further comprise a background gas or carrier gas different from the organofluorine compound, in particular different from the fluoroether, the fluoroamine, the fluoroketone, the oxirane and the hydrofluorolefin and preferably can be selected from the group consisting of: air, N2, 02, C02, a noble gas, 3 ⁇ 4; O 2 , NO, 2 O, fluorocarbons and in particular perfluorocarbons and preferably CF 4 ; CF 3 I, SF 6 , and mixtures thereof.
  • a background gas or carrier gas different from the organofluorine compound, in particular different from the fluoroether, the fluoroamine, the fluoroketone, the oxirane and the hydrofluorolefin and preferably can be selected from the group consisting of: air, N2, 02, C02, a noble gas, 3 ⁇ 4; O 2 , NO, 2 O, fluorocarbons and in particular perfluorocarbons and preferably CF
  • Fig. 1 a sectional side view of an exemplary high voltage circuit breaker with a prior art cover element
  • Fig. 2 a sectional partial side view of the first contact of the circuit breaker of Fig. 1 with a cover element according to an embodiment of the invention and with schematized stream lines and vortex structure of an insulation fluid streaming therethrough;
  • FIG. 3 the sectional partial side view according to Fig. 2 with relevant dimensions indicated in the figure;
  • Fig. 4 the sectional partial side view according to Fig. 2 or 3 with a first embodiment of the contact arrangement according to the invention
  • Fig. 5 the sectional partial side view according to Fig. 2 or 3 with a second embodiment of the contact arrangement according to the invention
  • Fig. 6 the sectional partial side view according to Fig. 2 or 3 with a third embodiment of the contact arrangement according to the invention
  • Fig. 7 the sectional partial side view according to Fig. 2 or 3 with a fourth embodiment of the contact arrangement according to the invention
  • Fig. 8 a sectional partial side view according to a fifth embodiment of the contact arrangement according to the invention.
  • Fig. 9 the sectional partial side view according to Fig. 2 or 3 with a sixth embodiment of a chamber of the contact arrangement according to the invention, containing a Teflon layer; and Fig. 10 the sectional partial side view according to Fig. 2 or 3 with a seventh embodiment of a chamber of the contact arrangement according to the invention with projections.
  • a sectional partial view refers to the illustration of only a section of the elements of the figure for reasons of simplicity. It is assumed that said elements are rotational symmetric to a longitudinal axis z of the contact arrangement.
  • cross section and “width” relate to an area located in a plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis z. Accordingly, the term “elongation” or “elongated” relates to an elongation in the direction of the longitudinal axis z.
  • Fig. 1 shows a sectional side view of an embodiment of a high voltage circuit breaker 1 with a cover element 2a according to the prior art during an opening process with an electric arc 20 between the contacts 4a, 4b.
  • the circuit breaker 1 is rotationally symmetric about the longitudinal axis z. Only the elements of the circuit breaker 1 which are related to the present invention will be described in the following, other elements present in the figures are not relevant for understanding the invention and are known by the skilled person in high voltage electrical engineering.
  • the circuit breaker 1 comprises a first contact group 3a, 4a and a second contact group 3b, 4b.
  • the contacts 3a, 3b are nominal contacts of the circuit breaker 1 and will not be described in more detail.
  • the contacts 4a, 4b are arcing contacts of the circuit breaker 1.
  • the arcing contact 4a is more generally called first contact 4a and the arcing contact 4b is more generally called second contact 4b.
  • the first contact 4a is actuated by an arrangement comprising a gear 23 or auxiliary gear 23 which links a connection rod 22, which itself is connected to a nozzle 21, with the first contact 4a.
  • the nozzle 21 can be actuated to move back and forth in the direction of the longitudinal axis z by a movement of the second contact group 3b, 4b.
  • Other embodiments with the second contact group 3b, 4b being stationary are readily possible. In such a case the first contact is actuated by an external actuator (not shown) .
  • the contact arrangement described above is enclosed in a shell or enclosure 16 of the circuit breaker 1.
  • An insulating fluid of the type mentioned above is present inside the circuit breaker 1 in a first volume 15.
  • the first volume 15 also comprises a volume around the first and the second contacts 4a, 4b, as indicated in the figure, and in particular is radially outside of or radially around the first contact 4a.
  • the fluid flow for said opening process is indicated by arrows 6.
  • the first contact 4a is partially surrounded by the protecting cover element 2a in order to protect it, at least partly, from contacting the hot fluid streaming around the first contact 4a (arrows 6) .
  • a guiding element 17 for supporting the first contact 4a in a sliding manner, when the first contact 4a is in motion, is provided.
  • a current flowing through the first contact 4a is guided via one or more current fingers 19 and a current carrier 18 to the exterior of the circuit breaker 1.
