JP6320106B2 - Gas circuit breaker - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a gas circuit breaker having an accumulating space for arc-extinguishing gas.

  In general, in an electric power system, a gas circuit breaker is used to perform current switching including an excessive accident current. As a type of gas circuit breaker, a puffer-type gas circuit breaker in which arc extinguishing gas is blown to extinguish arc discharge is widely used (for example, Patent Document 1). Here, the puffer type gas circuit breaker will be described in detail with reference to FIG. (A)-(c) of FIG. 7 shows a rotationally symmetric shape with the center line as the rotation axis, (a) is an energized state, (b) is the first half of the current interrupting operation, and (c) is the current. This is the second half of the blocking operation.

As shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C, the puffer-type gas circuit breaker is provided with a counter arc electrode 2 and a counter energizing electrode 3, and a movable arc facing the electrodes 2, 3 on a concentric axis. The electrode 4 and the movable energizing electrode 5 are disposed so as to freely reciprocate. These electrodes 2-5 are accommodated in a sealed container (not shown) filled with the arc extinguishing gas 1. Among them, the pair of arc electrodes 2 and 4 can be electrically energized, and is configured such that arc discharge 7 can be generated between the electrodes 2 and 4 when the current of the gas circuit breaker is interrupted. As the arc extinguishing gas 1 filled in a sealed container (not shown), SF ₆ gas (sulfur hexafluoride gas) excellent in arc interruption performance (arc extinguishing performance) and electrical insulation performance is usually used. However, other media are possible.

  The movable arc electrode 4 is attached to the distal end portion of the hollow drive rod 6, and the movable energizing electrode 5 is attached to the distal end portion of the puffer cylinder 9. An insulating nozzle 8 is attached to the tip of the puffer cylinder 9 inside the movable energizing electrode 5. The movable arc electrode 4, the movable energizing electrode 5, the drive rod 6, the insulating nozzle 8, and the puffer cylinder 9 are integrally formed. This integrally configured portion is driven together with the movable side electrodes 4 and 5 and is therefore collectively referred to as a movable portion.

  The movable part is driven by a driving device (not shown). A fixed piston 11 is slidably installed in the puffer cylinder 9. The fixed piston 11 is fixed in the sealed container independently of the movable part. The fixed piston 11 is provided with an intake hole 12 and an intake valve 13.

  The opposed arc electrode 2 and the opposed energized electrode 3 are integrally formed by a conductive metal rib 20, and are electrically connected to the terminal 18a. On the other hand, the movable arc electrode 4 and the movable energizing electrode 5 are also integrally formed by a conductive metal link 19, which are electrically connected to the terminal 18 b through the slide contact 17.

  A puffer chamber 16 is constituted by a space surrounded by the drive rod 6, the puffer cylinder 9 and the fixed piston 11. The puffer cylinder 9 and the fixed piston 11 serve as means for boosting the arc extinguishing gas 1 in the puffer chamber 16, and the puffer chamber 16 serves as a pressure accumulating space for storing the boosted arc extinguishing gas 1. The insulating nozzle 8 serves as a means for rectifying and blowing the arc extinguishing gas 1 from the puffer chamber 16 toward the arc discharge 7. As shown in FIG. 7B, the arc discharge 7 is generated between the arc electrodes 2 and 4 when the opposed arc electrode 2 and the movable arc electrode 4 which have been in contact with each other are separated.

  In the puffer-type gas circuit breaker having the above-described configuration, the opposed arc electrode 2 and the movable arc electrode 4, and the opposed energizing electrode 3 and the movable energizing electrode 5 are in contact with each other and are in a current energized state in the on state (FIG. 7). (See (a)). When the current interruption operation is performed from this energized state, the movable arc electrode 4 and the movable energized electrode 5 are driven rightward in FIG.

  When the driving rod 6 is driven further and the opposed arc electrode 2 and the movable arc electrode 4 are separated from each other, an arc discharge 7 is generated between the arc electrodes 2 and 4. At the same time, the puffer cylinder 9 and the fixed piston 11 are relatively moved along with the shut-off operation, so that the volume in the puffer chamber 16 is reduced and the arc extinguishing gas 1 in the chamber is mechanically compressed (FIG. 7 ( b)).

  At the same time, the heat exhaust gas 14 generated by the heat of the high-temperature arc discharge 7 is taken into the puffer chamber 16, so that in addition to the mechanical compression described above, a pressurizing action by the arc heat can also be expected (FIG. 7 ( b)). This is referred to as self-boosting action. The insulating nozzle 8 rectifies the arc extinguishing gas 1 compressed in the puffer chamber 16, sprays it on the arc discharge 7 as a spraying gas 15a, and extinguishes the arc discharge 7 (see FIG. 7C). At this time, since the blowing gas 15a is heated by the hot exhaust gas 14 from the arc discharge 7, it is hereinafter referred to as a high temperature blowing gas 15a.

  On the other hand, when the puffer type gas circuit breaker performs the closing operation, the intake valve 13 provided in the fixed piston 11 operates when the pressure in the puffer chamber 16 becomes lower than the filling pressure of the arc extinguishing gas 1. As a result, the suction hole 12 is opened, and the arc extinguishing gas 1 is replenished to the puffer chamber 16 by suction. For this reason, the arc extinguishing gas 1 can be quickly replenished into the puffer chamber 16 even during the charging operation immediately after the current interruption. Therefore, even when the puffer-type gas circuit breaker performs the high-speed reclosing operation, the arc discharge 7 can be surely extinguished by securing a sufficient gas flow rate of the high-temperature blowing gas 15a during the second interruption operation. it can.

Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 7-109744

However, the conventional gas circuit breaker described above has the following problems.
(A) Temperature of blowing gas At the time of current interruption of the conventional gas circuit breaker, the high temperature blowing gas 15a is heated by the thermal exhaust gas 14 from the arc discharge 7, so that it is necessarily in a high temperature state. Yes. For this reason, the cooling efficiency of the arc discharge 7 is lowered, and the interruption performance may be lowered.

(B) Durability by the temperature of the blowing gas and the influence on the maintenance Further, the temperature around the arc discharge 7 is further increased by blowing the high-temperature blowing gas 15a to the arc discharge 7 at a high temperature. As a result, the arc electrodes 2 and 4 and the insulating nozzle 8 are easily deteriorated by being exposed to high heat, and it is necessary to perform maintenance frequently. This goes against the user's need for improved durability and reduced maintenance.

(C) Current interruption time Furthermore, since the pressure in the puffer chamber 16 is increased using the self-boosting action, it is necessary to take in the thermal exhaust gas 14 into the puffer chamber 16. It takes some time. Therefore, it may take a long time to complete the current interruption. Since the gas circuit breaker is a device for quickly interrupting an excessive accident current in the power system, it is always required to shorten the time until the current interruption is completed in view of the basic function of the gas circuit breaker.

(D) Driving operation energy In order to reduce the cost of the gas circuit breaker, it is important to reduce the driving operation energy in the operation mechanism of the movable part. In order to reduce driving operation energy in the gas circuit breaker, it is necessary to reduce the weight of the movable part.

