JP2008234916A - Vacuum breaker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a vacuum breaker capable of downsizing even if insulation gas having lower insulation performance compared to SF6 gas is used. <P>SOLUTION: A vacuum bulb 3 forming an insulating outer envelope 3a by insulation molding with a given thickness for an outer periphery, is supported with insulation at a base part 4 mounted on a vessel of an opening/closing device through a plurality of insulation leg parts 3d. Further, an insulation extending cylindrical part 3f in a cylindrical shape is formed from an end part of a movable electrode side end plate 1c of the insulation envelope 3a toward a base part 4 side. A bowl-shape shield electrode 2 is mounted inside the extending cylindrical part 3f through a predetermined gap 3e, by covering an outer periphery of the movable electrode side end plate 1c from the base part 4 side toward the vacuum bulb 3 side, an electric field around the movable electrode side end plate 1c is alleviated so as to improve withstanding voltage performance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a vacuum circuit breaker in which an outer peripheral surface of a vacuum valve is resin-molded.

  In the conventional vacuum circuit breaker in which the outer peripheral surface of the vacuum valve is resin-molded, a special curved surface is incorporated into the shape of the resin mold that covers the movable electrode side of the vacuum valve to reduce the electric field (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

JP 2002-320305 A (page 5-7, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 7)

In a conventional vacuum valve, the outer peripheral surface of a vacuum vessel having a movable electrode and a fixed electrode inside is molded with an insulating shell, for example, a resin such as an epoxy resin (hereinafter also referred to as a resin mold) to ensure insulation performance. Yes.
For example, in the case of the structure shown in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1, the insulating skin provided on the outer peripheral surface of the vacuum valve extends to the housing, and the insulating skin between the conducting conductor and the insulating rod expands inward. ing. For this reason, in order to relax the electric field around the movable electrode side of the vacuum valve, it is necessary to form a complicated shape having a curved portion on the inner surface of the insulating outer shell, or to provide a conductive layer on the inner surface of the insulating outer shell, which is difficult to manufacture. There was also a problem that it was difficult to downsize the product.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a vacuum circuit breaker that can easily relax the electric field around the movable electrode side of the vacuum valve with a simple configuration.

In the vacuum circuit breaker according to the present invention, a cylindrical extension cylinder of the vacuum valve having an outer periphery formed of an insulating mold with an insulating mold and extending from the end on the movable electrode side end plate side of the insulating outer cover toward the base portion side And a movable shield side end plate is covered from the base part side toward the vacuum valve side.

  This invention forms a cylindrical extension cylinder part from the insulating skin end part of the vacuum valve toward the base part side, and by mounting a shield electrode covering the movable electrode side end plate inside this extension cylinder part, The electric field around the movable electrode side of the vacuum valve can be relaxed with a simple configuration.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 to 3 show the configuration of Embodiment 1 for carrying out the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a vacuum circuit breaker showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.
In FIG. 1, a vacuum vessel 1 is an insulating cylinder 1a made of an insulating material such as ceramic, and both ends of the insulating cylinder 1a are hermetically sealed with a fixed electrode side end plate 1b and a movable electrode side end plate 1c. In the vacuum vessel 1, a fixed electrode 1d having a fixed contact and a movable electrode 1e having a movable contact that can be brought into and out of contact with the fixed contact 1d are arranged.
The movable electrode side end plate 1c of the vacuum vessel 1 has an opening 2a in the center thereof, and the movable electrode 1e can be moved left and right through the opening 2a. Further, the outer periphery of the movable electrode side end plate 1c covers the flange with a substantially bowl-shaped movable side shield electrode 2 electrically connected to the movable electrode side end plate 1c. An annular projecting portion 2 c that projects toward the outer peripheral side is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the insulating cylinder side end 2 b of the movable shield electrode 2.

Furthermore, the outer periphery of the vacuum valve 3, the movable electrode side end plate 1c, and the movable side shield electrode 2 is provided with an insulating skin 3a provided with a predetermined thickness.
Further, in the insulating sheath 3a on the outer peripheral portion of the vacuum vessel 1, the outer peripheral surface of the insulating tube 1a in the vicinity of the connecting portion 1f between the fixed electrode side end plate 1b and the insulating tube 1a, and the movable electrode side end plate 1c and the insulating tube An annular shield ring 1g electrically connected to the fixed electrode side end plate 1b and the movable electrode side end plate 1c is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the insulating cylinder 1a in the vicinity of the connecting portion 1f with the 1a.
Further, the movable electrode side end of the insulating sheath 3a covers the outer periphery of the movable shield electrode 2, further extends to the base portion 4 side from the movable shield electrode 2, and the outer periphery of the movable shield electrode 2 is formed with a gap 3e. The extension part 3b which covers through is provided.

