US 5,523,535 AGranted

On-load tap changer

AssigneeAsea Brown Boveri AG

InventorsTommy Larsson, Sivert Norman

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Abstract

A tap selector for an on-load tap changer includes two tap selector shafts (3, 4) made of metallic material and placed inside current collector rings (22). Movable contacts (6, 7) of the selector are supported by the shafts (3, 4) via contact holders (8) of insulating material. Between each current collector ring (22) and the shafts (3, 4) an insulating ring (21) is arranged. The fixed contacts (11) of the selector are supported by an electrically insulating, circular hollow cylinder (9) with a closed circumference, the contacts (11) being fixed to the cylinder wall by axial deformation. The cylinder (9) is provided with holes (10) for inspection and mounting. Each current collector ring (22) is connected by a screw joint to a current collector arm (24), which projects through a hole in the cylinder wall (9). Axial adjustment of the current collector arm (24) can be achieved by making the contact surfaces (25, 26) between the arm (24) and the ring (22) in the screw joint circularly curved in shape.

Claims6

Dependent claims

An on-load tap changer for transformers, said tap-changer comprising a tap selector and a diverter switch, said tap selector (1) comprising:

central support means journalled for rotation in a stepwise manner around an imaginary axis (5), said central support means comprising two parallel shafts (3, 4) of metallic material which are rotatable stepwise and alternately around said axis,
current collector rings (22) surrounding said central support means which are electrically connected to said diverter switch,
outer support means (9),
a plurality of circularly arranged fixed contacts (11) mounted on said outer support means, said fixed contacts being arranged in through-holes in said outer support means such that both end portions of each contact extend on both sides of said outer support means, one end portion forming a contact part (12), the other end portion constituting a terminal (16) intended to be electrically connected to one tap of a regulating transformer winding,
movable selector contacts (6, 7) carried by said central support means and providing electrical connection between said fixed contacts and said current selector rings in a predetermined sequence, and
electrically insulating contact holders (8) mounted on said two parallel shafts for supporting said movable selector contacts.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.