  However, in the conventional puffer-type circuit breaker, the large puffer cylinder 9, the insulating nozzle 8, the movable arc electrode 4 and the like are all included in the movable portion, so that there is a limit to the weight reduction. In a puffer type circuit breaker having a heavy moving part, strong driving operation energy is inevitably required in order to obtain a breaking speed necessary for current interruption.

  In addition, since the thermal exhaust gas 14 flows into the puffer chamber 16, an excessive pressure may act on the fixed piston 11 as a compression drive reaction force depending on the interruption current condition. Therefore, a large drive operation energy may be required to overcome the compression drive reaction force. Thus, conventionally, a large drive operation energy may be required.

(E) Instability of gas flow Furthermore, in a puffer type gas circuit breaker using self-pressure boosting action, if the thermal energy of the arc heat changes depending on the magnitude of the breaking current and the phase condition of the alternating current, the blowing force is affected. End up. That is, since the arc heat is used for boosting the arc extinguishing gas 1, the arc heat itself affects the arc extinguishing performance. As a result, when the magnitude of the cut-off current or the phase condition of the alternating current changes, the blowing force also changes accordingly, and it has not always been possible to ensure the high-temperature blowing gas 15a that always has a stable flow.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been proposed to solve the above-described problems. That is, the gas circuit breaker according to the present embodiment aims to lower the temperature of the blowing gas, improve durability and reduce maintenance, shorten the current interruption time, reduce driving operation energy, and stabilize the gas flow. The object is to provide a gas circuit breaker.

In the gas circuit breaker of the present embodiment , a pair of arc electrodes are arranged opposite to each other in a sealed container filled with an arc-extinguishing gas, and the arc electrodes can be electrically energized. An arc discharge can be generated, and in order to blow the arc extinguishing gas against the arc discharge, a pressure boosting unit that pressurizes the arc extinguishing gas to generate a pressure boosting gas, and stores the pressure boosting gas. A gas circuit breaker provided with an accumulator space and an insulating nozzle that guides the boosted gas from the accumulator space toward the arc discharge, and is openable and closable for opening and closing the accumulator space. And a trigger electrode that is movably disposed between the arc electrodes and generates arc discharge along with the movement, and the opening / closing portion is a gap portion between the arc electrode and the trigger electrode, Alternatively, it is configured by a gap portion between the insulating nozzle and the trigger electrode, or both gap portions, and the pressurizing gas is blown against the arc discharge so as to go from the periphery of the arc discharge to the center. The pressure-increasing means is composed of a cylinder and a piston, and is configured to compress the arc-extinguishing gas inside the cylinder and generate the pressure-increasing gas by moving at least one of the cylinder and the piston. The pressure of the thermal exhaust gas generated from the discharge is configured not to act as a compression reaction force of the arc extinguishing gas by the piston or the cylinder, and for temporarily storing the thermal exhaust gas generated from the arc discharge A thermal exhaust gas storage space is provided .

Further, in the gas circuit breaker according to the present embodiment, a pair of arc electrodes are arranged to face each other in a sealed container filled with an arc extinguishing gas, and the arc electrodes can be electrically energized. A pressure increase means configured to generate arc pressure between the electrodes, and for boosting the arc extinguishing gas to generate the pressure increasing gas in order to blow the arc extinguishing gas against the arc discharge; In a gas circuit breaker provided with a pressure accumulating space for accumulating gas and an insulating nozzle for guiding the pressurized gas from the pressure accumulating space toward the arc discharge, the gas accumulating space can be opened and closed to be closed or open. And a trigger electrode that is movably disposed between the arc electrodes and generates arc discharge along with the movement, and the opening / closing portion includes a gap between the arc electrode and the trigger electrode. Or the gap portion between the insulating nozzle and the trigger electrode, or both gap portions, and the pressurizing gas is blown against the arc discharge so as to go from the periphery to the center of the arc discharge. The pressure-increasing means is composed of a cylinder and a piston, and is configured to compress the arc-extinguishing gas inside the cylinder and generate the pressure-increasing gas when at least one of them is movable. It is configured so that the pressure of the thermal exhaust gas generated from the arc discharge does not act as a compression reaction force of the arc extinguishing gas by the piston or the cylinder, and in the latter half of the current interruption, the extinction by the piston and the cylinder is performed. The compression space of the arc gas and the pressure accumulation space in which the arc extinguishing gas is stored are configured to be separated in pressure. Characterized in that was.

Sectional drawing which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment. Sectional drawing orthogonal to a centerline which shows arrangement | positioning of the link 31 of 1st Embodiment, and the support part 21. FIG. The expanded sectional view which shows the structure of the pressure release part 47 periphery of 1st Embodiment. Sectional drawing which shows the structure of 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the stroke change of the compression reaction force and the movable part acceleration force in the case of a flat drive output characteristic. The figure which shows the stroke change of the compression reaction force and the movable part acceleration force in the case of a monotonously decreasing drive output characteristic. Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the conventional puffer-type gas circuit breaker.

(1) First embodiment (configuration)
The configuration of the first embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the main configuration of the first embodiment is similar to the conventional gas circuit breaker shown in FIG. 7, the same members as those of the conventional gas circuit breaker shown in FIG. Description is omitted. (A)-(e) in FIG. 1 also shows a rotationally symmetric shape with the center line as the axis of rotation, as in FIG. 7, (a) in the energized state, and (b) in the first half of the current interrupting operation. , (C) and (d) are states in the latter half of the current interruption operation, and (e) is a state after completion of the current interruption operation.

(Fixed arc electrode)
In the first embodiment, the gas pressure in the sealed container (not shown) is the charging pressure of the arc extinguishing gas 1 at any part during normal operation. In the first embodiment, a fixed arc electrode 35a is provided instead of the counter arc electrode 2, and a fixed arc electrode 35b is disposed so as to face the fixed arc electrode 35a. The arc electrodes 35a and 35b can be electrically energized. When the current is interrupted, an arc discharge 7 is generated between the electrodes 35a and 35b, and the heat exhaust gas 14 is generated by the heat of the arc discharge 7.

  The pair of arc electrodes 35a and 35b are not included in the movable part including the movable energizing electrode 5 and the like, but are electrodes fixed inside a sealed container (not shown). The arc electrode 35a and the counter energizing electrode 3 are integrally formed by a conductive metal rib 32 and connected to the terminal 18a.

(Trigger electrode)
Inside the fixed arc electrodes 35a and 35b, a rod-shaped trigger electrode 34 having a diameter smaller than that of the fixed arc electrodes 35a and 35b is in contact with the fixed arc electrodes 35a and 35b, and between these electrodes 35a and 35b in the center line direction. Arranged to move. However, if the trigger electrode 34 is always electrically connected to the fixed arc electrode 35b, the movable energizing electrode 5, and the terminal 18b, the trigger electrode 34 and the fixed arc electrode 35b do not necessarily have to be in contact with each other. .

  In the energized state, the trigger electrode 34 realizes the energized state by contacting the fixed arc electrode 35a. Further, when the current is interrupted, an arc discharge 7 is generated between the trigger electrode 34 and the fixed arc electrode 35a, and the arc discharge 7 is finally transferred from the trigger electrode 34 to the fixed arc electrode 35b. That is, an arc is ignited between the fixed arc electrodes 35a and 35b by moving the trigger electrode 34.

