Bullet-resistant electrical installation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10224699-B2
Application number	US-201415509135-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2014
Priority date	Sep 17, 2014
Publication date	Mar 5, 2019
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019

Abstract

An electrical installation, in particular a transformer, phase shifter or inductor, which includes a fluid-filled tank having side walls, wherein, for protection against bombardment and/or fragmentation effects, the side walls are formed in a bullet-resistant manner and are made of a material having a traction strength of greater than 1000 MPa, or wherein a bullet-resistant reinforcement made of such a material is provided, the outer side of which envelope the side walls.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical installation, comprising:
a fluid-filled tank having side walls;
wherein one of:
(i) the side walls are formed in a penetration-inhibiting manner and are made of a material having a tensile strength greater than 1000 MPa for protection against effects of at least one of bullets and fragments and
(ii) a penetration-inhibiting reinforcement made of the material having the tensile strength greater than 1000 MPa envelops the side walls at an outside of the tank for protection against the effects of at least one of the bullets and fragments; and
wherein the penetration-inhibiting reinforcement envelops the side walls all-round at a spaced apart distance from the tank and is fastened to the tank via a plurality fastening elements.

2. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the penetration-inhibiting reinforcement is formed of panels; and wherein adjacent panels overlap each other.

3. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the panels are arranged vertically or horizontally lengthways.

4. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each panel has a cross-sectional profile with limbs; and wherein adjacent limbs interlock.

5. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 3 , wherein each panel has a cross-sectional profile with limbs; and wherein adjacent limbs interlock.

6. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 3 , wherein each fastening element of the plurality fastening elements has a spring element.

7. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 4 , wherein each fastening element of the plurality fastening elements has a spring element.

8. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein each fastening element of the plurality fastening elements has a bracket which is fastened to the tank and a further bracket which is fastened to the reinforcement; and wherein the bracket and the further bracket are connected via the spring element.

9. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the spring element is made of an elastomeric material which is adhesively fastened to the bracket and the further bracket.

10. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the spring element is made of an elastomeric material which is adhesively fastened to the bracket and the further bracket.

11. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the tank has a tank lid upon which at least one of domes and other installation parts are arranged; and wherein the panels extend beyond at least one of (i) the domes at their upper ends and (ii) other installation parts at their upper ends.

12. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the tank has a tank lid, upon which is arranged a cylindrical expansion vessel whose surface is enveloped via the panels.

13. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the reinforcement comprises at least one panel which is mounted on a hinge and which can be swiveled towards the external environment.

14. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:
a noise-damping material arranged in an intermediate space formed between the side wall and the reinforcement.

15. The electrical installation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electrical installation is one of a transformer, a phase shifter and an inductor.

16. A method for upgrading an electrical installation comprising a liquid-filled tank having side walls, the method comprising:
attaching a penetration-inhibiting reinforcement to the side walls, fastening the side walls to the tank via fastening elements; and
enveloping the side walls all-round at a distance, such that at least the liquid-filled tank and installation parts arranged on a lid of the liquid-filled tank are protected against effects from bullets and fragments.

17. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein a noise-damping material is arranged in an intermediate space formed by the penetration-inhibiting reinforcement which is attached to the side wall at the distance.

18. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the electrical installation is one of a transformer, a phase shifter and an inductor.

Assignees

• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Leber Gerald

Classifications

• H02B1/46 Primary

  Boxes; Parts thereof or accessories therefor · CPC title

• H02B1/56

  Cooling; Ventilation · CPC title

• H01F27/12

  Oil cooling · CPC title

• H01F27/02 Primary

  Casings · CPC title

• F41H5/24

  for stationary use, e.g. fortifications {; Shelters; Guard Booths (air-raid shelters E04H9/04)} · CPC title