Furthermore, a part of the extended portion 3b of the insulating skin 3a is extended to the base portion 4 side in a plurality of legs, and a leg portion 3d having a fixing seat 3c for fixing the vacuum valve 3 to the base portion 4 is provided. Yes.
In addition, a gap 3e is provided between the inner surface of the extension 3b of the insulating outer skin 3a and the outer peripheral surface of the movable shield electrode 2.
The vacuum valve 3 is fixed to a common base 4 together with a driving device (not shown) for driving the movable electrode 1e of the vacuum circuit breaker, and an insulating rod 5 is provided between the movable electrode 1e and the driving device (not shown). Are mechanically connected in an electrically insulated state. At this time, the outer diameter D of the insulating rod 5 is smaller than the outer diameter of the movable shield electrode 2.

The movable electrode 1e is connected to a circuit breaker terminal (not shown) by a branch conductor 6 mounted between the movable shield electrode 2 and the insulating rod 5.
Around the branch conductor 6, a conductor cover 7 made of a conductive material such as a metal electrically connected to the branch conductor 6 or a semiconductive material such as a semiconductive plastic is provided. The conductor cover 7 includes a hook-like portion 7a having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the movable shield electrode 2 and the insulating rod 5, and a portion 7b narrower than the outer diameter of the hook-like portion 7a. On the other hand, it can be easily divided into left and right or top and bottom.

The saddle-shaped movable shield electrode 2 relaxes the electric field around the movable electrode side end plate end 1b, and the end of the movable shield electrode 2 is covered with an insulating outer cover 3a. Withstand voltage performance is improved. In addition, by making the outer diameter D of the insulating rod 5 smaller than the outer diameter of the movable shield electrode 2, the charged portion side, ie, the movable shield electrode, that mainly has a high electric field in the outer peripheral surface of the insulating rod 5. The effect of reducing the electric field on the second side is obtained.

In addition to the above, the vacuum circuit breaker according to the present invention has the following characteristics.
An extended portion 3b is provided at the movable electrode side end of the insulating skin 3a so as to cover the periphery of the movable shield electrode 2 and extend to the position protruding from the movable shield electrode 2 to the base portion 4 side, and from the extended portion 3b of the insulating skin 3a. Further, a plurality of leg portions 3 d including a fixing seat 3 c for fixing the vacuum valve 3 to the base portion 4 is provided extending to the base portion 4 side.
As a result, when a high voltage is applied to the movable electrode side of the vacuum valve 3, even if a preceding discharge is generated from the surface of the movable shield electrode 2 toward the other phase and the ground electrode, the insulation sheath 3a is extended. Since the progress of the preceding discharge is hindered by the portion 3b, it is possible to obtain a high withstand voltage performance without leading to an all-way flash.
Also, a plurality of leg portions 3d including a fixing seat 3c for fixing the vacuum valve 3 to the base portion 4 is provided by extending further from the end portion of the extension portion 3b of the insulating skin 3a to the base portion 4 side. Thus, since the vacuum valve 3 can be fixed to the base portion 4 without using other parts, the number of parts and assembly time can be reduced.
Furthermore, since there is a space between the plurality of leg portions 3d for inserting tools, hands, etc. into the assembly target part during assembly, the assembly workability is good and the assembly part can be visually confirmed, so that the quality is improved.

In addition, a gap 3 e is provided between the inner peripheral surface of the extended portion 3 b of the insulating outer skin 3 a and the outer peripheral surface of the movable shield electrode 2. By providing the air gap 3e here, a triple point where three of the insulating sheath 3a, the movable shield electrode 2 and the insulating gas (SF6 gas, nitrogen gas, carbon dioxide gas, dry air, etc.) generally become a high electric field comes into contact. (Also referred to as a triple junction part) "away from the end of the movable shield electrode 2 where the high electric field is generated is not embedded in the insulating sheath 3a (base part 4 side) (closer to the vacuum valve 3 side). Thus, the electric field at the triple point can be reduced.

Furthermore, an annular projecting portion 2c projecting toward the outer peripheral side is provided on at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the end portion of the movable shield electrode 2 on the insulating skin 3a side.
By the annular projecting portion 2c facing the outer peripheral portion, the electric field in the vicinity of the triple point is further relaxed, and the electric field at the triple point can be reduced to obtain high withstand voltage performance.