  Such a trigger electrode 34 is one of the characteristic components of the present embodiment. When the current interruption is completed, the trigger electrode 34 is interposed between the fixed arc electrode 35b and the trigger electrode 34 and an insulating nozzle 81 described later. A gap portion is formed between the nozzle throat 37 and the trigger electrode 34 (see (d) and (e) of FIG. 1). An opening / closing part for opening the pressure accumulating chamber 42 is constituted by these gap portions.

  Further, the trigger electrode 34 is inserted into the fixed arc electrode 35b and the nozzle throat 37 of the insulating nozzle 81, whereby the gap portion is closed. A portion that closes the gap is defined as a closed portion 45 (see FIGS. 1A and 1B). Thus, the trigger electrode 34 moves to form the closed portion 45 and the gap portion is closed, so that the opening / closing portion closes the pressure accumulation chamber 42. Further, the trigger electrode 34 moves in the opposite direction to open the closing portion 45 and the gap portion is opened, so that the opening / closing portion opens the pressure accumulating chamber 42.

(Accumulator)
The pressure accumulating chamber 42 is a pressure accumulating space in which the pressurized gas is stored. The pressurizing gas is obtained by increasing the pressure of the arc extinguishing gas 1 and is generated by a pressurizing chamber cylinder 41 and a movable piston 38 (described later) that are pressurizing means. The pressure accumulating chamber 42 is formed so as to be surrounded by the pressure accumulating chamber cylinder 43, the pressure increasing chamber cylinder 41, the fixed arc electrode 35 b, the insulating nozzle 81, and the flange portion 22. A pressure accumulation chamber cylinder 43 and a pressure increase chamber cylinder 41 are integrally attached to the flange portion 22.

  The pressure accumulating chamber 42 is an L-shaped space (generally a U-shaped space as a whole) whose cross section is half of the center line as a whole. The pressure accumulating chamber cylinder 43 is disposed, the pressure increasing chamber cylinder 41 is disposed on the lower surface portion side of the pressure accumulating chamber 42, and the flange portion 22 is disposed on the right surface portion side of the pressure accumulating chamber 42. Further, the fixed arc electrode 35b and the insulating nozzle 81 face each other on the short side of the L-shape, the fixed arc electrode 35b is disposed on the right surface portion side of the pressure accumulating chamber 42, and the insulating nozzle 81 is disposed on the left surface portion side of the accumulator chamber 42. ing.

(Relationship between accumulator and opening / closing part)
As described above, the opening / closing part is to make the pressure accumulating chamber 42 closed or open by the movement of the trigger electrode 34. More specifically, in the first half when the current is interrupted, the trigger electrode 34 seals the flow path in the nozzle throat 37 and the fixed arc electrode 35b, so that the closed portion 45 is formed, and the pressure accumulation chamber 42 is closed. For this reason, the heat exhaust gas 14 generated by the heat of the arc discharge 7 is restricted from flowing into the pressure accumulating chamber 42. Further, the outflow from the pressure accumulating chamber 42 is also restricted with respect to the pressurized gas in the pressure accumulating chamber 42.

  In the latter half of the current interruption, the arc discharge 7 is transferred from the trigger electrode 34 to the fixed arc electrode 35b by the movement of the trigger electrode 34, and the flow path sealing in the nozzle throat 37 and the fixed arc electrode 35b is released. . That is, a gap portion is formed between the fixed arc electrode 35b and the trigger electrode 34 and between the nozzle throat 37 and the trigger electrode 34, and the pressure accumulation chamber 42 is opened. Since the pressure accumulating chamber 42 is in an open state, the pressurized gas in the pressure accumulating chamber 42 is guided to the arc discharge 7 through the insulating nozzle 81.

(movable part)
The trigger electrode 34 and the movable energizing electrode 5 are integrally provided together with the support portion 21 made of a conductive metal material, the movable piston 38, the drive rod 36, and the link 31, and the movable portion is constituted by these members. The movable energizing electrode 5 is provided with a heat radiating hole 49 as long as a necessary energizing capacity can be secured. The heat radiating hole 49 is for radiating heat generated in the contact energization portion of the movable energizing electrode 5 and the counter energizing electrode 3.

  The movable portion is always electrically connected to the fixed arc electrode 35b and the terminal 18b by the slide contact 17. Therefore, a minute gap is provided between the trigger electrode 34 and the fixed arc electrode 35b, and it is considered that metal wear powder that threatens electrical insulation is not generated by sliding.

(Insulation nozzle)
An insulating nozzle 81 is disposed so as to surround the trigger electrode 34. The insulating nozzle 81 guides the arc-extinguishing gas 1 whose pressure is increased from the pressure accumulating chamber 42 toward the arc discharge 7 in the same manner as the insulating nozzle 8 of the conventional gas circuit breaker shown in FIG. However, the insulating nozzle 81 is configured to blow the arc-extinguishing gas 1 toward the arc discharge 7 substantially vertically from the periphery of the arc discharge 7 toward the center.

  The insulating nozzle 81 is a fixed component that does not move during the blocking operation. That is, the insulating nozzle 81 is fixed not in the movable part but in the sealed container. This point is different from the conventional insulating nozzle 8 shown in FIG. Further, the trigger electrode 34 moves inside the insulating nozzle 81 during the current interruption operation. For this reason, the arc discharge 7 is configured to occur inside the insulating nozzle 81.

  The insulating nozzle 81 is formed with a nozzle throat 37 defined as a minimum cross-sectional area portion in the gas flow path in the insulating nozzle 81. Both ends of the nozzle throat 37 are formed so that the opening is enlarged and the cross-sectional area is enlarged. At this time, since the openings at both ends of the nozzle throat 37 are enlarged, the area of the gas flow channel flowing from the outside of the arc discharge 7 is larger than the total cross-sectional area of the inner diameter portion of the nozzle throat 37 and the fixed arc electrode 35b. It is configured to be wide.

(Pressure room)
A space surrounded by the boost chamber cylinder 41, the drive rod 36, the movable piston 38, and the flange portion 22 is defined as the boost chamber 40. The booster chamber cylinder 41 is disposed on the upper surface side of the booster chamber 40, the drive rod 36 is disposed on the lower surface side of the booster chamber 40, the movable piston 38 is disposed on the left surface side of the booster chamber 40, and the flange portion 22 is disposed in the booster chamber 40. It is arranged on the right side.

  Therefore, when the movable piston 38 reciprocates, the lower end portion of the flange portion 22 and the outer peripheral surface of the drive rod 36, and the upper end portion of the movable piston 38 and the inner peripheral surface of the booster chamber cylinder 41 come to slide with each other. ing. However, since the pressure release part 47 mentioned later is provided in the outer peripheral surface of the drive rod 36, if the lower end part of the flange part 22 is located here, a clearance gap will be made between both. An intake hole 12 is formed in the flange portion 22, and an intake valve 13 is attached to the intake hole 12. The intake valve 13 is configured to replenish the arc-extinguishing gas 1 into the pressurizing chamber 40 only when the pressure in the pressurizing chamber 40 becomes lower than the filling pressure in the sealed container.

