WO2008022957A1 - An electromagnetic drive unit and an electromechanical switching device - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H50/00—Details of electromagnetic relays
- H01H50/16—Magnetic circuit arrangements
- H01H50/18—Movable parts of magnetic circuits, e.g. armature
- H01H50/30—Mechanical arrangements for preventing or damping vibration or shock, e.g. by balancing of armature
- H01H50/305—Mechanical arrangements for preventing or damping vibration or shock, e.g. by balancing of armature damping vibration due to functional movement of armature
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
- H01H11/0062—Testing or measuring non-electrical properties of switches, e.g. contact velocity
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H50/00—Details of electromagnetic relays
- H01H50/16—Magnetic circuit arrangements
- H01H50/18—Movable parts of magnetic circuits, e.g. armature
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H50/00—Details of electromagnetic relays
- H01H50/16—Magnetic circuit arrangements
- H01H50/36—Stationary parts of magnetic circuit, e.g. yoke
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- An electromagnetic drive unit and an electromechanical switching device are provided.
- the invention relates to the art of electromagnetic drive unit design, and further to electromechanical switching devices .
- Background art Figure 1 illustrates a section of a conventional electromagnetic drive unit 1, comprising a yoke 10 with a coil 11 placed around the middle leg 12, and an armature 15.
- a current preferably controlled by a control unit 99
- the yoke 10 is magnetized and thus pulls the armature 15 towards itself until the outer pole legs 16, 17 of the armature 15 clack onto the outer pole legs 13, 14 of the yoke 10.
- electromagnetic drive units of this kind need to last millions of operation cycles where the electromagnetic drive unit is activated and then deactivated, especially when used in electromechanical switching devices, in particular in contactors.
- Figure 1 which shows also a simplified electromechanical switching device 50, where electromagnetic drive units are used to drive movable contact pieces 21, preferably placed on a movable contact bridge 20, to and from stationary contact pieces 6 in order to close or open a current path, such as between terminals 5a and 5b.
- the armature 15 preferably moves the contact bridge 20 via a bar 7.
- the contacts of the electromagnetic switching device need to be moved relatively fast.
- the pulling force of the armature 15 has to overcome the high forces of the resilient damping members 27, such as contact springs. Consequently, the resulting clacking of the armature 15 to the yoke 10 causes material fatigue especially around the points of contact, denoted in Figure 1 with reference numeral 18.
- a damping system preferably with a resilient damping member 27, is commonly used.
- the armature can at least partly be made of powder magnetic material, and further be hardened by using suitable polymers, like epoxy resin.
- suitable polymers like epoxy resin.
- a drawback of a solution of the above kind is that the proposed material for the yoke and the armature is brittle and therefore not resistant enough against impacts, therefore severely limiting the expected life time of the electromagnetic drive unit and thus not being very suitable for use in an electromechanical switching device.
- US patent 6,533,240 Bl discloses an electromagnetic drive unit comprising a yoke, a coil and a movable armature, whereby the yoke and the armature have a matched shape so that, when the coil is activated, the armature is adapted to at least partially cross the yoke.
- a first object of the invention is to reduce the impact between the yoke and the armature when the electromagnetic drive unit is activated. This object can be met with an electromagnetic drive unit as set out in claim 1.
- a second object of the invention is to bring out an electromechanical switching device with an increased expected life time. This object can be met with an electromechanical switching device as set out in claim 6.
- an electromagnetic drive unit comprising a yoke, a coil and a movable armature
- the yoke and the armature have a matched shape so that, when the coil is activated, the armature is adapted to at least partially cross the yoke, the stress due to the impact can be avoided or at least alleviated.
- the yoke comprises a leg or an edge for accommodating a coil
- the armature shows at least one opening adapted to let said leg or edge to at least partially to penetrate into the armature
- the impact between the leg and the armature can be alleviated or avoided, while still enabling the use of a coil of adequate size to cause a strong enough magnet field with the yoke to reliably drive the armature.
- the armature may move further towards the yoke.
- the yoke comprises one or two outer pole legs or an edge that enables or enable the armature to move past the responsive pole leg, the impact may be alleviated or completely avoided.
- the armature comprises an edge that extends from a top part of the armature towards the yoke, and comprises at least one region adapted to reach the level of a base of the yoke upon activation of the electromagnetic drive unit, a relatively large movement of the armature may be obtained while still alleviating or completely avoiding the adverse effect of the impact.
- the invention can be carried out, if the armature or the yoke comprises magnetic powder material, preferably sustained with a synthetic material, such as a polymer and in particular epoxy resin.
