Abstract:
An assembly for a low voltage withdrawable switching device, comprising: a supporting frame into which/from which a switching unit of the withdrawable switching device can be inserted/withdrawn; a first connector placed at and protruding from a bottom portion of the supporting frame, which is adapted to be coupled with a second connector of the switching unit; and a shutter assembly. The shutter assembly comprises: an opening for allowing the coupling between the first and second connectors; a cover member which is adapted to be moved from a cover position to an open position so as to make the opening accessible for the coupling between the first and second connectors. The cover member is adapted to be moved from the cover position to the open position by the first connector. The shutter assembly is operatively mounted movable into the supporting frame. The shutter assembly is adapted to operatively interact with the switching unit under insertion into the supporting frame so as to be moved towards the bottom portion for causing the movement of the cover member from the cover to the open position by the first connector.
Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments are directed to a direct current switching apparatus including at least a first mechanical switching device which is suitable to be positioned along an operating path of an associated DC circuit and includes a fixed contact and a corresponding movable contact which can be actuated between a closed position and an open position along the operating path, wherein an electric arc can ignite between the contacts under separation. The switching apparatus includes an electronic circuit having a semiconductor device which is suitable to be positioned along a secondary path and connected in parallel with the first mechanical switching device. The electronic circuit can be configured to commute the flow of current from the operating path to the secondary path and extinguish an electric arc ignited when the movable contact separates from the fixed contact when the first mechanical switching device fails to extinguish the same.
Abstract:
Electrical quantity measuring apparatus, comprising: a synchronization module structured to generate a synchronization signal; and a first measurement apparatus connectable to an electrical circuit and structured to receive the synchronization signal and provide a first Fourier transform coefficients representing a first electrical quantity associated with the electrical circuit and a first delay value depending on a time offset between a measurement instant associated with the measure of the first electrical quantity and a reception instant of the synchronization signal at the first measurement apparatus. The measuring apparatus also comprises a processing module structured to process the first Fourier transform coefficients and the first delay value and provide first time-shifted Fourier transform coefficients representing a first synchronized measured electrical quantity.
Abstract:
A circuit breaker is disclosed which includes a plurality of fixed contacts and a plurality of corresponding movable contacts. An actuating shaft is operatively connected to and actuates the plurality of movable contacts to couple with/separate from the corresponding fixed contacts. A supporting device for the actuating shaft can be movably connected to a wall of the circuit breaker, and the actuating shaft can be operatively coupled to the supporting device to rotate around a rotation axis relative to the wall of the circuit breaker and the supporting device itself. The circuit breaker can include an adjustment device for adjusting at least the position of the actuating shaft relative to the wall.
Abstract:
An assembly for the frame of a switchboard is disclosed, which can include a hollow member which extends lengthwise along a reference axis and which has at least one slot. The assembly can include at least one connecting element for connecting the assembly to a corresponding corner joint element of the frame, and the connecting element can include an insulating body and a fixing metal plate which is associated to a carrying part of the insulating body. The carrying part can be at least partially inserted transversally with respect to the reference axis into the hollow member through the slot, so as to arrange at least a portion of the associated fixing metal plate into the hollow member transversally with respect to the reference axis.
Abstract:
A cabinet for an electrical switchboard includes a supporting base and a frame mounted on the supporting base. The supporting base includes a base element having a lower wall configured to rest on a bearing surface, and a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall which protrude transversally from the lower wall and face each other. The base element includes a first upper wall protruding from an upper end of the first lateral wall towards the second lateral wall, a second upper wall protruding from an upper end of the second lateral wall towards the first lateral wall, so as to extend over at least a portion of the first upper wall. The base element also includes a coupling mechanism which couples the first and second upper walls to each other for supporting a corresponding portion of the frame.
Abstract:
A method for performing asset and energy management for an electrical distribution system includes receiving measurement data of plurality of input variables of electrical distribution system; generating coefficient matrix for each output variable used for asset and energy management, based on effects of plurality of input variables on corresponding output variable, using sparse regression. The coefficient matrix comprises one or more input variables from plurality of input variables. Furthermore, the method comprises determining plurality of system representations for each output variable, based on corresponding coefficient matrix. Each of plurality of system representations indicates relationship between one or more input variables and the corresponding output variable. Thereafter, the method comprises identifying system representation from plurality of system representations to train machine learning model for predicting value of output variable, for performing asset and energy management for electrical distribution system.
Abstract:
A switch pole for a low-voltage switching device is provided. The switch pole includes an insulating casing defining an internal space with a contact region and an arc extinguishing region of the switch pole, a first pole terminal and a second pole terminal couplable with corresponding line conductors of an electric line, a fixed contact assembly and a movable contact assembly positioned in the contact region and including one or more fixed contacts and one or more movable contacts, respectively, which can be mutually coupled or uncoupled, an arc chamber positioned in the arc extinguishing region and including a plurality of parallel arc-breaking plates, and a magnetic field generation arrangement configured to generate a magnetic field during an opening maneuver of the switch pole.