Grounding structure, method for assembling grounding structure and gas-insulated transmission line

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12407151-B2
Application number	US-202018018046-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 3, 2020
Priority date	Aug 3, 2020
Publication date	Sep 2, 2025
Grant date	Sep 2, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a grounding structure, a method for assembling the same and a gas-insulated transmission line. The grounding structure includes a grounding guide defining a guiding hole and a grounding support fixed on the grounding guide and defining a cavity for accommodating a grounding contact. The grounding contact is arranged in the cavity and protrudes through the guiding hole on the grounding guide. The grounding contact is moveable along the wall of the cavity by a grounding spring accommodated in the cavity to realize the adaptive adjustment of the installation position. The grounding structure can be pre-assembled in an accurate and efficient way to avoid the components therein damaging, thereby improving the reliability and safety of the grounding structure and the gas-insulated equipment in which the grounding structure is used.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A grounding structure, comprising:
a grounding guide defining a guiding hole;
a grounding support fixed on the grounding guide and defining a cavity for accommodating a grounding contact;
wherein the grounding contact is arranged in the cavity and protruding through the guiding hole on the grounding guide; and the grounding contact is moveable along the wall of the cavity by a grounding spring accommodated in the cavity to realize the adaptive adjustment of the installation position, wherein the grounding guide is configured as a cylinder having an open end for receiving the grounding support therein and a contacting end having the guiding hole, and wherein the grounding guide is moveable via a supporting spring engaged with the inner surface of the contacting end and arranged in series with the grounding spring.

2. The grounding structure according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding support is fixed on the inner surface of the contacting end of the grounding guide via fastener.

3. The grounding structure according to claim 2 , wherein the grounding guide is provided with a spacer ring sleeved on the fastener.

4. The grounding structure according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding support is provided with two cavities arranged symmetrically along a central axis of the grounding guide, and the grounding guide is provided with two guiding holes on the contacting end; and wherein each of the guiding holes comprises an annular rib extending radially inward from the edge thereof for limiting the grounding contact.

5. The grounding structure according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding guide is provided with a slot on outer surface of the contacting end for collecting metal particles, and the guiding hole is arranged in the slot.

6. The grounding structure according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding guide is provided with an aperture on the wall of the cylinder for releasing gas in the grounding structure.

7. The grounding structure according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding support is provided with an annular flange extending parallel to the inner surface of the contacting end, and the supporting spring is configured to engage with the annular flange.

8. The grounding structure according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding support is provided with a hole on the wall of the cavity for releasing gas in the grounding structure.

9. The grounding structure according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding structure is assembled in a gas-insulated system.

10. The grounding structure according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding structure is operable to convert electric floating potential of a gas-insulated system in which the grounding structure is used into electric ground potential.

11. A gas-insulated transmission line, comprising:
an outer enclosure;
an insulator arranged in the outer enclosure; and
a grounding structure according to claim 1 ;
wherein the grounding structure is pre-assembled before being mounted on the insulator by fixing the grounding support on the grounding guide, and the grounding guide is adapted to move in a radial direction of the gas-insulated transmission line for contacting the outer enclosure.

12. The gas-insulated transmission line according to claim 11 , wherein the grounding guide is moveable via the supporting spring arranged in series with the grounding spring in the grounding support and engaged between the grounding guide and the insulator.

13. A method for assembling a grounding structure,:
providing a grounding guide having a guiding hole;
providing a grounding support having a cavity;
providing a grounding contact and a grounding spring;
positioning the grounding contact and the grounding spring in the cavity to realize the adaptive adjustment of the installation position of the grounding contact by the grounding spring; and
fixing the grounding support on the grounding guide to form a pre-assembled subassembly with the grounding contact protruding through the guiding hole, wherein the grounding guide is configured as a cylinder having an open end for receiving the grounding support therein and a contacting end having the guiding hole, and wherein the grounding guide is moveable via a supporting spring engaged with the inner surface of the contacting end and arranged in series with the grounding spring.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the pre-assembled subassembly is adapted to be arranged on an insulator of a gas insulated transmission line with the supporting spring engaged between the insulator and the grounding guide and arranged in series with the grounding spring in the grounding support.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the grounding guide is moveable via the supporting spring arranged in series with the grounding spring in the grounding support and engaged between the grounding guide and an insulator.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the grounding structure is operable to convert electric floating potential of a gas-insulated system in which the grounding structure is used into electric ground potential.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the grounding guide is provided with an aperature on the wall of the cylinder for releasing gas in the grounding structure.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the grounding guide is provided with a slot on an outer surface of the contacting end for collecting metal particles, and the guiding hole is arranged in the slot.

Assignees

• Hitachi Energy Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Xiuming
• Chen Dajin
• Chen Tiansong
• Liu Luopeng
• Nong Jieshen
• Chen Longguang

Classifications

• H04B3/02

  Details · CPC title

• H01B17/06

  Fastening of insulator to support, to conductor, or to adjoining insulator · CPC title

• H02B13/075 Primary

  Earthing arrangements · CPC title

• H02G5/065 Primary

  Particle traps (gettering in vacuum switches H01H33/6683; in discharge or vacuum tubes H01J7/18, H01J19/70) · CPC title