  The movable piston 38 is driven integrally with, for example, the trigger electrode 34, the support portion 21, the drive rod 36, the link 31, and the movable energizing electrode 5 by a driving device (not shown). Among them, a plurality of support portions 21 and links 31 are provided at predetermined angles around the center line in order to avoid excessive mechanical force concentration and prevent axial deviation (see FIG. 2). A sealing member 46 is provided and sealed at the sliding portion of the drive rod 36 and the movable piston 38 so that the pressure in the pressure increasing chamber 40 does not leak therefrom.

  The movable piston 38 moves away from the arc discharge 7 so that the arc extinguishing gas 1 in the pressurizing chamber 40 is compressed to generate pressurizing gas. That is, the movable piston 38 compresses the arc extinguishing gas 1 on the back surface of the piston, contrary to the conventional arc extinguishing chamber. Such a movable piston 38 and the boosting chamber cylinder 41 constitute a boosting means. As shown in FIG. 3, the drive rod 36 is provided with a pressure release portion 47 by partially reducing the rod diameter or providing a pressure release groove. The pressure release part 47 is for discharging the arc extinguishing gas 1 in the pressure increasing chamber 40 to the outside as a discharge compressed gas 48.

  A communication hole 39 is formed in the boosting chamber cylinder 41, and the boosting chamber 40 is in pressure communication with the pressure accumulating chamber 42 through the communication hole 39 at least in the first half of the current interruption process. In the latter half of the current interruption process, the communication hole 39 is closed by a seal member 46 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the moved movable piston 38, and the pressure increasing chamber 40 is pressure-separated from the pressure accumulating chamber 42.

(Thermal exhaust gas storage chamber)
Assuming that the pressurizing chamber 40 is disposed on the right side of the movable piston 38, the thermal exhaust gas storage chamber that temporarily stores the thermal exhaust gas 14 is located on the left side of the movable piston 38, that is, closer to the generation space of the arc discharge 7 than the pressurizing chamber 40. 44 is arranged. The thermal exhaust gas storage chamber 44 is a space surrounded by the boost chamber cylinder 41, the fixed arc electrode 35 b, the trigger electrode 34, and the movable piston 38. The pressure in the thermal exhaust gas storage chamber 44 is configured to act as a force that assists the compression of the arc extinguishing gas 1 by the movable piston 38 and the booster chamber cylinder 41.

The current interruption operation of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described.
<The first half of the blocking process: from (a) to (b) of FIG. 1>
At the same time as the trigger electrode 34 is separated from the fixed arc electrode 35a, an arc discharge 7 is generated therebetween. The thermal exhaust gas 14 generated from the arc discharge 7 flows in a direction away from the arc discharge 7 without delay at the same time as the arc discharge 7 is generated, and is quickly discharged into the space in the sealed container.

  In the first half of the shut-off process, the trigger electrode 34 closes the nozzle throat 37 in the insulating nozzle 81 and the fixed arc electrode 35 b to form a closed portion 45. Further, the pressure increasing chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42 are integrated spaces because the communication holes 39 are opened. Therefore, the arc extinguishing gas 1 existing in the sealed space composed of the pressure increasing chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42 is compressed and pressurized by the movable piston 38.

  At this time, the closing portion 45 restricts the flow of the thermal exhaust gas 14 from the arc discharge 7 into the sealed space composed of the pressure increasing chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42, and the arc extinguishing gas being pressurized in the sealed space. Limit 1 from flowing out. Therefore, the energy required for compression by the movable piston 38 is almost completely excluding the arc-extinguishing gas in the sealed space (the pressure increasing chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42), except for a minute gap in the closed portion 45 that cannot be avoided due to the structure. Converted to a pressure energy of 1. Further, in a very short time during the interruption operation, the arc discharge 7 is hardly affected by the heat. Therefore, the pressurization of the arc extinguishing gas 1 in the sealed space (the pressure increasing chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42) is brought about only by the adiabatic compression action by the movable piston 38.

<The latter half of the blocking process: from (c) to (d) in FIG. 1>
In the latter half of the shut-off process, the volume of the pressurizing chamber 40 becomes relatively small as the movable piston 38 moves, and most of the arc extinguishing gas 1 compressed by the movable piston 38 is stored in the pressure accumulating chamber 42. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 3, the seal member 46 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the movable piston 38 closes the communication hole 39. As a result, the pressure increasing chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42 are separated in pressure. Further, in conjunction with this, the pressure release part 47 is opened. As a result, the arc extinguishing gas 1 in the pressurizing chamber 40 is released to the outside as the released compressed gas 48, and the pressure in the pressurizing chamber 40 is released into the sealed container.

  On the other hand, when the trigger electrode 34 passes through the nozzle throat 37 and the fixed arc electrode 35b of the insulating nozzle 81, the closing portion 45 is opened. Therefore, the insulating nozzle 81 strongly blows the compressed gas in the pressure accumulation chamber 42 toward the arc discharge 7 from the pressure accumulation chamber 42 as a low temperature spray gas 15b having a low temperature. At this time, the low-temperature spraying gas 15b is sprayed to the arc discharge 7 so as to cross substantially vertically from the periphery of the arc discharge 7 toward the center. Therefore, the arc discharge 7 is rapidly cooled at the spray point.

  The insulating nozzle 81 appropriately rectifies the gas flow so that the low-temperature sprayed gas 15b is sprayed onto the arc discharge 7 and the thermal exhaust gas 14 is smoothly discharged. In particular, the flow passage area flowing from the outside of the arc discharge 7 is configured wider than the total cross-sectional area of the nozzle throat 37 and the inner diameter portion of the fixed arc electrode 35b, which are the exhaust area of the thermal exhaust gas 14. The flow rate of the low-temperature spraying gas 15b sufficient for cooling the arc discharge 7 can be ensured. In the latter half of the interruption process, the arc discharge 7 is transferred to the fixed arc electrode 35b. Therefore, the period during which the arc discharge 7 is ignited on the trigger electrode 34 is only a limited period at the beginning of the interruption process until the arc discharge 7 is transferred to the fixed arc electrode 35b.

  In the stage shown in FIG. 1C, the trigger electrode 34 passes through the nozzle throat 37 of the insulating nozzle 81, and only the closed portion 45 on the nozzle throat 37 side is opened, and the trigger electrode 34 and the nozzle throat 37 of the insulating nozzle 81 are opened. The low temperature spraying gas 15b starts to be sprayed from the gap portion of FIG. Immediately thereafter, in FIG. 1 (d), as the trigger electrode 34 moves, the blocking portion 45 in the fixed arc electrode 35 b is also opened.

  Therefore, at the spray point of the low temperature spray gas 15b, the arc discharge 7 is rapidly cooled by powerful spray in both the left direction and the right direction toward the drawing. The thermal exhaust gas 14 exhausted from the fixed arc electrode 35 b side is guided to the thermal exhaust gas storage chamber 44 formed on the opposite side of the compression chamber 40 of the movable piston 38, and is exhausted to the sealed container through the exhaust hole 33.

<After closing process>
The intake valve 13 provided with the pressure increasing chamber 40 replenishes the arc-extinguishing gas 1 into the pressure increasing chamber 40 only when the pressure in the pressure increasing chamber 40 becomes lower than the filling pressure in the sealed container. Accordingly, when the charging operation is performed again after the shut-off process is completed, fresh arc-extinguishing gas 1 is supplied from the inside of the hermetic container to the booster chamber 40 through the intake hole 12.

