US3366763A - Reversing switch for tap-changing regulating transformers - Google Patents

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US3366763A
US3366763A US556118A US55611866A US3366763A US 3366763 A US3366763 A US 3366763A US 556118 A US556118 A US 556118A US 55611866 A US55611866 A US 55611866A US 3366763 A US3366763 A US 3366763A
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  • Such devices include selector switches for selecting the desired tap, and transfer switches for inserting the desired tap into the circuit. Selector switches do not perform any switching operations between contacts that carry currents. This task is performed by the transfer switches.
  • Some load-tap changers include, in addition to selector switches and transfer switches, reversing switches. The function of reversing switches is to change the polarity of the terminals of a portion of a tapped transformer winding. Thus, depending upon the position of the reversing switch, the voltage generated in the particular portion of a tapped transformer winding may be used to boost, or to buck, another voltage, e.g., a voltage generated in a transformer winding which is not tapped.
  • This invention refers more particularly to load-tap changers including a reversing switch, and it is one object of this invention to provide improved reversing switches for load-tap changers.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide improved reversing switches for load-tap changers of the particular kind known as Jansen-type load-tap changers.
  • Such tap changers are well-known in the art and are described in many patents as, for instance, Patent No. 1,985,927 to Bernhard Jansen, Jan. 1, 1935, for step-switch arrangement for tapping transformers.
  • Transformers involving relatively small power are generally provided with reversing switches having one single pole.
  • Such reversing switches are relatively simple and compact. They may readily be arranged adjacent the other units of a load-tap changer, and jointly submersed with such units in the body of oil inside of the oil tank of an oil-insulated transformer.
  • Reversing switches having but one single pole are subject to the drawback, or limitation, that their operation involves a disconnection of the tapped regulating winding of the transformer from its principal winding. As a result, the tapped regulating winding assumes an undeterminate potential. Consequently the reversing switch must switch capacitive currents inside the body of transformer oil wherein it is immersed. Considering transformers representing relatively large blocks of power, such capacitive currents may be relatively large, and the presence thereof undesirable.
  • Multipolar reversing switches are capable of reversing the polarity of a portion of a tapped regulating winding without disconnecting the tapped regulating winding from the main or principal winding of the transformer whose voltage is intended to be boosted or bucked, as the case may be.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide reversing switches for load-tap changers that do not involve a radial departure from the design principles underlying single pole reversing switches, and are about as compact as single pole reversing switches, and lend themselves to be integrated with the other constituent parts of load-tap changers in the same fashion as single pole reversing switches.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide multipolar reversing switches that lend themselves to structural and operational integration with the selector switches of a load-tap changer, or relatively compact structural units performing both the function of a selector switch and that of a reversing switch.
  • FIGS. 13 are diagrams of a tap-changing switching mechanism including a reversing switch embodying the present invention, these figures showing the constituent parts of the switching mechanism in consecutive positions assumed during a reversing operation;
  • FIG. 4 is in part a front elevation and in part a vertical section of the reversing switch of FIGS. 1-3 embodying the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a section along VV of FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 is a section along VIVI of FIG. 4 showing the fixed and movable contacts of the reversing switch according to FIG. 4;
  • FIGS. 7-9 illustrate consecutive positions of the operating mechanism of the reversing switch illustrated in the preceding figures.
  • reference character Tr has been applied to generally indicate a transformer including the main winding T and the tapped regulating winding T
  • Reference character St has been applied to indicate a selector switch for selecting any of the taps of tapped regulating winding Tr
  • reference character L has been applied to indicate a transfer switch for effecting tap-changing switching operations under load and overload conditions.
  • the transfer switch L is a so-called Jansen-type transfer switch well known in the art. It includes switch-over resistors R which are inserted into the circuit during tap-changing operations.
  • the selector switch St may be of the kind disclosed and claimed in US.
  • transformer winding T is provided with ten taps 1 It).
  • the selector switch St comprises ten stationary contacts 3 l, 2, 3 8, 9, K which are arranged in a circular pattern, each being conductively connected to one of the ten taps 1 of transformer winding T Tap K forms a terminal for lead e.
