Insulated type switching device
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsTooru Tanimizu, Masayoshi Hayakawa, Fumio Shibata, Masato Kobayashi
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Abstract
In an insulated type switching device, during rotation of a movable conductor 19 around a pivotal axis 35 between a stationary conductor 16 and a ground conductor 17 all of which are disposed in a vacuum vessel 12, the movable conductor 19 uninterruptedly takes four positions of closing position Y.sub.1, opening position Y.sub.2, disconnecting position Y.sub.3 and grounding position Y.sub.4, thereby a series of switching operations can be performed uninterruptedly, the operation and handling thereof are facilitated as well as the size of the insulated type switching device is reduced.
Claims11
An insulated type switching device comprising:
- a stationary conductor (16) and a grounding conductor (17) which are disposed in an opposing relation in a vacuum vessel (12) and a movable conductor (19) disposed in said vacuum vessel (12) between said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) so as to permit rotation thereof around a pivotal shaft (35) therefor to perform opening and closing operations thereof with respect to said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) and one end of said movable conductor (19) is extended out of said vacuum vessel (12), wherein said movable conductor (19) takes four positions of closing position Y.sub.1, opening position Y.sub.2, disconnecting position Y.sub.3 and grounding position Y.sub.4 uninterruptedly during the movement thereof from said stationary conductor (16) to said grounding conductor (17).
An insulated type switching device comprising:
- a station conductor (16) and a grounding conductor (17) which are disposed in an opposing relation in a vacuum vessel (12) and a movable conductor (19) disposed in said vacuum vessel (12) between said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) so as to permit rotation thereof around a pivotal shaft (35) therefor to perform opening and closing operations thereof with respect to said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) and one end of said movable conductor (19) is extended out of said vacuum vessel (12), wherein said movable conductor (19) takes either four positions of closing position Y.sub.1, opening position Y.sub.2, disconnecting position Y.sub.3 and grounding position Y.sub.4 or takes three positions of closing position Y.sub.1, opening position Y.sub.2, and grounding position Y.sub.4 uninterruptedly during the movement thereof from said stationary conductor (16) to said grounding conductor (17), and further an arc extinguishing arrangement (18) which extinguishes an arc (A) generated between said stationary conductor (16) and said movable conductor (19) is provided on at least one side of said stationary conductor (16) and said movable conductor (19), said arc extinguishing arrangement (18) including a coil electrode (18E) which generates a magnetic field in a vertical direction and a main electrode (18F) which is disposed in facing relation with respect to said coil electrode (18E) and is designed to touch with the arc (A).
An insulated type switching device comprising:
- a stationary conductor (16) and a grounding conductor (17) which are disposed in an opposing relation in a vacuum vessel (12) and a movable conductor (19) disposed in said vacuum (12) between said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) so as to permit rotation thereof around a pivotal shaft (35) therefor to perform opening and closing operations thereof with respect to said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) and one end of said movable conductor (19) is extended out of said vacuum vessel 12, wherein said movable conductor (19) takes either four positions of closing position Y.sub.1, opening position Y.sub.2, disconnecting position Y.sub.3 and grounding position Y.sub.4 or takes three positions of closing position Y.sub.1, opening position Y.sub.2, and grounding position Y.sub.4 uninterruptedly during the movement thereof from said stationary conductor (16) to said grounding conductor (17), and further an arc extinguishing arrangement (102) which extinguishes an arc (A) generated between said stationary conductor (16) and said movable conductor (19) is provided at least at one side of said stationary conductor (16) and said movable conductor (19), said arc extinguishing arrangement (102) including a portion having projections and recesses (103) in said vacuum vessel (12) at the opposite side from the side where the one end of said movable conductor (19) is extended out from said vacuum vessel (12) and a pair of arc horns (100) and (101) provided at both end portions of said portions having projections and recesses (103).