(Function and effect)
The operation and effects of the first embodiment as described above are as follows.
(A) Achieving a lower temperature of the blowing gas The first embodiment is characterized in that it does not use the self-pressure boosting action by the arc heat. The low-temperature sprayed gas 15b sprayed on the arc discharge 7 is not thermally boosted by the hot exhaust gas 14, and can be a gas whose pressure is increased only by mechanical compression by the movable piston 38.

  Although it is not possible to deny the possibility that a very small amount of thermal exhaust gas 14 flows into the pressure accumulating chamber 42 from the gap between the trigger electrode 34 and the nozzle throat 37, the influence is very small. Therefore, the temperature of the low-temperature spraying gas 15b sprayed to the arc discharge 7 is much lower than the temperature of the conventional high-temperature spraying gas 15a using the self-pressure boosting action. By blowing such a low temperature spraying gas 15b, the cooling effect of the arc discharge 7 can be remarkably enhanced.

(B) Improving durability and reducing maintenance In this embodiment, the temperature around the arc discharge 7 can be lowered by spraying the low temperature spraying gas 15b. Therefore, compared with the case where the fixed arc electrodes 35a and 35b and the insulating nozzle 81 accompanying current interruption are exposed to a high temperature environment, the deterioration of these members can be remarkably reduced, and the durability of the members is improved. Therefore, the maintenance frequency of the fixed arc electrodes 35a and 35b and the insulating nozzle 81 can be reduced, and the maintenance burden can be reduced.

  Further, the arc electrodes 35a and 35b fixed to the closed container side do not affect the weight of the movable part including the movable piston 38 and the like. For this reason, the fixed arc electrodes 35a and 35b can be made thick without worrying about an increase in weight, and as a result, the durability of the arc electrodes 35a and 35b against a large current arc is remarkably improved.

  Furthermore, when the arc electrodes 35a and 35b are made thick, it is possible to greatly relieve electric field concentration at the tips of the arc electrodes 35a and 35b when a high voltage is applied between the electrode gaps. Therefore, compared with the conventional gas circuit breaker, the required electrode gap space | interval can be shortened. As a result, the length of the arc discharge 7 is shortened, and the electric input power to the arc discharge 7 when the current is interrupted can be reduced.

  In the case of a gas circuit breaker that uses a self-boosting action by arc heat, a decrease in the electrical input power to the arc discharge 7 leads to a reduction in the self-boosting action, which is not desirable in terms of current interruption performance. However, since the present embodiment does not use the self-boosting action by the arc heat, the reduction of the electric input power to the arc discharge 7 has no influence on the current interruption performance.

  Therefore, even if the fixed arc electrodes 35a and 35b are thickened, it is possible to obtain only the merit of greatly contributing to the improvement of thermal durability. The trigger electrode 34 is worn during the period when the arc discharge 7 is ignited. However, since the period is only at the beginning of the interruption process until the arc discharge 7 is transferred to the fixed arc electrode 35b, the wear is limited. Is. Therefore, the maintenance burden on the trigger electrode 34 can be reduced.

  By the way, in order to pressurize the arc extinguishing gas 1 without using the self-pressure boosting action of arc heat, compressed gas is generated in advance in a high-pressure reservoir tank by a compressor, and the open-circuit valve is synchronized when the current is cut off. A configuration in which the gas is opened and compressed gas is blown onto the arc discharge 7 is also conceivable. However, in order to realize such a configuration, additional components such as a reservoir tank, a compressor, and an electromagnetic valve are increased. This causes an increase in the size and cost of the device, and at the same time causes problems such as deterioration in maintainability.

  However, in the first embodiment, the pressure in the sealed container is a single pressure in any part, for example, the charging pressure of the arc extinguishing gas 1 during normal operation, and is necessary only in the current interruption process. It is possible to realize a very simple configuration in which a simple compressed gas is generated. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, although it is a single pressure type, it is possible to generate a compressed gas necessary only in the current interruption process, and it is possible to reduce the size of the device and reduce the cost, which is required for maintenance. The work burden can be reduced.

(C) To shorten the current interruption time As described above, in the conventional gas circuit breaker, the arc extinguishing gas 1 in the puffer chamber 16 is high enough to be interrupted by utilizing the self-pressure boosting action by the arc heat. When the pressure is increased to the spray pressure, it takes a certain amount of time. Therefore, in the conventional gas circuit breaker accompanied by the self-pressure boosting action by the arc heat, the time until the current interruption is completed tends to increase.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, since the pressure boosting action by the arc heat is not used, the pressure and flow rate of the arc extinguishing gas 1 blown to the arc discharge 7 are always independent of the current conditions. It is constant. Also, the timing for starting the spraying to the arc discharge 7 is determined at the timing at which the trigger electrode 34 passes through the nozzle throat 37 or the fixed arc electrode 35b and the closing portion 45 is opened, and is therefore always constant regardless of the current conditions. . Therefore, unlike the conventional gas circuit breaker, the completion time of the current interruption is not prolonged by the interruption current condition, and the request for shortening the completion time of the current interruption can be met.

(D) Achieving a reduction in drive operation energy Generally, as the drive stroke approaches the complete cutoff position, the pressure of the compressed gas in the pressure increasing chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42 increases, and at the same time, the compression reaction acting on the movable piston 38 is increased. Power increases. In order to overcome this, a driving device having a corresponding driving force must be provided.

  However, according to the present embodiment, in the complete shut-off position, the pressure increasing chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42 are separated in pressure by the sealing member 46 provided on the movable piston 38 closing the communication hole 39, and The pressure in the pressure increasing chamber 40 is released by the pressure release unit 47. For this reason, as long as there is drive energy capable of pulling the movable portion to at least the complete cutoff position, thereafter, the force that reverses the stroke is not applied to the movable piston 38. Therefore, there is no possibility that the stroke will go backward. This is almost completely independent of the current conditions.

  Unless this embodiment has such an effect, it is necessary to secure surplus drive energy under other cutoff current conditions because of a cutoff current condition in which the pressure of the thermal exhaust gas increases. In addition, an incidental mechanism that holds the stroke position at the complete cutoff position is required, leading to an increase in cost and a decrease in mechanical reliability. In this embodiment, these problems can be avoided and the drive operation energy can be reduced.

  Realization of a reduction in drive operation energy is particularly preferable when a spring operation mechanism or the like in which the drive force decreases with a shut-off operation is employed. In addition, in the present embodiment, since a plurality of support portions 21 and links 31 are provided in the angular direction, axial deviation can be prevented, and excessive mechanical force is not concentrated in one place, and stable operation is possible. It is.

  The trigger electrode 34 has a smaller diameter than the fixed arc electrodes 35a and 35b, and can be lighter than the conventional movable arc electrode 4 and drive rod 6. Furthermore, since the insulating nozzle 8 is not included in the movable part in addition to the two fixed arc electrodes 35a and 35b, the weight of the movable part can be significantly reduced. In this embodiment in which the weight of the movable part is advanced as described above, the driving operation force can be greatly reduced in terms of obtaining the opening speed of the movable part necessary for interrupting the current.

