US3739111A - Transfer switch for tap changing regulating transformers with improved contact structure - Google Patents

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US3739111A
US3739111A US00220668A US3739111DA US3739111A US 3739111 A US3739111 A US 3739111A US 00220668 A US00220668 A US 00220668A US 3739111D A US3739111D A US 3739111DA US 3739111 A US3739111 A US 3739111A
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    • 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
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  • a transfer switch structure for tap-changing regulating transformers includes a cylindrical contact support for fixed contacts, cooperating movable contacts arranged [30] Foreign Application Priority Data Feb. 2, 1971 Germany................... P 21 04 766.5
  • the principal object of the invention is to provide transfer switches of the above description with currentcarrying contact means which do not involve braids, or similar flexible conductors.
  • the structure disclosed in the above patent includes a substantially cylindrical contact support supporting a plurality of fixed contacts arranged in a circular pattern.
  • Said plurality of fixed contacts includes a pair of fixed current-carrying contacts.
  • a plurality of movable contacts is arranged inside of the aforementioned contact support.
  • Each of said plurality of movable contacts is provided with operating means to effect selective en gagement and disengagement of one of said plurality of fixed contacts by one of said plurality of movable contacts in a predetermined sequence.
  • the aforementioned plurality of movable contacts includes a pair of movable current-carrying contacts each arranged to cooperate with one of said pair of fixed currentcarrying contacts.
  • the transfer switch further includes a tank adapted to house said contact support and to be filled with a liquid medium, such as oil, for immersing said plurality of fixed contacts and said plurality of movable contacts therein.
  • the tank for housing the contact support and the entire transfer switch mechanism is provided with and supports a pair of terminals each adapted to be conductively connected to one of said fixed current-carrying contacts.
  • Each of said pair of terminals has a contact surface situated on the inside of the above referred-to tank.
  • FIG. 2 of the aforementioned US. Pat. No. 3,238,318 wherein reference numeral 2 has been applied to indicate the cylindrical contact support, numeral 23 to indicate the fixed contacts supported by support 2, numeral 22 to indicate the movable contacts cooperating with fixed contacts 23, and numeral 3 to indicate terminals on a tank of insulating material arranged in coaxial relation to contact support 2 and housing the latter.
  • the external terminals on the tank have contact surfaces situated inside of the tank which are normally engaged under pressure by the fixed current-carrying contacts.
  • the aforementioned contact surfaces of the terminals and the portions of the fixed current-carrying contacts which are normally in engagement with them operate as disconnect switch means.
  • the present invention consists of a novel finger contact structure for carrying current from the movable current-carrying contacts of a transfer switch to the terminals thereof.
  • the finger contacts include a pair of spring-biased superimposed contact fingers arranged cross-wise to form an X-like pattern.
  • Each of said pair of contact fingers has a radially inner contact surface arranged to be engaged by one of a pair of movable current-carrying contacts and each of said pair of contact fingers further has a radially outer contact surface arranged to engage a radially inner contact surface of one of a pair of terminals supported by the tank of the transfer switch.
  • FIG. 1 is a somewhat diagrammatic transverse section of a three-phase transfer switch embodying the invention and shows the constituent parts of one of the three phases only, the constituent parts of the other two phases of the transfer switch being broken away;
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the current-carrying finger contact structure which forms the essential element of the present invention and FIG. 2 further shows in cross-section the way in which the aforementioned finger contact structure is supported and positioned;
  • FlG.3 is a front view of the structure of FIG.2 seen from the left to the right of P162, or in radially inward direction of FIG.1
  • reference character 2 has been applied to indicate a substantially cylindrical contactsupporting structure of electric insulating material.
  • Structure 2 supports a plurality of fixed contacts 5,6 arranged in a circular pattern.
  • Contacts 5 are arcing contacts and contacts 6 are current-carrying contacts within the meaning normally attributed to these terms.
  • a plurality of movable contacts is arranged inside contact support 2.
  • Each of these movable contacts is provided with operating means 3 to effect selective engagement and disengagement of one of said plurality of fixed contacts by one of said plurality of movable contacts.
  • the movable contacts include the movable arcing contacts 4 cooperating with the fixed arcing contacts 5 and the movable current-carrying contacts 6 cooperating with the fixed current-carrying contacts 6.