  • the selector switch St further comprises two annular fixed contacts r, s arranged in concentric relation to stationary contacts 1, 2, 3 8, 9, K. Contact or terminal K is conductively connected to annular contact r.
  • Selector switch Sr further comprises a radial bridge contact pivotable about the center of annular contacts r, s and adapted to connect conductively any of the fixed contacts 1, 2, 3 and circular contact r. In FIGS. 1-3 the aforementioned radial bridge contact rests on tap contact 9 of selector switch St.
  • Reference character W has been applied to generally indicate a double pole reversing switch.
  • This switch is made up of two switch units U and U Switch units U and U control a pair of parallel circuits or current paths 11, 12.
  • Each of said circuits or current paths 11, 12 includes three pairs of stationary or fixed contacts.
  • Reference characters A, O, B have been applied to indicate the fixed or stationary contacts of change-over switch U
  • reference characters B, C, A have been applied to indicate the fixed or stationary contacts of change-over switch U
  • contacts A0 and OB, respectively are conductively interconnected by changeover contacts 13 formed by contact bridges movable between two limit positions.
  • contacts BC and CA respectively, are conductively interconnected by change-over contacts 14 formed by contact bridges movable between two limit positions.
  • Changeover contacts 13 of change-over switches U U are operated by a pair of contact-operating arms or levers 15, and contact bridges 14 of change-over switches U U are operated by a pair of contact-operating arms or levers 16.
  • the ends of contact-operating arms 15 are tied together by insulating rod 17 to which changeover contacts 13, of change-over switches U U are afiixed, or otherwise operatively related.
  • the ends of contact-operating arms 16 are tied together by insulating rod 18 to which change-over contacts 14 of changeover switch U U are aflixed, or otherwise operatively related.
  • the fixed contacts A of the reversing switch W are conductively connected by leads a to one end of main transformer winding T
  • the fixed contacts B of reversing switch W are conductively connected to the outgoing lead b indicated by an arrow.
  • the fixed contacts C of reversing switch W are conductively connected by leads 0 to the terminal d of transfer switch L, i.e., to the movable contacts thereof. The latter have been indicated diagrammatically by a contact arm pivotally mounted at d.
  • the fixed contacts 0 of reversing switch W are conductively connected to terminal K of selector switch St by means of leads .2.
  • Lead 1 conductively connects the last tap 10 of tapped transformer winding T with terminal K of selector switch St.
  • selector switch St in successive steps 1 to 10 and corresponding operation of transfer switch L between its two limit positions results in successive disconnection of portions of tapped transformer winding T Upon disconnection of all the portions or sections of tapped transformer winding T the current path of the transformer extends from the left end of winding T along lead a to reversing switch W and through the latter to outgoing lead b (FIG. 1).
  • the next operating step of selector switch St initiates the reversing operation of the system.
  • This reversing operation involves a change-over of the change-over contacts 13 of change-over switches U U from fixed contacts A0 and BC to fixed contact OB and CA (FIG. 2).
  • This operating step maintains the conductive connection between transformer winding T and outgoing lead b, this connection being maintained by the intermediary of both changeover switches U U
  • the polarity of tapped winding Tr is maintained by leads 1 and e and terminal K and contact 0. This has been indicated in FIG. 2 by a dotted line extending along leads 1 and e.
  • This second operating step involves a change-over of the change-over contacts 14 of change-over switches U and U from fixed contacts A0 to OB and from fixed contacts BC to CA (FIG. 3).
  • the circuit of winding T includes leads a, fixed contacts A, fixed contacts C, lead c, terminal a. of transfer switch L, the contact arm of transfer switch L in the position shown in FIG. 3 in dotted lines, terminal K of selector switch St, fixed contacts 0 and B of reversing switch W and outgoing lead b.
  • the polarity of tapped winding Tr is still maintained, the afore-mentioned conductive connection from winding Tr including terminal K and fixed contact 0 not having as yet been interrupted.
  • the transfer switch L is operated in such a way that its pivotable contact arm is moved from its limit position shown in FIG. 3 in dotted lines to its limit position shown in FIG. 3 in solid lines. Now the voltage generated in the last section of tapped winding T bucks the voltage of winding T as is apparent from that portion of the circuitry shown in heavy lines in FIG. 3.
