On-load tap changer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12087537-B2
Application number	US-202017775317-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2020
Priority date	Nov 12, 2019
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

An on-load tap changer uninterruptedly switches between winding taps of a tap-changing transformer. The on-load tap changer includes: at least one selector configured to preselect, in a powerless manner, a selected winding tap of the winding taps; at least one diverter switch configured to actually switch loads from a previous winding tap to a preselected winding tap of the winding taps; at least one toothed gearing comprising a first gearwheel and a second gearwheel, the first gearwheel being assigned to the selector, and the second gearwheel being assigned to the diverter switch; and a drive shaft, which is configured to be actuated by a motor drive. The first gearwheel and the second gearwheel are directly interconnected mechanically in such a way that the first gearwheel and the second gearwheel are simultaneously actuatable. The drive shaft is configured to drive either the first gearwheel or the second gearwheel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An on-load tap changer for uninterrupted switching between winding taps of a tap-changing transformer, the on-load tap changer comprising:
at least one selector configured to preselect, in a powerless manner, a selected winding tap of the winding taps;
at least one diverter switch configured to actually switch loads from a previous winding tap to a preselected winding tap of the winding taps;
at least one toothed gearing comprising a first gearwheel and a second gearwheel, the first gearwheel configured to drive the selector, and the second gearwheel configured to drive the diverter switch;
a drive shaft; and
a motor drive configured to drive the drive shaft,
wherein the first gearwheel and the second gearwheel are directly interconnected mechanically in such a way that the first gearwheel and the second gearwheel are simultaneously actuatable,
wherein the first gearwheel is configured to be directly driven by the drive shaft,
wherein the second gearwheel is configured to be directly driven by the drive shaft, and
wherein the drive shaft is configured to selectively drive either the first gearwheel or the second gearwheel.

2. The on-load tap changer according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one selector, the at least one diverter switch, the at least one toothed gearing, and the drive shaft are arranged in a housing of the on-load tap changer.

3. The on-load tap changer according to claim 1 , wherein the first gearwheel is mounted in a rotationally fixed manner on a first gear shaft, and the second gearwheel is mounted in a rotationally fixed manner on a second gear shaft.

4. The on-load tap changer according to claim 3 , wherein:
the first gear shaft is rotatable about a first gear axis, and the second gear shaft is rotatable about a second gear axis, and
the first gear axis and the second gear axis intersect at a defined angle.

5. The on-load tap changer according to claim 1 , wherein the first gearwheel and the second gearwheel are in the form of bevel gearwheels.

6. The on-load tap changer according to claim 3 , wherein the drive shaft is configured to be connected in a rotationally fixed manner either to the first gear shaft or to the second gear shaft via a coupling.

7. The on-load tap changer according to claim 4 , wherein the drive shaft is arranged on the first gear axis when driving the first gearwheel, and on the second gear axis when driving the second gearwheel.

8. The on-load tap changer according to claim 1 , wherein the motor drive can be fixed to the housing of the on-load tap changer by means of a transmission module.

9. The on-load tap changer according to claim 1 , further comprising a control cabinet which is formed separately from the motor drive.

10. The on-load tap changer according to claim 1 , comprising:
a second selector and a third selector;
a second diverter switch and a third diverter switch;
a second drive shaft and a third drive shaft; and
a second toothed gearing and a third toothed gearing,
wherein:
the second drive shaft is configured to actuate the second selector and the second diverter switch via the second toothed gearing, and
the third drive shaft is configured to actuate the third selector and the third diverter switch via the third toothed gearing.

11. The on-load tap changer according to claim 10 , wherein:
the drive shaft, the second drive shaft, and the third drive shaft, are mechanically coupled to one another in such a way that the drive shaft drives the second drive shaft via the toothed gearing, and the second drive shaft drives the third drive shaft via the second toothed gearing.

12. The on-load tap changer according to claim 10 , wherein:
the second drive shaft and the third drive shaft are located on a common axis.

Assignees

• Reinhausen Maschf Scheubeck

Inventors

• Schuster Thomas
• Raith Andreas
• Kellendorfer Georg

Classifications

• H01H2009/0094

  Details of rotatable shafts which are subdivided; details of the coupling means thereof · CPC title

• H01H9/0038

  making use of vacuum switches · CPC title

• H01H9/0072

  particular to three-phase switches (synchronous switching H01H9/563) · CPC title

• H01H9/0011 Primary

  Voltage selector switches · CPC title

• H01H9/0027 Primary

  Operating mechanisms · CPC title