  Furthermore, if the spraying pressure itself necessary for cutting off the current can be reduced along with the weight reduction, the energy required for compression can also be reduced. In this embodiment, since the temperature of the gas blown to the arc discharge 7 is much lower than that of the prior art, the cooling effect of the arc discharge 7 is remarkably enhanced, and even at a low pressure compared to the case of blowing the high-temperature blowing gas 15a. It becomes possible to interrupt the arc discharge 7.

  Furthermore, spraying the low temperature spraying gas 15b onto the arc discharge 7 so as to narrow it from the periphery of the arc discharge 7 toward the center also leads to a reduction in the spray pressure necessary for interrupting the current. In particular, as shown in (c) and (d) of FIG. 1, the spraying point is obtained by spraying the low-temperature spraying gas 15 b to the arc discharge 7 so as to narrow down from the periphery of the arc discharge 7 toward the center. The arc discharge diameter can be narrowed down and the arc discharge 7 can be cooled more effectively. However, the current can be interrupted even if the arc is not necessarily taken in this manner.

  In the present embodiment, the flow passage area flowing from the outside of the arc discharge 7 is larger than the total cross-sectional area of the nozzle throat 37 and the inner diameter portion of the fixed arc electrode 35b, which are the exhaust area of the thermal exhaust gas 14. By comprising, the flow volume of the low temperature spraying gas 15b sufficient for cooling of the arc discharge 7 can be ensured. From these points, the arc discharge 7 can be shut off at a lower pressure by adopting a configuration in which the low-temperature compressed gas is blown to the arc discharge 7 so as to narrow the arc discharge 7 from the periphery to the center. Is possible.

  Further, the pressure increasing chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42 are blocked by the blocking portion 45 until the trigger electrode 34 is sufficiently separated from the fixed arc electrode 35 a and the arc extinguishing gas 1 is blown to the arc discharge 7. That is, the closed portion 45 restricts the flow of the thermal exhaust gas 14 from the arc discharge 7 into the sealed space composed of the boosting chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42, and the arc-extinguishing gas 1 being pressurized in the sealed space. Is restricted from leaking. Therefore, excluding leaks from minute gaps that cannot be avoided in terms of structure, the compression energy applied by the movable piston 38 is almost completely converted into the arc extinguishing gas 1 in the sealed space (the pressure increasing chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42). Can be converted to

  This is a great advantage over the conventional gas circuit breaker (see FIG. 7B) in which the discharge of the pressurizing gas has already started during the compression of the arc extinguishing gas 1. Therefore, in the present embodiment, all of the compression energy from the movable piston 38 is transferred to the pressure in the pressure increasing chamber 40 and the pressure accumulating chamber 42 without discarding the compression energy given from the outside by the puffer cylinder 9 and the fixed piston 11 as in the prior art. It can be used without any waste for ascending, and this is also effective in reducing the driving operation force.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the thermal exhaust gas 14 generated from the arc discharge 7 flows in a direction away from the arc discharge 7 without delay at the same time as the generation, and is quickly discharged into the space in the sealed container. ing. The low-temperature sprayed gas 15b to the arc discharge 7 flows due to the difference between the pressure in the pressure accumulating chamber 42 on the upstream side and the pressure in the vicinity of the fixed arc electrode 35a on the downstream side. Therefore, if the downstream pressure is high, a sufficient blowing force cannot be obtained no matter how much the pressure in the pressure accumulating chamber 42 is increased.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, simultaneously with the generation of the arc discharge 7, the thermal exhaust gas 14 is quickly discharged to the sealed container through the wide exhaust passage. Therefore, the pressure on the downstream side, that is, in the vicinity of the fixed arc electrode 35a, is always maintained at a level substantially equal to the filling pressure of the sealed container. Also from this point, in this Embodiment, the spraying pressure required for electric current interruption can be reduced compared with the conventional gas circuit breaker, and drive operation energy can be reduced.

  Further, the pressure of the thermal exhaust gas 14 generated from the arc discharge 7 acts on the left surface of the movable piston 38 shown in FIG. That is, unlike the conventional gas circuit breaker, in this embodiment, mechanical compression is performed on the right side surface of the piston, that is, the surface opposite to the surface on which the pressure of the thermal exhaust gas 14 acts. Therefore, the pressure of the thermal exhaust gas 14 becomes a force that supports the compressive force by the movable piston 38 and does not act at least as a reaction force of the driving operation force of the movable piston 38. Also from the above point, compared with the conventional gas circuit breaker, this embodiment can aim at reduction of drive operation energy.

  Further, for example, if the exhaust hole 33 of the thermal exhaust gas 14 from the thermal exhaust gas storage chamber 44 is set to be small, the pressure of the thermal exhaust gas storage chamber 44 is relatively increased. If the size of the exhaust hole 33 is appropriately adjusted to such an extent that the exhaust of the hot exhaust gas 14 from the arc discharge 7 is not hindered, the pressure of the hot exhaust gas 14 in the thermal exhaust gas storage chamber 44 is used rather as a support force for driving operation. It is possible.

(E) Stabilization of gas flow As described repeatedly, in the present embodiment, no self-pressure boosting action by arc heat is used to increase the blowing pressure of the arc-extinguishing gas 1. Therefore, the same blowing gas pressure and gas flow can always be stably obtained regardless of the breaking current condition. For this reason, performance instability due to the magnitude of the cutoff current does not occur at all.

  By the way, it is known that the flow state of the arc extinguishing gas 1 in the insulating nozzle has a great influence on the shut-off performance. Since the insulation nozzle 8 in the conventional gas circuit breaker is incorporated in the movable part, it is driven in the current interruption operation, and the flow of the arc-extinguishing gas 1 in the insulation nozzle 8 is the stroke position at the hour or the opening. It varies greatly depending on the speed of the. For this reason, it was impossible to always make the ideal arc shape of the arc extinguishing gas 1 over all current conditions.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, the insulating nozzle 81 and the arc electrodes 35a and 35b are all fixed. Therefore, the relative positional relationship of each member does not change at all, and since the self-pressure boosting action by the arc heat is not used at all, the pressure and flow rate of the pressurizing gas sprayed to the arc discharge 7 are also Regardless of current conditions, it is always constant. Therefore, the flow path in the insulating nozzle 81 can be optimally configured. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the simple structure reduces the temperature of the blowing gas, improves the durability and reduces the maintenance, shortens the current interruption time, reduces the driving operation energy, and gas. All the flow stabilization can be realized.

(2) Second embodiment (configuration)
The basic structure of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. The characteristic configuration of the second embodiment is that, as shown in FIG. 4, the insulating nozzle 81 is divided into two, and the sub-insulating nozzle 50 is provided on the fixed arc electrode 35b side. The low temperature spraying gas 15 b is guided from the pressure accumulation space 42 to the arc discharge 7 through the gap between the sub insulating nozzle 50 and the insulating nozzle 81. At this time, the sub-insulation nozzle 50 is configured such that the low-temperature spray gas 15 b is sprayed to the middle of the arc discharge 7.

(Function and effect)
In the second embodiment, the sub-insulation nozzle 50 is provided on the fixed arc electrode 35b side, and the low temperature spraying gas 15b is sprayed to the middle of the arc discharge 7, so that the thermal exhaust gas 14 flowing into the left side of the arc discharge 7 is used. The amount of heat possessed by the heat exhaust gas 14 flowing into the right side of the arc discharge 7 can be balanced.