  • FIGS. 1-3 refer to identical circuitry and structure, but slight representational changes have been made in the three figures in the interest of increased clarity.
  • lead e conductively connecting fixed contacts 0 of change-over switch U to terminal K has been represented in a different fashion in FIGS. 1 and 2, on the one hand, and in FIG. 3, on the other hand.
  • reference character St has been applied to indicate a portion of the selector switch of the type illustrated in FIG. 1 and including an upper cover plate 21 and a base plate 22.
  • a plurality of insulating rods 23 of which but one is shown in FIG. 4 are arranged in a cylindrical pattern and form a squirrel-cage-like structure, their upper ends being secured to plate 21, and their lower ends being secured to plate 22.
  • Rods 23 are supports for the fixed contacts of the selector switch St which are arranged in a circular pattern as shown in FIGS. l-3. These contacts include fixed contacts numbered 1-9 and fixed contact or terminal K.
  • FIG. 4 shows the particular insulating rod 23 which supports the contact K.
  • Contact K is in the form a pair of spaced contacts to increase the currentcarrying capacity of the resulting composite contact.
  • the upper plate 21 and the lower plate 22 each support a substantially semi-circular cantilever 24 and 25, respectively.
  • Three tie rods 26 of insulating material extend between and space cantilevers 24 and 25 (see also FIGS. 5 and 6). Tie rods 26 support the fixed contacts A, B, C and D of reversing switch W.
  • Reference numeral 27 has been applied to indicate the centers of semi-circular cantilevers 24, 25-
  • Each center or fulcrum 27 supports pivotally a pair of levers 15, 16.
  • Levers 15, 16 support on the radially outer ends thereof the axially outer ends of insulating rods 17, 18.
  • change-over contacts 13, 14 are formed by pivotable arcuate bridge members 13, 14.
  • each bridgemember 13 includes a first contact, or bridge-member contact, 28 having an annular support 29 by means of which it is secured to insulating rod 17 and each bridge member 14 includes an annular support 29 by which it is secured to insulating rod 18.
  • Each bridge-member 13, 14 further includes a second contact, or bridge-member contact, 36 which is angularly displaced from its first contact 28.
  • the second bridge-member contact 36 is supported by an arcuate supporting member 31 integral with annular support 29 and projects laterally therefrom.
  • the first and second bridgemember contacts 28, 36 of arcuate supporting members 31 of change-over switches U U are symmetrical in the way in which an object and its image formed in a mirror are symmetrical, i.e., in a top plan view the supporting member 31 of annular support 29 of the first bridge-member contact 28 once appears to the left (FIG. 5), and then to the right (FIG. 6), of annular support 29 of contact 28.
  • a second bridge-member contact 30 is always arranged in alignment with and below a first bridge-member contact 28 when the superimposed arcuate bridge-members 13, 14 (FIG. 4) are in their limit positions (shown in FIGS. 1 and 3). This will be apparent when keeping in mind that the second bridge-member contact 30 is secured to the end of the arcuate supporting member 31, and is not provided with its own annular support 29 as the first bridge-member contact 28.
  • abutments 32 This function of abutments 32 is immediately apparent from an inspection of FIGS. 5 and 6. Considering FIG. 5, it is apparent that the abutment 32 of bridge-member 13 rests against insulating rod 18 integral with bridge-member 14 and thus precludes bridge-member 14 from pivoting in clockwise direction as seen in FIGS. 5 and 6 as long as bridge-member 13 has not performed its pivotal motion in clockwise dircction.
  • each movable contact 23, 30 of bridge-members 13, 14 comprises an upper set of contact fingers 33 and a lower set of contact fingers 33.
  • the requisite contact pressure is established by small helical springs 34 having one end resting against contact fingers 33.
  • Bridgemembers 13 and 14 are provided with upper and lower cover plates 35, and the ends of contact-finger-biasing springs 34 remote from fingers 33 rest against these cover plates.
  • the fingers 33 of contacts 28 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) are pivotally supported by the aforementioned annular support 29.
