Gas circuit breaker

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016379780-A1
Application number	US-201615193531-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 27, 2016
Priority date	Jun 29, 2015
Publication date	Dec 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In a gas circuit breaker according to an embodiment, a container is filled with an arc extinguishing gas. A movable part housed in the container and includes a movable arc contact. The movable part is provided with an accumulation part for increasing pressure of the arc extinguishing gas. A counter part is housed in the container and includes a counter arc contact, an exhaust pipe, and a shield. The shield is disposed in the exhaust pipe in a state that a flow of the arc extinguishing gas inside the exhaust pipe is allowed. A nozzle is housed in the container and provided with a space. An arc discharge occurs between the movable arc contact and the counter arc contact in the space. The arc extinguishing gas having an increased pressure in the accumulation part flows into the space to extinguish the arc discharge and flows into the exhaust pipe. The shield has a first shield wall crossing the axial direction of the exhaust pipe.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A gas circuit breaker comprising:
a container filled with an arc extinguishing gas; a movable part housed in the container and including a movable arc contact, the movable part being provided with an accumulation part for increasing pressure of the arc extinguishing gas; a counter part housed in the container and including a counter arc contact, an exhaust pipe, and a shield, the shield being disposed in the exhaust pipe in a state that a flow of the arc extinguishing gas inside the exhaust pipe is allowed; and a nozzle housed in the container and provided with a space, an arc discharge occurring between the movable arc contact and the counter arc contact in the space, wherein the arc extinguishing gas having an increased pressure in the accumulation part flows into the space to extinguish the arc discharge and flows into the exhaust pipe, the shield has a first shield wall crossing an axial direction of the exhaust pipe.

2 . The gas circuit breaker according to claim 1 , wherein
the shield has a tubular second shield wall that extends in the axial direction from the first shield wall toward the movable part.

3 . The gas circuit breaker according to claim 2 , wherein
the first shield wall includes a projection part that projects more outward in a radial direction of the exhaust pipe than the second shield wall.

4 . The gas circuit breaker according to claim 2 , wherein
the nozzle is disposed in the movable part, and the second shield wall includes a guide that guides movement of the nozzle.

5 . The gas circuit breaker according to claim 2 , wherein
the second shield wall is provided with a plurality of through holes.

6 . The gas circuit breaker according to claim 5 , wherein
the plurality of through holes includes a first through hole provided adjacent to the first shield wall, a second through hole that is provided away from the first shield wall as compared to the first through hole and that is provided with a smaller opening area than the first through hole, and a third through hole that is provided away from the first shield wall as compared to the second through hole and that is provided with a greater opening area than the second through hole.

7 . The gas circuit breaker according to claim 2 , wherein
a plurality of rows each including a plurality of through holes provided along the axial direction is arranged apart each other in circumferential direction of the exhaust pipe, and in the rows, an opening ratio of sum total of height of the plurality of through holes along the axial direction to height of the second shield wall along the axial direction is equal to or greater than 0.2 and equal to or smaller than 0.4.

8 . The gas circuit breaker according to claim 2 , wherein
the counter arc contact protrudes from the first shield wall.

9 . The gas circuit breaker according to claim 8 , wherein
a tapered part tapering along the axial direction from the first shield wall is disposed at the base of the counter arc contact.

10 . The gas circuit breaker according to claim 1 , wherein
the shield includes a third shield wall, the third shield wall is positioned at an end in the axial direction away from the movable arc contact of the exhaust pipe, and the third shield wall crosses the axial direction.

11 . The gas circuit breaker according to claim 1 , wherein
a length of the exhaust pipe in the axial direction is shorter than a wavelength of a pressure wave generated inside the exhaust pipe.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Jimbo Tomohiko
• Debasish Biswas
• Shinkai Takeshi

Classifications

• H01H33/74

  wherein the break is in gas (in air at atmospheric pressure H01H33/73) · CPC title

• H01H33/82 Primary

  the fluid being air or gas · CPC title

• H01H33/88

  the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts · CPC title