  • contacting of the first contact 4a with the hot fluid is undesired, because it causes higher metal erosion on the first contact 4a. It has been observed that this erosion of the first contact 4a is particularly pronounced in the area just before the tip of the cover element 2a, because a certain stagnation of the hot fluid streaming in the direction of the cover element 2a occurs there. Furthermore, particles present in the fluid stream into a gap between the cover element 2a and the first contact 4a and accumulate there, particularly at the location of the guiding element 17. This results in a higher friction between the guiding element 17 and the first contact 4a. A consequence of this accumulation is that the speed of the first contact 4a may decrease and therefore the contacting with the mating contact 4b cannot be carried out in the prescribed time.
  • Fig. 2 shows a sectional partial side view of the first contact 4a of the circuit breaker 1 of Fig. 1 with a cover element 2 according to the invention and with schematized stream lines 6 of an insulation fluid streaming therethrough.
  • the cover element 2 replaces the prior art cover element 2a of Fig. 1.
  • the first contact 4a and the cover element 2 are arranged with respect to one another in such a way that a gap 7 is provided between them along a portion of their elongation.
  • the gap 7 has a first opening 10 towards the first volume 15 surrounding the first contact 4a.
  • the cover element 2 comprises one chamber 9 fluidly connected to the gap 7. Furthermore, in the shown embodiment the chamber 9 has an optional second opening 8 connecting it with the first volume 15.
  • the part of the fluid streaming in the vicinity of the first contact 4a an accumulation of hot gas at the tip of the cover element 2 is reduced, thus also reducing an erosion of the first contact 4a at that location.
  • fewer particles within the fluid stream are deposited on the first contact 4a in said area and/or in the area of the guiding element 17. The majority of particles are transported into the chamber 9, where they can accumulate without causing damage to the first contact 4a.
  • the particles are evacuated from the chamber 9 through the second opening 8, thereby further improving said effect.
  • the fluid streaming into the chamber 9 stagnates there and is mixed with colder fluid which was already present in the chamber 9.
  • the cooled down fluid then streams back out of the chamber 9 through the gap 7.
  • Fig. 3 shows the sectional partial side view according to Fig. 2 with relevant dimensions indicated in the figure.
  • Rl is a radius of the cover element 2 from the longitudinal axis z to a cover element wall 12c facing the gap 7.
  • R2 is a radius of the first contact 4a, which in the context of the present disclosure is preferably a rod-type or a tube-type contact, from the longitudinal axis z to the outer surface of the first contact 4a.
  • Al denotes an average cross section of the gap 7 and A2 an average cross section of the chamber 9.
  • a ratio between the average cross section area A2 of the chamber 9 and the average cross section area Al of the gap 7 is preferably greater than or equal to 1.2.
  • the cross section areas Al, A2 are measured transversely to the longitudinal axis z.
  • a width of the gap 7 ranges between 0.2 mm and 2 mm.
  • the minimum width in the mentioned range is chosen in such a way that a high enough amount of the fluid can enter the gap and therefore the stagnation at the tip of the cover element 2 can be effectively reduced.
  • the maximum width in said range is chosen to be small enough to ensure a high enough fluid speed in the gap 7, or in other words a strong enough stream, capable of carrying the particles into the chamber 9.
  • L denotes an average elongation of the chamber 9 from a first chamber wall 12a to a second chamber wall 12b.
  • a volume of the chamber 9 is chosen in order to satisfy the equation:
  • V 300 -R/P (1) with V being the volume of the chamber 9, R being a specific gas constant of the insulating gas arranged in the interior of the circuit breaker 1 and P being a filling pressure value of the insulating gas inside the circuit breaker 1.
  • the volume of the chamber 9 can be calculated depending on its average elongation and its average cross section, taking into account that the chamber 9 is a substantially annular volume around the longitudinal axis z. This volume can be calculated according to known mathematical formulae. The dimensions A2, L in the calculated volume formula are given such values that the above equation (1) is satisfied.
  • An inclination angle between the cover wall 12c facing the gap 7 (and being virtually elongated in axial direction) and the first chamber wall 12a is denoted by a.
  • the angle a describes an inclination angle of the first chamber wall 12a with respect to the longitudinal axis z and away from the longitudinal axis z when moving to the right (substantially downstream) .
  • the angle a between the cover element wall 12c facing the gap 7 and the adjacent first chamber wall 12a preferably ranges between 30° (obtuse angle) and 150° (acute angle), and shown are exemplarily 90°.
  • the inclination of the first chamber wall 12a can equivalently be described by the complementary angle 90°- inside the cover material between cover wall 12c facing gap 7 and first chamber wall 12a, or as the outside angle +180° between cover wall 12c facing gap 7 and first chamber wall 12a.
  • an edge 11 of the cover element 2, formed by the cover element wall 12c facing the gap 7 and the adjacent first chamber wall 12a can have a curvature ranging between 0.2 mm and 5 mm.
  • the turbulence of the fluid stream may be influenced.