  • Levers 15 and 16 have been applied to indicate a pair of levers pivotable about fulcrum 27.
  • Lever 15 operates insulating rod 17 and bridge-member 13
  • lever 16 operates insulating rod 18 and bridge-member 14.
  • Levers 15, 16 are provided with oblong apertures or holes 36, 37 engaged by cams or rollers supported by levers 40, 41.
  • Levers 46, 41 are pivotable about fulcra 42 and 43, respectively. Fulcra 42 and 43 are integral with the upper cover plate 21 of selector switch St (see FIG. 4).
  • Each lever 40, 41 includes a relatively long arm and a relatively short arm.
  • the shorter arms of levers 46, 41 are provided with substantially semi-circular grooves 44 and 45, respectively, which may be engaged by a cam or roller 46 forming part of the rotary operating mechanism of the switch.
  • FIGS. '7 to 9 show but the operation of the bridgemembers 13, 14 of one of the change-over switch U They do not show the operation of the bridge-members 13, 14 of the other change-oveer switch U
  • the bridge-members 13, 14 of the second changeover switch U operate simultaneously with and in the same sense as the corresponding bridge-members of the first changeover switch U This is due to the fact that the bridge-members 13 of both change-over switches U U are mounted on the same insulating rod 17 and both operated by the same lever 41), and that the bridgemembers 14 of both change-over switches U U are mounted on the same insulating rod 18 and both operated by the same lever 41.
  • reversing switches embodying the present invention include a first double pole change-over switch U and a second double pole change-over switch U
  • Each change-over switch U U includes three parallel connected pairs or" fixed contacts ABC and ABC, respectively.
  • Each change-over switch U U includes a first reciprocating change-over contact or bridge-member 13 and a second reciprocating change-over contact or bridge-member 14 operable independently from said first change-over contact or bridgemember 13.
  • Change-over contacts or bridge-members 13, 14 have two limit positions and interconnect conductively in either of said two limit positions two fixed contacts A0, A0, BC, BC and OB, OB, CA, CA, respectively, of the aforementioned parailel connected pairs of contacts.
  • the reversing switch embodying this invention further includes a common operating mechanism for the first change-over contact, or bridge-member, 13 and for the second change-over contact, or bridge-member, 14 of the first change-over switch U and the second change-over switch U
  • the aforementioned common operating mechanism includes means effecting sequential change-over of the first change-over contact, or bridge-member, 13 and of the second change-over contact, or bridge-member, 14 of the first change-over switch U and sequential changeover of the first change-over contact, or bridge-member, 13 and of the second change-over contact, or bridge-member, 14 of the second change-over switch U
  • the aforementioned common operating mechanism further includes means effecting simultaneous change-over of the first change-over contact, or bridge-member, 13 of the first switch U and of the second change-over contact, or bridge-member, 14 of the second change-over switch U and means for effecting simultaneous change-over of the second change-over contact, or bridge-member, 14 of the first switch U and of the second change-over contact,
  • One of the pair of change-over contact operating levers 15 is operatively related to the first change-over contact, or bridge-member, 13 of the first switch U and to the first change-over contact, or bridge-member, 14 of the second switch U
  • the other of the pair of change-over contact operating or bridge-member operating levers 16 is operatively related to the second change-over contact, or bridge-member, 14 of the first switch U and to the second change-over contact, or bridge-member, 14 of the second switch U
  • Each of said pair of change-over contact operating levers or bridge-member operating levers 15, 16 is provided with an oblong hole 36, 37 and each of said pair of intermediate levers 40, 41 has a projection 38, 39 engaging said oblong hole 36, 37 in one of said pair of change-over contact operating levers or bridgemember operating levers 15, 16.
  • Each of the pair of intermediate levers 40, '41 has a substantially semi-circular groove 44, 45 at one end thereof.
  • the rotatable contact drive has a groove-engaging means such as, for instance, a rotatable pin 46 sequentially engaging grooves 44 and 45 in intermediate levers 4t), 41.
  • each parallel connected pair of contacts AA; BB; CC of the first change-over switch U and of the second change-over switch U is supported by one of three angularly displaced insulating rods 26 defining generatrices of a cylindrical surface.