  Therefore, the low temperature spraying gas 15b is not sprayed in the vicinity of the fixed arc electrode 35b, that is, in any one of the arc discharges 7. For this reason, for example, the degree of damage to the constituent members due to the flow of the thermal exhaust gas 14 and the degree of deterioration of the electrical insulation between the high voltage site and the sealed container that is the ground potential are remarkable only on one side of the arc discharge 7. No worries about getting worse.

  Further, since the low temperature spraying gas 15b is not biased to either one of the arc discharges 7, there is no concern that the flow of the thermal exhaust gas 14 on one side is limited. That is, it is possible to always ensure a sufficient flow rate of the thermal exhaust gas 14. Therefore, when the pressure of the thermal exhaust gas storage chamber 44 is increased to be used for assisting the driving force of the movable piston 38, the effect can be sufficiently obtained.

(3) Third embodiment (configuration)
The third embodiment has the same basic structure as that of the first or second embodiment, but relates to a drive unit for a movable part, which is not shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, an output attenuation type characteristic as shown in FIG. 6 is adopted. This driving device is configured such that the driving force decreases during the interruption process.

  5 and 6, the compression reaction force (a), that is, the force that the movable piston 38 receives from the pressure in the boosting chamber 40 is indicated by a solid line, the driving force (a) of the driving device is indicated by a dotted line, and the force that accelerates the movable part ( The effective acceleration force ((A)) is indicated by a one-dot chain line. The horizontal axis is the drive stroke, and the complete closing position is 0 pu and the complete opening position is 1.0 pu. Here, when the influence of friction or the like is ignored, the effective acceleration force is expressed as “driving force (A) −compression reaction force (A)”. As for the effective acceleration force, a positive value means acceleration force, and a negative value means deceleration force.

  Here, as described in the first embodiment, the gas circuit breaker of the present embodiment mainly performs adiabatic compression by the movable piston 38 to increase the pressure of the sprayed gas, so that the compression reaction force ((A), solid line) This curve has a monotonically increasing characteristic as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, which is known as an adiabatic compression characteristic. In addition, since the gas circuit breaker of this embodiment does not use the thermal energy from the arc to increase the pressure of the blowing gas, the curve of the compression reaction force (solid line) does not depend on the magnitude of the breaking current or the phase of the alternating current. , Always a constant curve.

  FIG. 5 shows a case where the driving force ((A), dotted line) of the driving device is flat with respect to the driving stroke. On the other hand, FIG. 6 shows a case where the driving force ((A), dotted line) of the driving device attenuates with respect to the driving stroke. In FIG. 5, as the most extreme example, the driving force is constant at 0.5 pu over the entire stroke position. On the other hand, FIG. 6 shows a case where the driving force is linearly attenuated from 0.8 pu to 0.2 pu as an example.

In addition, the drive energy which the drive device is accumulating for the interruption operation is given as an area obtained by integrating the drive force ((A), dotted line) with a stroke. In the case of the driving force characteristics shown in FIG. 5, the driving energy can be obtained from Equation 1 below.
0.5 pu × full stroke 1 pu = 0.5 (Expression 1)

On the other hand, in the case of the driving force characteristics shown in FIG.
(0.8 pu + 0.2 pu) ÷ 2 × full stroke 1 pu = 0.5 (Expression 2)
That is, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 have the same driving energy although the stroke characteristics of the driving force are different.

(Function and effect)
In general, the size and cost of a drive device tend to increase monotonically with respect to drive energy. That is, although FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are different in driving force characteristics but have the same driving energy, it can be said that there is no significant difference in the size and cost of the driving device.

  On the other hand, even if the driving energy is the same, the driving device having the characteristics shown in FIG. 6 that produces a large driving force in the first half of the stroke and attenuates toward the second half has a larger effective acceleration force (ear) than that in FIG. It turns out that it is a value. The characteristics (a) of the compression reaction force are the same in FIGS. 5 and 6, and the drive energy is also the same. Therefore, the speed at the fully open position (stroke 1pu) is the same, but the speed during the stroke is There is a big difference between the two. That is, the top speed of the movable portion is faster in FIG. 6 where the acceleration force in the first half of the opening is larger.

  This is because when the operation drive energy is the same, the drive device having the output attenuation type drive characteristics as shown in FIG. 6 has a higher drive speed of the movable portion than the drive device having the drive characteristics shown in FIG. Shows that you can. That is, for the gas circuit breaker, this means that the gap between the electrodes opens faster, which is a great merit in terms of quick recovery of electrical insulation between the electrodes.

  Further, if the driving speed of the movable part is increased, the arc discharge 7 is transferred from the trigger electrode 34 to the fixed arc electrode 35b as much as it is, and the low-temperature spraying gas 15b is strongly sprayed from the accumulator 42 to the arc discharge 7. The time until is shortened. Therefore, the durability can be improved and the time required for completing the shut-off can be shortened.

  The actions and effects described above can be obtained because the gas circuit breaker of the present embodiment mainly performs the adiabatic compression by the movable piston 38 to increase the pressure of the sprayed gas. This is because it is very small and increases rapidly toward the second half. In addition, it is an indispensable condition for obtaining the function and effect that the compression reaction force always has a constant curve regardless of the magnitude of the breaking current, the alternating current phase, or the like. Both are features that cannot be achieved with the structure of a conventional gas circuit breaker. In the conventional gas circuit breaker, the compression reaction force applied to the fixed piston 11 is greatly influenced by the heat generated by the arc, so it does not have a monotonically increasing curve, and the aspect varies greatly depending on the condition of the breaking current. .

  Now, a specific policy for changing the drive output from the flat characteristic as shown in FIG. 5 to the attenuation characteristic as shown in FIG. 6 under the same driving energy will be described. This can be easily realized by using a stored spring as a drive energy source. In principle, the output characteristic of the spring mechanism is given by Equation 3 below, and becomes a monotonically decreasing straight line as shown in FIG.

F = k · (L + 1−x) (Formula 3)
Here, F: drive output, k: spring constant, x: stroke (pu), L: compression length (pu) of the spring at the complete opening position (stroke x = 1 pu).

  In particular, if the spring is configured to be close to the free length at the fully open position (L≈0 pu), the value of the spring constant k for obtaining the same driving energy increases, and the driving force accompanying the release of the spring increases. It becomes the characteristic which attenuates greatly with respect to the stroke. Alternatively, when using a drive device that has a relatively flat output characteristic with respect to the stroke, such as a hydraulic operation mechanism, the output characteristic is attenuated without changing the operation drive energy by connecting an appropriate link structure. It is also possible to change to a type.

  Various measures other than the above can be considered for the output characteristics to be damped, but the important thing is that the gas circuit breaker according to this embodiment is combined with a mechanism in which the driving force is damped with respect to the stroke. Even with the same operation drive energy, it is possible to effectively increase the electrode breaking speed, quick insulation recovery of the circuit breaker, shortening the time required for completion of breaking, improving durability, This means that a unique merit can be obtained.