  • the contact-operating means are formed by linkages driven by shaft 31 arranged in coaxial relation to contact support 2.
  • FIG. 1 may be designed and operate along the lines disclosed in considerable detail in U.S. Pat. No. 3,218,400 to A. Bleibtreu,Nov. 16,1965 for TRANSFER SWITCH FOR TAP- CHANGING REGULATING TRANSFORMERS HAVING SQUIRREL-CAGE-SHAPED SUPPORT FOR THE FIXED CONTACTS THEREOF; the aforementioned US. Pat. No. 3,238,318 to A.Bleibtreu et al., March 1,1966 for CONTACT BRIDGES FOR RA- DIAL CONTACTS WITH FULCRUM AND RESIL- IENT SPRING STRUCTURE; or U.S. Pat. No.
  • movable contacts 4 may be formed by movable contact bridges each adapted to conductively interconnect, or to separate, a pair of fixed contacts taking the place of the fixed contacts 5 of FIG.1. This modification of the structure of FIG.1 has been shown and described in detail in the above referred-to prior art patents.
  • reference character 1 has been applied to indicate a tank of electric insulating material adapted to house, and housing, contact support 2, the fixed contacts 5,6 on support 2, their cooperating movable contacts 4,6 and the operating means 3,31 of the latter.
  • Insulating tank 1 is arranged in coaxial relation to the cylindrical contact support 2, and the former is adapted to be filled with a fluid medium, e.g. oil, for immersing the fixed contacts 5,6 and the movable contacts 4,6 in the fluid medium.
  • the latter has not been shown in the drawings.
  • the tank 1 supports a pair of angularly displaced terminals of which each is adapted by means in the nature of a disconnect switch to be conductively connected to one of the movable and the fixed currentcarrying contacts 6',6.
  • each of the terminals 10 has a contact surface situated inside of tank 1 the function of which contact surface will be explained below more in detail.
  • Each pair of fixed current-carrying contacts 6 includes a pair of spring-biased superimposed contact fingers 8,9 arranged crosswise to form an X-like pattern.
  • Each of contact fingers 8,9 has a radially inner contact surface 81 and 91, respectively, formed by a bulge-like projection.
  • Each of contact fingers 8,9 further has a radially outer contact surface 82, and 92, respectively, each formed by a bulge-like projection.
  • the radially inner contact surfaces 81,91 of contact fingers 8,9 are arranged to be engaged selectively by one of the movable current-carrying contacts 6.
  • contact fingers 8,9 which are formed by planar stampings arranged in parallel planes establish current paths of high conductivity from one of movable current-carrying contacts 6 to one of the terminals 10.
  • FIG.1 shows a section of a portion of a tripolar transfer switch intended for threephase circuits.
  • the same, or a similar arrangement as shown in FIG.1 may be used for single-phase circuits.
  • one sector of about of cylindrical contact support 2 supports the fixed contacts pertaining to one of three phases as shown more in detail in the prior art patents which have been identified above.
  • each of the helical compression springs 11 is interposed between the radially inner contact surface 81,91 of one of the pair of contact fingers 8,9 and the radially outer contact surface 92,82 of the other of the pair of contact fingers 9,8.
  • the cylindrical contact support 2 is provided with a pair of cutouts 2'. Each of said pair of cut-outs is arranged at one of the two points where the contact fingers 7,8 are arranged to be engaged by the movable current-carrying contacts 6'.
  • a contact finger support 12 of electric insulating material is inserted into each of the cut-outs 2' and affixed to the cylindrical contact support 2. This is preferably achieved by means of bolts or studs to which reference numeral 14 has been applied.
  • Each of the contact fingers 8,9 is provided adjacent the axially outer end thereof with an abutmentforming surface cooperating with one of four abutment studs 13 in order to limit the displacement of contact fingers 8,9 relative to support 12 under the action of biasing springs 11. Springs 11 tend to cause engagement under pressure of abutment means or abutment pins 13 and finger contacts 8,9.
  • Contact finger support 12 is provided with a relatively large central aperture or passageway 12 and with a pair of additional relatively small apertures or passageways 12".
