Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments are directed to a contact material for a vacuum interrupter, and method of making the contact material. In achieving precise control of the Si concentration of Cu/Cr contact materials, the exemplary contact material has a chromium content which is above 10 wt. % and that the material is doped with silicon below 0.2 wt. % (2000 ppm Si) and the remainder is copper Cu.
Abstract:
A vacuum interrupter arrangement for a circuit breaker includes a first cylindrical shaped vacuum insert within which a pair of corresponding electrical contacts is coaxially arranged. The electrical contacts include a fixed electrical contact which is attached to the first vacuum insert and an axially movable electrical contact which is operated by a pushrod. A second cylindrical shaped vacuum insert is coaxially arranged to the first cylindrical shaped vacuum insert. Both vacuum inserts are coaxially surrounded by an outer vacuum container in order to form a double contact gap version.
Abstract:
An exemplary vacuum interrupter for a circuit breaker arrangement including a cylindrically shaped insulating part, within which a pair of electrical contact parts are coaxially arranged and surrounded concentrically by the insulating part. The electrical contact parts can be configured to initiate a disconnection arc only between corresponding inner contact elements after starting a disconnection process, and corresponding outer contact elements can be configured to commutate the arc from the inner contact elements to the outer contact elements until the disconnection process is completed, wherein each inner electrical contact element is designed as a TMF-like contact element for generating mainly a transverse magnetic field, and each outer electrical contact element is designed as an AMF-like contact element for generating mainly an axial magnetic field.
Abstract:
An exemplary vacuum interrupter arrangement for a medium voltage circuit breaker includes a vacuum housing within which a pair of electrical contacts are coaxially arranged and concentrically surrounded by the cylindrical shaped vacuum housing. The electrical contacts are formed as a type of TMF-contacts, each having a slotted cup-shaped contact part which is attached to the distal end of a contact shaft and which is covered by a contact ring disposed on a rim of the cup-shaped contact part, wherein each cup-shaped contact part is provided with a vertical inward bending towards the contact ring. The outer diameter of the bottom section of the cup-shaped contact part is larger than the outer diameter of its rim section, in order to alter the Lorentz force to a respective inward direction.
Abstract:
A fault current limiter arrangement for a low, medium and high voltage electricity grid, including a fault current limiter unit which is arranged in line with a circuit breaker unit including a fixed electrical contact which is connected to a lower electrical terminal and a movable electrical contact which is connected to an upper electrical terminal, in order to interrupt the current flow after the fault current limiter unit has limited the current flow in a detected fault event. The fault current limiter unit includes a movable electrical sliding contact part which is electrically arranged between the upper electrical terminal of the circuit breaker unit and the movable electrical contact of the circuit breaker unit, and which is movable between a short circuit position adjacent to the upper electrical terminal and a remote position far from the upper electrical terminal for providing a maximum electrical resistance for the current flow.
Abstract:
A vacuum interrupter is provided with a double co-axial contact arrangement in which an inner contact can have a TMF-like or Pin shape arranged within a concentrically cup shaped AMF coil having a single layer or multilayered contact parts at each side, on the side of a fixed contact arrangement as well as on the side of a movable contact arrangement. To provide high conductivity and low resistance, the outer cup shaped contact is made from a double or multiple layer arrangement, wherein at least one layer is made from a hard steel or steel alloy, and at least a second layer is made from material with high thermal conductivity.
Abstract:
A shielding element is provided for medium voltage switchgears with vacuum interrupters having at least two contacts, which are movable along a switching path between closed and open contact positions. The shielding element is positioned around the contact position region in the vacuum interrupter. To reduce the use of material and to optimize the energy absorbance behavior of the shielding element, the inner surface of the shielding element is applied with a topographic structure which is aligned parallel to the switching path of the contacts. The present disclosure also provides a method of manufacturing such a shielding element.
Abstract:
A pole part for medium voltage use, with an insulating coverage made of duroplastic or thermoplastic material, and a method for manufacturing the pole part are provided. To enhance the manufacturing of pole parts, such that the manufactured pole part could be more easily released out of the mold, and additionally that the interface between elements made of different materials are tightly closed, in order to generate reproducible dielectric withstand performance in the manufacture, the transition area between different elements of the pole part are commonly flat in such a way that rounded edges and/or steps are avoided.
Abstract:
A vacuum interrupter is disclosed with transition areas between metal housing parts and ceramic housing parts covered by insulating material. To enhance dielectric performance and field grading behaviour, the insulating material can extend as a tube or a multilayer tube design over at least nearly a complete length of the vacuum interrupter or vacuum device arrangement. The insulating material can be filled or at least covered at an inner surface which comes into close contact with the vacuum interrupter or vacuum device surface, with metal and/or conductive metal oxides.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a pole part of a circuit-breaker arrangement having an insulation housing for accommodating a vacuum interrupter containing a pair of corresponding electrical switching contacts, wherein a fixed upper electrical contact is connected to an upper electrical terminal molded or assembled in the insulation housing and a movable lower electrical contact is connected to the insulating housing by a support plate of the insulation housing via a flexible conductor that includes a first end for attaching the flexible conductor to the lower electrical terminal and a second end for attaching the flexible conductor to the movable lower electrical contact. The second end of the flexible conductor is provided with an inside thread which is screwed to an outside thread arranged on the distal end of the movable lower electrical contact.