Further, the fixed electrode side end plate 1b or the movable electrode in the vicinity of the connection part between the fixed electrode side end plate 1b and the insulating cylinder 1a or the connection part between the movable electrode side end plate 1c and the insulating cylinder 1a of the vacuum vessel 1 is provided. An annular shield ring 1g that is electrically connected to the side end plate 1c and attached to the outer periphery of the vacuum vessel 1 is provided.
By the annular shield ring 1g attached to the outer periphery of the vacuum vessel 1, a high electric field is generated on the outer peripheral surface of the vacuum vessel 1, and the vicinity of the connection portion between the fixed electrode side end plate 1b or the movable electrode side end plate 1f and the insulating cylinder 1a Thus, the withstand voltage performance of the outer peripheral surface of the vacuum vessel 1 can be enhanced.

Further, a conductive or semiconductive conductor cover 7 covering the branch conductor 6 is provided in a state of being electrically connected to the branch conductor 6. The conductor cover 7 includes a substantially bowl-shaped part 7a having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the movable shield electrode 2 and the insulating rod 5, and an outer diameter of the substantially bowl-shaped part extending from the substantially bowl-shaped part 7a. It consists of a narrow portion 7b, and can be divided into two vertically and horizontally with respect to the movable electrode.
By providing the conductor cover 7 that can be divided into two, the electric field on the outer peripheral surface of the branch conductor 6 can be reduced, and the electric field on the outer peripheral surface of the conductor cover 7 can be reduced by making it smaller than the outer diameter of the movable shield electrode 2. Can be relaxed. In addition, the provision of the substantially bowl-shaped portion 7 a having an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the insulating rod 5 has an effect of relaxing the electric field on the outer peripheral surface of the insulating rod 5. Further, the width of the portion 7b penetrating between the plurality of leg portions 3d formed by the branch conductor 6 extending from the insulating outer skin 3a in the direction of the base portion 4 is made smaller than the outer diameter of the substantially bowl-shaped portion 7a. Thus, there is an effect of further relaxing the electric field generated between the leg portion 3d of the insulating outer skin 3a and the conductor cover 7.

It is a sectional side view of the vacuum circuit breaker which shows Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the elements on larger scale of the B section of FIG. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum container 1a Insulating cylinder 1b Fixed electrode side end plate 1c Movable electrode side end plate 1d Fixed electrode 1e Movable electrode 1f Fixed side electrode side end plate and connection part of movable side electrode end plate and insulating cylinder 1g Shield ring 2 Movable side shield Electrode 2a Movable side shield electrode opening 2b Movable side shield electrode insulating tube side end 2c Projection 3 Vacuum valve 3a Insulating skin 3b Insulating skin extension 3c Vacuum valve fixing seat 3d Vacuum valve leg 3e Insulation Space 4 between outer skin and movable shield electrode 4 Base portion 5 Insulating rod 6 Branch conductor 7 Conductor cover 7a Conductor cover substantially hook-like portion 7b Conductor cover substantially narrow portion than the substantially hook-like portion

Claims (3)

A base that supports the circuit breaker;
A vacuum valve provided with a fixed electrode and a movable electrode, hermetically sealed at both ends of the insulating cylinder with a fixed electrode side end plate and a movable electrode side end plate,
An insulating sheath covering and tightly covering the outer periphery of the side surface between at least the fixed electrode side end plate and the movable electrode side end plate of the vacuum valve;
Legs that extend from the movable electrode side end plate side of the insulating outer skin toward the base part and that have tips fixed to the base part to support the insulating cylinder;
A branch conductor connected to the movable electrode through the movable electrode side end plate;
An insulating rod that electrically insulates and connects the drive mechanism of the circuit breaker and the branch conductor;
The movable electrode side end plate side end portion of the insulating skin forms a cylindrical extension cylinder portion extending to the base portion side from the movable electrode side end plate, and
A vacuum circuit breaker characterized in that a shield electrode that covers the movable electrode side end plate from the base portion side is disposed inside the extension tube portion of the insulating outer skin. 2. The vacuum circuit breaker according to claim 1, wherein the shield electrode has a bowl shape and is in contact with the insulating outer skin with the outer peripheral edge facing the vacuum valve side. The vacuum circuit breaker according to claim 2, wherein a gap is formed between the inner periphery of the extension tube portion of the insulating outer shell and the outer periphery of the shield electrode.

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