An insulated type switching device comprising:
- a stationary conductor (16) and a grounding conductor (17) which are disposed in an opposing relation in a vacuum vessel (12) and a movable conductor (19) disposed in said vacuum vessel (12) between said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) so as to permit rotation thereof around a pivotal shaft (35) therefor to perform opening and closing operations thereof with respect to said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) and one end of said movable conductor (19) is extended out of said vacuum vessel (12), wherein said movable conductor (19) takes either four positions of closing position Y.sub.1, opening position Y.sub.2, disconnecting position Y.sub.3 and grounding position Y.sub.4 or takes three positions of closing position Y.sub.1, opening position Y.sub.2, and grounding position Y.sub.4 uninterruptedly during the movement thereof from said stationary conductor (16) to said grounding conductor (17), and further an arc extinguishing arrangement (18) which extinguishes an arc (A) generated between said stationary conductor (16) and said movable conductor (19) is provided at least at one side of said stationary conductor (16) and said movable conductor (19), said arc extinguishing arrangement (18) including a stationary contact electrode (16) with an arc guiding groove (18S) carried by said stationary conductor (16) and a movable contact electrode (19A) with an arc guiding groove (18S) carried by said movable conductor (19), whereby when said movable conductor (19) is separated from said stationary conductor (16) through rotation of said movable conductor (19) around said pivotal shaft (35), the separating distance between said stationary contact electrode (16A) and the movable contact electrode (19A) at an outer circumference thereof exceeds that between said stationary contact electrode (16A) and the movable contact electrode (19A) at the outer circumference thereof exceeds that between said stationary contact electrode (16A) and said movable electrode (19A) at the inner circumference thereof and arc the at the outer circumference on said stationary and movable contact electrodes (16A) and (19A) is forced toward the inner circumference thereof.
An insulated type switching device comprising:
- a stationary conductor (16) which is disposed in a vacuum vessel (12) and a movable conductor (19) disposed in said vacuum vessel (12) so as to permit rotation thereof around a pivotal shaft (35) therefor to perform opening and closing operations thereof with respect to said stationary conductor (16) and one end of said movable conductor (19) is extended out of said vacuum vessel (12), wherein an opposing electromagnetic force generating means (41B) is provided on at least one side of said stationary conductor (16) and said movable conductor (19) which cancels out an electromagnetic force generated at said movable conductor (19).
An insulated type switching device comprising:
- a stationary conductor (16) which is disposed in a vacuum vessel (12) and a movable conductor (19) disposed in said vacuum vessel (12) to perform the opening and closing operations thereof with respect to said stationary conductor (16) wherein said opposing electromagnetic force generating means (41B) is an electromagnetic force adjusting means provided in a load side conductor (41A) connected to said movable conductor (19) and cancels out an electromagnetic force generated at said movable conductor (19), and further an arc extinguishing arrangement (18) which extinguishes an arc (A) generated between said stationary conductor (16) and said movable conductor (18) is provided on at least one side of said stationary conductor (19) and said movable conductor (19), said arc extinguishing arrangement (18) including a stationary contact electrode (16A) with an arc guiding groove (18S) carried by said stationary conductor (16) and a movable contact electrode (19A) with an arc guiding groove (18S) carried by said movable conductor (19), whereby when said movable conductor (19) is separated from said stationary conductor (16) through rotation of said movable conductor (19) around said pivotal shaft (35), the separating distance between said stationary contact electrode (16A) and the movable contact electrode (19A) at the outer circumference thereof exceeds that between said stationary contact electrode (16A) and said movable contact electrode (19A) at the inner circumference thereof and the arc at the outer circumference on said stationary and movable contact electrodes (16A) and (19A) is forced toward the inner circumference thereof.
An insulated type switching device comprising a plurality of vacuum switches each including a stationary conductor (16) and a grounding conductor (17) which are disposed in an opposing relation in a vacuum vessel (12) and a movable conductor (19) disposed in said vacuum vessel (12) between said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) so as to permit rotation thereof around a pivotal shaft (35) therefor to perform opening and closing operations thereof with respect to said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) and one end of said movable conductor (19) is extended out of said vacuum vessel (12), wherein said plurality of the vacuum switches are arranged in parallel so that said outwardly extending movable conductors (19) are aligned in parallel at the same side of the respective vacuum switches.
An insulated type switching device comprising a stationary conductor (16) and a grounding conductor (17), first ends of which are disposed in an opposing relation in a vacuum vessel (12), the other ends of which are extended out of said vacuum vessel (12), and a movable conductor (19) disposed in said vacuum vessel (12) between said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) so as to permit rotation thereof around a pivotal shaft (35) therefor to perform the opening and closing operations thereof with respect to said stationary conductor (16) and said grounding conductor (17) and one end of said movable conductor (19) is extended out of said vacuum vessel (12), wherein the other end of said grounding conductor (17) is bent in an opposite direction from said movable conductor (19) to form an external grounding terminal (32).
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