  • passageways l2 and 12" extend from one side to the other side of the contact finger support 12 in each of the cut-outs 2 in the cylindrical contact support 2.
  • Each of contact finger 8,9 projects substantially transversely through the central passageway 12.
  • Each of the compression springs 11 is arranged in one of the additional passageways 12" of contact finger support 12 in each of cut-outs 2.
  • the abutment pins 13 are arranged at substantially right angles to the two parallel planes defined by contact fingers 8,9.
  • a single pair of contact fingers 8,9 is capable of carrying but relatively small currents from movable main contacts 6' to the terminals 11) on tank 1. Where large currents are involved, the arrangement of fingers 8,9 shown in FlG.2 may be multiplied as shown in FlG.3 In FIG.3 reference numeral 12 has been applied to a contact finger support having substantially the same geometrical configuration as the contact finger support of P162, except for the fact that the depth of the central passageway 12' is increased to allow passage of a stack composed of substantially flat contact fingers 8,9 arranged in parallel planes.
  • the aforementioned stack of contact fingers 8,9 includes a plurality of pairs of finger contacts 8,9.
  • Each of said pair of contact fingers 8,9 includes a pair of spring biased superimposed contact fingers arranged crosswise to form an X-like pattern as shown in FIG.2 and described in detail in connection with that figure.
  • the structure of FIGS. 2 and 3 differ only inasmuch as the former shows but one single pair of contact fingers 8,9 which are arranged crosswise, and the latter shows three such pairs of crosswise arranged contact fingers.
  • asubstantially cylindrical contact support supportd, id i f heli al compression springs is suping a plurality of fixed Contacts arranged in a Circu' ported by said contact finger support and tends to lar pattern, said plurality of fixed contacts includcause engagement under pressure f id i f ing a P of fixed current-carrying Contacts; abutment surfaces of each of said pair of contact a plurality of movable contacts arranged inside 10 fingers with said abutment means on said contact said contact support, each of said plurality of movfinger Support able contacts being Provided with operating means 4.
  • said contact finger support in each of said pair of said plurality of movable contacts in a predetercupoms of Said cylindrical Contact support is mined sequence, said plurality of movable coma bolted to said cylindrical contact support and pro-, mcludmg a pan of movable curremfcartymg vided with a relatively large central passageway malts each arranged to COQPemte with one of said and with a pair of additional relatively small paspalr of fixed cumm'carryllg contacts; sageways each arranged to opposite sides of said c.
  • a tank adapted to house said contact support and central passageway Said central passageway and to be filled with a fluid medium for immersing said f dditional assa ewa s extendin from plurality of fixed contacts and said plurality of Sal P 0 a g y g one side to the other side of said contact finger supmovable contacts in said fluid medium; port in each of said pair of cut-outs of said Cylllldl'ld.
  • each of said pair of fixed current-carrying contacts of cut-Puts sald i coritact p including a pair of springbiased Superimposed each of said pair of helical compression springs is contact fingers arranged crosswise to form an X- arranged one of sal d pan of F passagfe' like pattern, each of Said pair of Contact fingers ways of said contactfmger support 1n each of said having a radially inner contact surface arranged to of 531d y al ontact support; and be engaged by one of said pair of movable currentwh erem carrying contacts and each of said pair of Contact d.
  • said abutment means on said contact finger supfingers further having a radially outer contact surface arranged to engage said contact surface of one of said pair of terminals upon engagement of said radially inner contact surface thereof by one of said port in each of said cut-outs of said cylindrical contact support is formed by four pins arranged substantially at right angles to the planes defined by said pair of contact fingers.
  • a transfer switch structure as specified in claim 1 wherein a. said cylindrical contact support is provided with a pair of movable contact-carrying contacts. 40 2. A transfer switch structure as specified in claim 1 including a pair of helical compression springs for biasing said pair of contact fingers, each of said pair of compression springs being interposed between said rapair of cut-outs;
  • a contact finger support is inserted into each of dially inner contact surface of one of said pair of con- Said P of Cut-Outs and affixed to Said cylindrical tact fingers and said radially outer surface of the other Contact pp and wherein of said pair of contact fingers. said contact finger support in each of said pair cut- 3.
  • each of said pair of contact fingers is provided with

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