  Further, the structure described in the first embodiment, that is, the high gas pressure in the boosting chamber 40 is separated from the pressure accumulating chamber 42, and the pressure in the boosting chamber 40 is released by the pressure release unit 47, so that the driving force is opened. Even if it drops significantly in the second half, there will be no inconvenience such as the moving part going backward. As one guideline for the output reduction type driving force characteristic, the driving force at the complete cutoff position (stroke 1 pu) is, for example, approximately 80% or less with respect to the driving force at the closing position (stroke 0 pu). It is desirable. If the output reduction rate at the fully open position is set to be 80% or less, the above-described effects can be substantially obtained.

(4) Other Embodiments The above embodiment is presented as an example in the present specification, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. In other words, the present invention can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof in the same manner as included in the scope and gist of the invention. For example, in the second embodiment, the sub-insulation nozzle 50 is provided on the fixed arc electrode 35b side and the insulation nozzle 8 is divided into two. However, the number of divisions is not necessarily two. It is also possible to divide into three or more parts.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Arc-extinguishing gas 2 ... Opposite arc electrode 3 ... Opposite energization electrode 4 ... Movable arc electrode 5 ... Movable energization electrodes 6, 36 ... Drive rod 7 ... Arc discharge 8, 81 ... Insulation nozzle 9 ... Puffer cylinder 11 ... Fixed piston 12 ... Intake hole 13 ... Intake valve 14 ... Heat exhaust gas 15a ... High temperature spray gas 15b ... Low temperature spray gas 16 ... Puffer chamber 17 ... Slide contacts 18a, 18b ... Terminals 19, 31 ... Links 20, 32 ... Rib 21 ... Support Portion 22 ... Flange 33 ... Exhaust hole 34 ... Trigger electrode 35a, 35b ... Fixed arc electrode 36 ... Drive rod 37 ... Nozzle throat 38 ... Movable piston 39 ... Communication hole 40 ... Boosting chamber 41 ... Boosting chamber cylinder 42 ... Pressure accumulating chamber 43 ... Accumulation chamber cylinder 44 ... Thermal exhaust gas storage chamber 45 ... Closure part 46 ... Seal member 47 ... Pressure release part 48 ... Released compressed gas 49 ... Radiation hole 50 Sub insulating nozzle

Claims (11)

A pair of arc electrodes are arranged opposite to each other in a hermetically sealed container filled with an arc extinguishing gas, the arc electrodes can be electrically energized, and an arc discharge can occur between both electrodes when the current is interrupted. A pressure increasing means configured to increase the pressure of the arc extinguishing gas to generate the pressure increasing gas in order to blow the arc extinguishing gas to the arc discharge; a pressure accumulating space for storing the pressure increasing gas; and the pressure accumulating space. In a gas circuit breaker provided with an insulating nozzle that guides the pressurization gas toward the arc discharge from
An openable and closable opening / closing part for making the pressure accumulation space closed or open;
A trigger electrode is provided that is movably disposed between the arc electrodes and generates arc discharge along with the movement,
The opening / closing part is constituted by a gap part between the arc electrode and the trigger electrode, or a gap part between the insulating nozzle and the trigger electrode, or a gap part of both ,
The pressurizing gas is configured to be blown against the arc discharge so as to go from the periphery to the center of the arc discharge,
The pressurizing means is composed of a cylinder and a piston, and is configured to compress the arc extinguishing gas inside the cylinder by moving at least one of the cylinder and generate the pressurizing gas.
The pressure of the thermal exhaust gas generated from the arc discharge is configured not to act as a compression reaction force of the arc extinguishing gas by the piston or the cylinder,
A gas circuit breaker comprising a thermal exhaust gas storage space for temporarily storing the thermal exhaust gas generated from the arc discharge . A pair of arc electrodes are arranged opposite to each other in a hermetically sealed container filled with an arc extinguishing gas, the arc electrodes can be electrically energized, and an arc discharge can occur between both electrodes when the current is interrupted. A pressure increasing means configured to increase the pressure of the arc extinguishing gas to generate the pressure increasing gas in order to blow the arc extinguishing gas to the arc discharge; a pressure accumulating space for storing the pressure increasing gas; and the pressure accumulating space. In a gas circuit breaker provided with an insulating nozzle that guides the pressurization gas toward the arc discharge from
An openable and closable opening / closing part for making the pressure accumulation space closed or open;
A trigger electrode is provided that is movably disposed between the arc electrodes and generates arc discharge along with the movement,
The opening / closing part is constituted by a gap part between the arc electrode and the trigger electrode, or a gap part between the insulating nozzle and the trigger electrode, or a gap part of both,
The pressurizing gas is configured to be blown against the arc discharge so as to go from the periphery to the center of the arc discharge,
The pressurizing means is composed of a cylinder and a piston, and is configured to compress the arc extinguishing gas inside the cylinder by moving at least one of the cylinder and generate the pressurizing gas.
The pressure of the thermal exhaust gas generated from the arc discharge is configured not to act as a compression reaction force of the arc extinguishing gas by the piston or the cylinder,
In the latter half of the current interruption, the arc extinguishing gas compression space by the piston and the cylinder and the pressure accumulating space in which the arc extinguishing gas is stored are configured to be separated in pressure. A gas circuit breaker characterized by The opening / closing part is in a closed state in the first half at the time of current interruption, restricting the flow of thermal exhaust gas generated by the heat of the arc discharge into the pressure accumulating space, or increasing the pressure in the pressure accumulating space The arc extinguishing gas is restricted from flowing out,
3. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 1, wherein the gas circuit breaker is configured to be in an open state in the latter half of the current interruption, and to guide the pressurization gas in the pressure accumulation space to the arc discharge. The pair of arc electrodes are fixed in the sealed container,
Inside the pair of arc electrodes, a trigger electrode having a smaller diameter than the arc electrodes is disposed so as to be movable between the arc electrodes,
The trigger electrode is brought into an energized state by being in electrical contact with the arc electrode, and an arc discharge is generated between the trigger electrode and one of the arc electrodes when the current is interrupted. The gas circuit breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gas circuit breaker is configured to be transferred from the trigger electrode to the other arc electrode. The pressure in the heat exhaust reservoir space, the piston or gas circuit breaker according to claim 1, characterized in that it is configured to act as a force for assisting the compression of the arc extinguishing gas by the cylinder. In the latter half of the current interruption, the arc extinguishing gas compression space by the piston and the cylinder and the pressure accumulating space in which the arc extinguishing gas is stored are configured to be separated in pressure. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 1 or 5 . The gas circuit breaker according to claim 2 or 6 , characterized in that the pressure in the compression space is released in the latter half of the current interruption. A drive for mechanically compressing the arc-extinguishing gas is provided;
The gas circuit breaker according to claim 7 , wherein the driving force of the driving device is configured to decrease with a driving stroke. The thermal exhaust gas generated from the arc discharge flows in a direction away from the arc discharge without delay at the same time as the generation of the arc discharge, and is quickly discharged into the space in the sealed container. The gas circuit breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 8 . The insulating nozzle is divided into two or more parts, and the pressurized gas is guided from the pressure accumulation space to the arc discharge through the divided gap.
The gas circuit breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the pressurization gas is configured to be sprayed to a middle part of the arc discharge. The gas circuit breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein the insulating nozzle is fixed in the sealed container.

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