  • the lower the value of the angle a is, meaning that the wall 12a is less inclined, and the sharper the curvature of the edge 11 is, the higher is the fluid turbulence in the area following the edge 11.
  • a higher turbulence is desired such that vortices are created in the chamber 9, which "suck" the particles of the fluid stream inside the chamber 9 instead of allowing them to travel further towards the guiding element 17 and to deposit there.
  • Said edge curvature and said wall inclination may also be varied depending on the volume and overall shape of the chamber 9.
  • Optimum chamber shapes, inclinations and curvatures have been simulated on a computer using fluid dynamics simulation models and taking into account the dimensional constraints of the chamber 9 with respect to the equation (1) .
  • another degree of freedom is given by the consideration of implementing a second opening 8 or not. If implemented, the second opening 8 allows further variables like its diameter, if the opening is tubular, or its tapering, if it is conical, to be taken into account in said simulations.
  • Fig. 4 shows the sectional partial side view according to Fig. 2 or 3 with a first embodiment of a chamber 9 of the contact arrangement according to the invention.
  • the chamber 9 is ring- shaped and has no second opening.
  • Fig. 5 shows the sectional partial side view according to Fig. 2 or 3 with a second embodiment of a chamber 9 of the contact arrangement according to the invention.
  • the chamber 9 is shaped as a truncated cone ring and has no second opening.
  • Fig. 6 shows the embodiment of Fig. 4 as a third embodiment of a chamber 9 according to the invention with a second opening 8 which is oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis z.
  • the choice of the location and orientation of the second opening 8 depends, amongst others, on the circuit breaker design.
  • Fig. 7 shows the embodiment of Fig. 4 as a fourth embodiment of a chamber 9 according to the invention with a second opening 8 oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis z.
  • Fig. 8 shows the sectional partial side view according to a fifth embodiment of the contact arrangement according to the invention.
  • two chambers 9a, 9b connected to the gap 7 and arranged successively with respect to the longitudinal axis z and separated by a wall 9c, in particular by a circumferential wall 9c, are provided.
  • the chamber 9a has no second opening, whereas the chamber 9b has a second opening 8.
  • the dimensions of the two chambers 9a, 9b are also chosen in such a way that the equation (1) described in the context of Fig. 3 is fulfilled. It is understood that a varying configuration with respect to the presence and/or location of the second opening 8 and/or the shape of the chambers 9a, 9b is possible.
  • Fig. 9 shows the sectional partial side view of Fig. 2 or 3 with a sixth embodiment of a chamber 9 of the contact arrangement according to the invention, containing a Teflon layer 13.
  • the Teflon layer 13 coats the walls of the chamber 9 and is in direct contact with the hot fluid streaming into the chamber 9.
  • only certain walls of the chamber 9 may be coated with the Teflon layer 13, e.g. the second chamber wall 12b (see Fig. 3), as this wall has the highest impact with the fluid streaming into the chamber 9.
  • the hot fluid causes an evaporation of Teflon when coming into contact with it.
  • a gas is generated which helps increasing the pressure in the chamber 9 and also helps the cooling process of the fluid located in the chamber 9, thus increasing the cooling effect of the first contact 4a when the cooled fluid streams again out of the chamber 9 through the gap 7.
  • the Teflon layer 13 is particularly preferred in an embodiment of the chamber 9 without a second opening 8.
  • the thickness of the Teflon layer is chosen depending on the ratings of the electrical switching device 1, it is e.g. thicker than 2 mm.
  • Fig. 10 shows the sectional partial side view according to Fig. 2 or 3 with a seventh embodiment of the contact arrangement according to the invention with projections 14 arranged on the cover element wall 12c facing the gap 7.
  • a plurality of projections 14 extending transversally to the longitudinal axis z is provided in the travel path of the fluid.
  • a heat transfer enhancement i.e. improved cooling of the fluid or hot gases
  • the projections 14 produce extremely stable vortices which increase the rate of convective heat transfer from the fluid to the projection surface.
  • A2 average cross section of chamber
  • R2 radius of first contact

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La présente invention concerne un agencement de contact qui possède un axe longitudinal (z) et comprend au moins un premier contact (4a) et au moins un second contact (4b) qui interagissent électriquement et mécaniquement l'un avec l'autre pour fermer et ouvrir l'agencement de contact. Le premier contact (4a) est entouré par un élément couvercle de protection (2) de manière telle qu'une extrémité de contact du premier contact (4a) fasse saillie au-delà de l'élément couvercle (2). Le premier contact (4a) et l'élément couvercle (2) sont agencés l'un par rapport à l'autre de manière telle qu'un espace (7) soit prévu entre eux le long d'au moins une partie de leur allongement. L'espace (7) comporte une première ouverture (10) vers un premier volume (15) qui entoure le premier contact (4a). L'élément couvercle (2) comprend au moins une chambre (9) connectée au moins à l'espace (2).
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