US3137779A - Circuit-breakers having magnetic blow-out means - Google Patents

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US3137779A
US3137779A US763603A US76360358A US3137779A US 3137779 A US3137779 A US 3137779A US 763603 A US763603 A US 763603A US 76360358 A US76360358 A US 76360358A US 3137779 A US3137779 A US 3137779A
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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
    • H01H33/91—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 the arc-extinguishing fluid being air or gas
    • 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
    • H01H9/34—Stationary parts for restricting or subdividing the arc, e.g. barrier plate
    • 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
    • H01H9/34—Stationary parts for restricting or subdividing the arc, e.g. barrier plate
    • H01H9/341—Barrier plates carrying electrodes

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  • This invention relates to circuit-breakers and more particularly to circuit-breakers having magnetic blow-out means and comprising an arc formation chamber wherein the arc is drawn and elongated during the opening movement of the contacts and an arc extinction chamber into which the arc is forced by the effect of the magnetic field, this are extinction chamber being provided with means to cause supplementary elongation and/or the cooling of the arc.
  • the primary object of the present invention is to insure the operation of the circuit-breakers in the presence of a compressed gas or of gases with large molecules (known as electro-negative gases) and the counter-balance the unfavorable effects which are caused by the presence of an atmosphere under pressure, and which slows down the speed of displacement of the arc and, consequently, the speed of deionization of the atmosphere where the arc moves, whereby the time of interruption is increased and the interrupting capacity of the circuitbreaker is reduced.
  • a compressed gas or of gases with large molecules known as electro-negative gases
  • Another and more distinct object of the invention is to provide a circuit-breaker wherein the arc formation chamber and the arc extinction chamber are joined together and have different cross sectional areas.
  • the energy developed by the are results in an increase of the pressure within the arc formation chamber and in the production of an air current which, as the arc formation chamber is closed on all sides, can only escape into the arc extinction chamber.
  • This current of air tends to move the arc with a higher speed into the arc extinction chamber and so compensates the slow-down of the arc movement, which may be expected in the arc formation chamber, particularly in the case of the interruption of heavy currents.
  • Applicants have found that it is advantageous to inject into the arc formation chamber a blast of air of relatively high pressure.
  • This pressure should be, at least, of the order of the pressure applied in the well known switches with self-blast.
  • the gas blast for the power circuit-breaker may be produced by the breaker itself or provided by an appropriate compressed air source.
  • FIGURE 1 is an elevation in section of a circuit-breaker according to the invention, the contacts being shown in a position at the instant where they are going to separate,
  • FIGURE 2 is a view of a section of the arc extinction chamber along the line IIII of FIGURE 1, only some of the cooling plates of the chamber are there shown,
  • FIGURE 3 is a cross section of a circuit-breaker taken along the line IIIIII of FIGURE 1,
  • FIGURE 4 is an elevational section of a circuit-breaker with supplementary devices for production of a gas blast, the contacts being shown in the position which precedes their separation, and
  • FIGURE 5 shows another embodiment of the invention wherein the circuit-breaker is provided with arcing contacts.
  • the arc extinction chamber is designated by reference character 1.
  • This arc extinction chamber is well known from the circuit-breakers marketed under the trade name Solenarc and comprises a number of cooling plates 2 parallel to each other and perpendicular to the plane wherein the arc is drawn on separation of the contacts.
  • the cooling plates are provided, at their lower borders, with V or U-shaped conducting elements 3 and between the plates and above these conducting elements 3 sulfifficient space is provided to allow the divisional arcs to develop into large, nearly closed loops.
  • the arc formation chamber 4 is placed adjacent and below the arc extinction chamber 1, and comprises the usual arcing horns 5 and 6 fixed between lateral closing walls 7 and 8 (FIGURE 3).
  • the chamber 4 is completely closed at its bottom side by a U-shaped wall 9.
  • the movable contact is designated by the numeral 10. It is actuated by a mechanism placed outside chamber 4 and not shown, as it does not belong to the invention.
  • the circuit-breaker operates as follows:
  • the are formation chamber is fully closed with the exception of the top, which opens into the arc extinction chamber.
  • the energy developed by the arc causes an over-pressure because the spacings between the plates 2 are very small (about 2 to 3 mm.) and because the upper parts of the divisional arc extinction chamber are provided with flame-arresters which still further narrow the section of the passage between two adjacent plates.
  • Such a fiame-arrester is shown in FIGURE 1 as 14.
  • FIGURE 4 a circuit-breaker is shown provided with a supplementary device for pneumatic self-blast.
  • the device comprises a piston 21.
  • This piston is integral with the movable contact 10 which functions at the same time as a piston rod.
  • the contact 10 is hollow and opens at one end into the cylinder space 22 and is provided at the other end with an orifice 23 opening into the arc formation chamber 4.
  • the circuit-breaker operates as follows:
  • FIGURE shows a circuit-breaker according to the invention similar to the circuit-breaker illustrated in FIG- URE 4 but provided with arcing contacts.
  • the main contacts 33 and 34, as well as the semi-fixed arcing contact 32, are located outside the arc formation chamber.
  • the interruption of the current occurs in a known manner: the main contacts 33 and 34 parting first Without production of an arc and the current interruption being achieved by the arcing contacts 31 and 32, the are being drawn between these contacts and within the arc formation chamber 4.
  • the movement of the movable main contact 34 and of the movable arcing contact 31 may be coupled by any convenient mechanical means.
  • a magnetic circuit-breaker including an arc chute comprising, in combination, an arc formation chamber including at least one movable contact and stationary arcing horns leading generally in an upward direction, the said chamber being totally enclosed except for the top thereof along a slot having the length of the break distance, an arc extinction chamber joined to said arc formation chamber at the top and in direct communication therewith through said slot and including an arc chute, the cross sectional horizontal dimension of the arc extinction chamber being larger than the cross sectional dimension of the arc formation chamber taken along a plane normal to the direction of motion of the movable contact, said movable contact being slidably mounted for movement through a chamber wall, a second contact being disposed outside and adjacent to said are formation chamber, and resilient means pressing said second contact against the Wall of said are formation chamber to seal the chamber opening through which the movable contact retracts; both recited contacts being disposed to contact one with the other in the circuit-closed position of said movable contact.

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