  • the first change over contact 13 and the second change-over contact 14 of the change-over switch U and the second changeover switches U U are integrated into a unitary pivotpivotable about the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical surface defined by insulating rods 26.
  • both changeover switches U U are integrated into a unitary pivotable reversing switch, To this end switches U U are superimposed and the arcuate bridge-members 13, 14 of switches U U are reciprocating in horizontal planes.
  • Each of the three angular displaced insulating rods 26 supports two parallel connected pairs of fixed contacts, i.e., A, A; B, B; O, O; C, C; B, B; A, A.
  • the arcuate bridge-members 13, 14 of the first change-over switch U and of the second change-over switch U each include a first bridge-member contact 28 and an annular support 29 therefor mounted on an insulating rod 17 and 18, respectively.
  • the arcuate bridge-members 13, 14 of the first change-over switch U and the second change-over switch U each include also a second bridge-member contact 30 angularly displaced relative to said first bridge member contact 28 and supported by an arcuate supporting member 31 integral with annular support 29 of bridge-member contact 28 and projecting laterally therefrom.
  • first arcuate bridge-member 13 of the first change-over switch U and the first arcuate bridge-member 13 of the second changeover switch U are arranged in registry in the two limit positions thereof.
  • the second arcuate bridge-member 14 of the first change-over switch U and the second arcuate bridge-member 14 of the second change-over switch U are arranged in registry in the two limit posi tions thereof. This is also apparent from FIG. 1 wherein the straight changeover contacts 13, 14 take the place of the arcuate bridge-members 13, 14 in the structure of FIGS. 46.
  • the first arcuate bridge-member 13 and the second arcuate bridge-member 14 of the first change-over switch U are symmetrical relative to a plane of symmetry including the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical surface defined by vertical insulating rods 26.
  • the first and the second arcuate bridge-members 13 and 14, respectively, of switch U are symmetrical relative to a plane of symmetry including the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical surface defined by vertical insulating rods 26.
  • the first arcuate bridge-member 13 of first change-over switch U and the first arcuate bridge-memher 13 of second change-over switch U are tied together by a first insulating rod 17 parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical surface defined by vertical insulating rods 26.
  • first change-over switch U and the second arcuate Switch-member 14 of second change-over switch U are tied together by an insulating rod 18 parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical surface defined by insulating rods 26.
  • FIGS. 4-6 further comprises interlocking means for compelling the proper sequence of changeover.
  • interlocking means include abutments 32 integral with the arcuate supporting members 31 for said second bridge-member contacts 36 of each of said arcuate bridge-members 13, 14 of said first change-over switch U and said second change-over switch U each engaging said insulating rod 17 and 18, respectively, on which one of said annular supports 21 for said first bridge-member contacts 28 of said arcuate bridge-members 13, 14 of said first change-over switch U and said second change-over switch U is mounted.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 refer to change-over switch U (see section lines of FIG. 4), it will be apparent from the foregoing that changeover switches U and U are substantially identical.
  • FIGS. 4-6 The structure shown in FIGS. 4-6 comprises a pair of parallel plates 21, 22 having substantially semi-circular cantilever-like projections 24, 25. These projections 24, 25 are spaced by the three angularly displaced insulating rods 26. Each arcuate bridge-member 13, 14 is pivotable about an axis defined by the straight line interconnecting the center of cantilever-like projections 24, '25.
  • the reversing switch constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention provides a novel reversing means for boosting or bucking a voltage in a regulating transformer, particularly a large distribution transformer, which makes it possible to reverse series windings without opening the circuit of the transformer, the reversing means being more compact than any comparable prior art reversing switch and lending itself particularly well to be used jointly, or combined with, rotary selector switches for selecting any desired tap of the tapped series winding.