- An electromechanical switching device especially a contactor or a multifunctional device comprising in addition to a contactor also further units, such as a circuit breaker, the electromechanical switching device comprising at least one stationary contact piece, at least one movable contact piece movable to and from said at least one stationary contact piece for opening or closing a current path, and an electromagnetic drive unit according to the first object of the invention, so that the electromagnetic drive unit is adapted to displace said movable contact piece in response to a voltage applied to the coil, the life time of the electromechanical switching device may be improved since the armature and yoke may have an extended life time due to an alleviation in the adverse effect of the impact by activation of the electromagnetic drive unit.
- the at least one movable contact piece and the at least one stationary contact piece can be adapted to limit movement of the armature after activation of the electromagnetic drive unit, hereby alleviating the impact between the yoke and the armature.
- the electromechanical switching device may comprise at least one stop adapted to limit movement of the armature after activation of the electromagnetic drive unit.
- Figure 1 illustrates a section of a conventional electromagnetic drive unit in an electromechanical switching device
- Figure 2 illustrates a section of an electromagnetic drive unit according to the first aspect of the invention in an electromechanical switching device according to the second aspect of the invention, when the current path is open;
- FIG. 3 is as Figure 2 but when the current path is closed.
- Figure 2 illustrates a section of an electromagnetic drive unit 201 comprising a yoke 210, a coil 11 and a movable armature 215.
- the yoke 210 and the armature 215 have a matched shape so that, when the electromagnetic drive unit 201 is activated by the control unit 99, the armature 215 is adapted to at least partially cross the yoke 210, preferably by sliding and so that a collision between the yoke 210 and the armature 215 can be avoided.
- the movement of the armature 215 is preferably limited, as shown in Figure 3, by the movable contact piece 21 and the the stationary contact piece 6 when they enter into contact with each other.
- the yoke 210 comprises a leg 212 for accommodating the coil 11.
- the armature 215 may show at least one opening 270 adapted to let the leg 212 to at least partially to penetrate into the armature 215. In this manner, when the armature 215 is pulled towards the yoke 210, it can cross it in a contact less much or at least so that the clacking at the armature 215 against the yoke 210 can be avoided.
- the yoke 210 may comprise one or two outer pole legs 213, 214, that enable the armature 215 to move past the responsive pole leg 213, 214.
- the armature 215 may comprises legs 216, 217 that extend from a top part 280 of the armature 215 towards the yoke 210, comprising at least one region R adapted to reach the level of a base 290 of the yoke 210 upon activation of the coil 11.
- the armature 215 has the shape of a pot core with a round cross- section, the edge thus replacing the legs 216, 217.
- the armature 215 or the yoke 210 may comprise magnetic powder material, and optionally also a synthetic material, preferably a polymer, in particular epoxy resin.
- the magnetic powder material may be sintered. Particularly advantageous materials and methods for manufacturing the armature 215 or the yoke can be found in DE 10 331 339 Al and in EP 1 101 233.
- Magnetic powder materials usually show a high magnetic permeability, in the range of m r > 5000.
- the magnetic permeability may be in the range ⁇ r ⁇ 1.
- the resulting armature 215 or yoke 210 may thus have a magnetic permeability in the range of ⁇ r e [50, 150] .
- both armature 215 and yoke 210 are made of the same material.
- the dimensions of the magnetic circuit are preferably adapted to provide a contact force for pulling the armature 215 towards the yoke 210 that is large enough also when the armature 215 or the yoke 210 have been made using injection molding .
- Figures 2 and 3 also show an electromechanical switching device 250 that in the example of Figures 2 and 3 is a contactor .
- the electromechanical switching device may be multifunctional device comprising a contactor.
- the contactor is preferably adapted to switch currents at the low-voltage level between 100 V and 1000 V.
- the electromechanical switching device 250 comprises at least one stationary contact piece 6, at least one movable contact piece 21 movable to and from said at least one stationary contact piece 6 for opening or closing a current path 5a, 5b, and an electromagnetic drive unit 201.
- the electromagnetic drive unit 201 is adapted to displace said movable contact piece 21 in response to a voltage applied to the coil 11.
- a voltage can be applied to the coil, for example, by applying it via the ends of the winding.
- FIGS 2 and 3 show a simplified version of an electromechanical switching device 250 only.
- an electromechanical switching device 250 may comprise at least one movable contact 21 and at least one stationary contact 6 for each phase.
- the movable contact pieces 21 and the stationary contact pieces 6 are usually provided in pairs; the movable contact pieces 21 are preferably carried on a robust contact bridge 20 that will not be deformed by the forces exerted by the bar 207.
- the electromechanical switching device 250 may further comprise at least one stop adapted to limit movement of the armature 215 after activation of the electromagnetic drive unit 201.
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