Gas insulated switchgear with the use of insulating gases or fluids, and method of producing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10529510-B2
Application number	US-201815867768-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2018
Priority date	Jul 17, 2015
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

In an embodiment, the present invention provides a gas insulated switchgear for medium- or high-voltage use, including: a closed housing of a switchgear compartment having insulating gases or fluids. The insulation gas includes sulfurhexaflouride (SF 6 ). Constructive features of the switchgear are designed such that they are overperformed for the use of sulfurhexaflouride (SF 6 ), but already sufficiently performed for the use of eco efficient insulation gas with a mixture of up to 20% fluoroketone C5F10O and air or oxygen and carbondioxide. A later retrofit or adaption to a switchgear, filled with eco-efficient insulation gas, only needs the aforesaid gas exchange, without exchanging constructive parts of the switchgear.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A gas insulated switchgear for medium- or high-voltage use, comprising:
a closed housing compartment having an insulating gas or fluid, the insulating gas or fluid comprising sulfurhexaflouride (SF6),
wherein constructive parts of the switchgear are configured for use of sulfurhexaflouride (SF 6 ) as the insulating gas or fluid and also for use of eco efficient insulation gas, with a mixture of up to 20% fluoroketone C 5 F 10 O and air or oxygen and carbon dioxide, as the insulating gas or fluid,
wherein a later retrofit or adaptation of the gas insulated switchgear to fill the gas insulated switchgear with eco-efficient insulation gas only requires exchanging eco efficient insulation gas for the sulfurhexaflouride (SF 6 ), without exchanging constructive parts of the switchgear,
wherein the gas insulated switchgear comprises at least one of heat sinks, painted surfaces, or increased cross sections of conductors of the switchgear, and silver plating on all contact areas on a main current path of a switch of the switchgear, and
wherein, to allow exchange of the insulation gas by the eco-efficient insulation gas, deformation of the closed housing compartment is limited and reversible, and gas tightness is given even for a completely evacuated closed housing compartment, such that for a mechanical withstand for a pressure gradient from external to internal, welded steel sheets of the closed housing compartment are provided with stiffening profiles or sandwich plates.

2. The gas insulated switchgear according to claim 1 ,
wherein, for use of eco efficient gases as the insulating gas or fluid, the gas insulated switchgear comprises rounded edges, gradings, or increased distances between ground potential and conductors within the gas insulated switchgear compared to gas insulated switchgear in which only sulfurhexaflouride (SF6) is used as the insulating gas or fluid.

3. The gas insulated switchgear according to claim 1 , wherein the stiffening elements are arranged on an inner wall of the gas filled compartments, which are temporarily evacuated.

4. The gas insulated switchgear according to claim 1 , wherein the closed housing compartment is equipped with a valve that is configured be used for removing the insulating gas or fluid and filling the closed housing compartment with the eco-efficient insulation gas.

5. The gas insulated switchgear according to claim 1 , wherein the eco-efficient insulation gas comprises a mixture of fluoroketone and air.

6. A method for producing a gas insulated switchgear with insulating gases or fluids in a gastight compartment, comprising:
in a manufacturing step of producing the gastight compartment, a wall, a welding of wall metal sheets, and a sealing are embellished with a mechanical withstand for a pressure gradient from external to internal, in order to be performed ab initio for a later exchange of the insulating gas by an eco-efficient insulation gas,
wherein a filling of gas into the gastight compartment is realized by an evacuation pump, and a valve, through which the insulating gas will be filled into the gas compartment after evacuation via an insulating gas source.

7. A gas insulated switchgear for medium- or high-voltage use, comprising:
a closed housing compartment having an insulating gas or fluid, the insulating gas or fluid comprising sulfurhexaflouride (SF 6 ),
wherein constructive parts of the switchgear are configured for use of sulfurhexaflouride (SF 6 ) as the insulating gas or fluid and also for use of eco efficient insulation gas, with a mixture of up to 20% fluoroketone C 5 F 10 O and air or oxygen and carbon dioxide, as the insulating gas or fluid,
wherein a later retrofit or adaptation of the gas insulated switchgear to fill the gas insulated switchgear with eco-efficient insulation gas only requires exchanging eco efficient insulation gas for the sulfurhexaflouride (SF6), without exchanging constructive parts of the switchgear,
wherein the gas insulated switchgear comprises at least one of heat sinks, painted surfaces, or increased cross sections of conductors of the switchgear, and silver plating on all contact areas on a main current path of a switch of the switchgear,
wherein the closed housing compartment is equipped with a valve comprising a two direction flux valve such that it can be used for removing the insulating gas or fluid and filling the closed housing compartment with the eco-efficient insulation gas, and
wherein the valve is provided with a self closing unit configured to close the valve if an inner pressure of the closed housing compartment is higher than ambient pressure, and when the compartment is evacuated, of about 1 bar below ambient pressure.

8. A gas insulated switchgear for medium- or high-voltage use, comprising:
a closed housing compartment having an insulating gas or fluid, the insulating gas or fluid comprising sulfurhexaflouride (SF 6 ),
wherein constructive parts of the switchgear are configured for use of sulfurhexaflouride (SF 6 ) as the insulating gas or fluid and also for use of eco efficient insulation gas, with a mixture of up to 20% fluoroketone C 5 F 10 O and air or oxygen and carbon dioxide, as the insulating gas or fluid,
wherein a later retrofit or adaptation of the gas insulated switchgear to fill the gas insulated switchgear with eco-efficient insulation gas only requires exchanging eco efficient insulation gas for the sulfurhexaflouride (SF 6 ), without exchanging constructive parts of the switchgear,
wherein the gas insulated switchgear comprises at least one of heat sinks, painted surfaces, or increased cross sections of conductors of the switchgear, and silver plating on all contact areas on a main current path of a switch of the switchgear, and
wherein the switchgear is equipped with a filling valve, which is self closing under operation conditions up to 10.0 bar absolute or 9.0 bar above ambient pressure, and in an evacuated condition of 50 mbar absolute or below or about 1 bar below ambient pressure.

Assignees

• Abb Schweiz Ag

Inventors

• Hyrenbach Maik

Classifications

• H02B13/055 Primary

  Features relating to the gas · CPC title

• H02B3/00

  Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture, assembly, or maintenance of boards or switchgear · CPC title

• H01H33/56 Primary

  Gas reservoirs · CPC title

• H01H11/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches (processes specially adapted for manufacture of rectilinearly movable switches having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboards, H01H13/88) · CPC title