  • a first double-pole change-over switch and a second double-pole change-over switch each including three parallel connected pairs of fixed contacts and each including a first reciprocating change-over contact and a second reciprocating change-over contact operable independently from said first change-over contact, said first change-over contact and said second change-over contact of each said first switch and said second switch having two limit positions and conductively interconnecting in either of said two limit positions two fixed contacts of said parallel connected pairs of contacts;
  • a common operating mechanism for said first change-over contact and for said second change-over contact of said first switch and said second switch including means eifecting sequential change-over of said first change-over contact and of said second change-over contact of said first switch and sequential change-over of said first change-over contact and of said second change-over contact of said second switch, effecting simultaneous change-over of said first change-over contact of said first switch and of said first change-over contact of said second switch, and effecting simultaneous change-over of said second change-over contact of said first switch and of said second change-over contact of said second switch.
  • each of said parallel-connected pairs of fixed contacts of said first switch and of said second switch is supported by one of three angularly displaced insulating rods defining generatrices of a cylindrical surface and wherein each said first change-over contact and saidsecond changeover contact of said first switch and of said second switch are formed by an arcuate bridge-member pivotable about the longitudinal axis of said cylindrical surface.
  • a reversing switch as specified in claim 3 wherein said first switch and said second switch are superimposed and the arcuate bridge members of said first switch and of said second switch are reciprocating in horizontal parallel planes, and wherein each of said three angularly displaced insulating rods supports two parallel connected pairs of fixed contacts, one of said two parallel connected pairs of fixed contacts on each of said insulating rods cooperating with the arcuate bridge-members of said first switch and the other of said two parallel connected pairs of fixed contacts on each of said insulating rods cooperating with the arcuate bridge members of said second switch.
  • each arcuate bridge-member of said first switch and of said second switch includes a first bridge-member contact, an annular support therefor mounted on an insulating rod, and a second bridge-member contact angularly displaced relative to said first bridge-member contact and supported by an arcuate supporting member integral with said annular support of said first bridge-member contact and projecting laterally from said support.
  • a reversing switch as specified in claim 5 wherein the first arcuate bridge-member of said first switch and the first arcuate bridge-member of said second switch are arranged in registry in the two limit positions thereof, wherein the second arcuate bridge-member of said first switch and the second arcuate bridge-member of said second switch are arranged in registry in the two limit positions thereof, wherein the first and the second arcuate bridge-members of said first switch are symmetrical relative to a plane of symmetry including said longitudinal axis of said cylindrical surface, wherein the first and the second arcuate bridge-members of said second switch are symmetrical relative to a plane of symmetry including the longitudinal axis of said cylindrical surface, wherein the first arcuate bridge-member of said first switch and the first arcuate bridge-member of said second switch are tied together by a first insulating rod parallel to said longitudinal axis of said cylindrical surface, and wherein the second arcuate bridge-member of said first switch and the second arcuate bridge-member of said second switch are tied together by
  • a reversing switch as specified in claim 5 comprising interlocking means for compelling the proper sequence of change-over, said interlocking means including abutments integral with the arcuate supporting members for said second bridge-member contact of said arcuate bridge-members of said first switch and said second switch, said abutments engaging said insulating rods on which said annular supports for said first bridge-member contacts of said arcuate bridge-members of said first switch and said second switch are mounted.
  • a reversing switch as specified in claim 2 wherein one of said pair of change-over contact operating levers is operatively related to said first change-over contact of said first switch and to said first change-over contact of said second switch, wherein the other of said pair of contact-operating levers is operatively related to said second change-over contact of said first switch and to said second change-over contact of said second switch, wherein each of said pair of change-over contact operating levers is provided with an oblong hole, wherein each of said pair of intermediate levers has a projection engaging said ohlong hole in one of said pair of change-over contact op erating levers, wherein each of said pair of intermediate levers has a substantially semi-circular groove at one end thereof, and wherein said contact drive has a grooveengaging means sequentially engaging said groove in each of said pair of intermediate levers when said contact drive is rotating.
  • a reversing switch as specified in claim 8 wherein the arms of said pair of intermediate levers adacent said pair of contact-operating levers are longer than the arms of said pair of intermediate levers adjacent said grooveengagmg means.
  • a reversing switch as specified in claim 3 comprising a pair of parallel plates having substantially semicircular cantilever-like projections, said projections being spaced by said three angularly displaced insulating rods and each arcuate bridge-member being pivotable about an axis defined by the straight line interconnecting the centers of said cantilever-like projections.

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