Power switchgear having surge suppression apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9893515-B2
Application number	US-201314416488-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2013
Priority date	Sep 26, 2012
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

A power switchgear includes: a vacuum switch tube in a ground tank; a movable side conductor which passes through the ground tank to connect to one side of the vacuum switch tube, and extends to the upper side of the tank; a fixed side conductor which passes through the ground tank and connects to another side of the vacuum switch tube, and extends to the upper side of the tank. A conical insulator is placed on an opening of the ground tank, and a tip end is inserted in the ground tank; an insulation cylinder is placed at a rear end of the conical insulator to cover the inside of a concave portion of the conical insulator, and protrudes outside the ground tank; and a surge suppression apparatus inside the insulation cylinder has a terminal in the conical insulator and connected to a main circuit of the vacuum switch tube.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power switchgear comprising:
a ground tank having an axial direction that extends horizontally;
a vacuum switch tube horizontally placed in said ground tank and connected to an operating mechanism unit;
a movable side insulation supporter placed in said ground tank and supported by said ground tank to support a movable side of said vacuum switch tube;
a fixed side insulation supporter placed in said ground tank and supported by said ground tank to support a fixed side of said vacuum switch tube;
a movable side center conductor having one end that passes through a wall portion of said ground tank and that is connected to the movable side of said vacuum switch tube, and having an opposite end that extends beyond an upper side of said ground tank and inside of a movable side insulator; and
a fixed side center conductor having one end that passes through a second wall portion of said ground tank and that is connected to the fixed side of said vacuum switch tube, and having an opposite end that extends beyond the upper side of said ground tank and inside of a fixed side insulator,
said power switchgear including:
a conical shaped insulator which is placed on an opening portion at a part of said ground tank, and having a tip end portion inserted in said ground tank;
an insulation cylinder which is placed at a rear end portion of said conical shaped insulator to cover an inside of a conical concave portion of said conical shaped insulator, and protrudes outside of said ground tank; and
a surge suppression apparatus that is placed inside said insulation cylinder while maintaining hermetic seal, and that has a main circuit side terminal placed in said conical shaped insulator, and said main circuit side terminal is connected to a main circuit of said vacuum switch tube, said surge suppression apparatus being placed on a lower side or a lateral side of said ground tank.

2. A power switchgear comprising:
a ground tank having an axial direction that extends horizontally;
a vacuum switch tube horizontally placed in said ground tank and connected to an operating mechanism unit;
a movable side insulation supporter placed in said ground tank and supported by said ground tank to support a movable side of said vacuum switch tube;
a fixed side insulation supporter placed in said ground tank and supported by said ground tank to support a fixed side of said vacuum switch tube;
a movable side center conductor having one end that passes through a wall portion of said ground tank and that is connected to the movable side of said vacuum switch tube, and having an opposite end that extends beyond an upper side of said ground tank and inside of a movable side insulator; and
a fixed side center conductor having one end that passes through a second wall portion of said ground tank and that is connected to the fixed side of said vacuum switch tube, and having an opposite end that extends beyond the upper side of said ground tank and inside of a fixed side insulator,
said power switchgear including:
an insulation cylinder which is placed on an opening portion at a part of said ground tank, and which protrudes outside of said ground tank;
a surge suppression apparatus that is placed inside said insulation cylinder while maintaining hermetic seal, and that has a main circuit side terminal placed inside said ground tank and said main circuit side terminal is connected to a main circuit of said vacuum switch tube;
a contactor which is placed on a main circuit side of said vacuum switch tube, and is brought into contact with said main circuit side terminal of said surge suppression apparatus;
a slide seal shaft placed on an outer circumferential portion of a grounding side terminal of said surge suppression apparatus; and
a slide seal case which is placed on said insulation cylinder, and through which said slide seal shaft is passed through, said surge suppression apparatus being placed on a lower side or a lateral side of said ground tank.

3. The power switchgear according to claim 1 ,
wherein a terminal of said surge suppression apparatus is connected to an inspecting terminal by a grounding wire.

4. The power switchgear according to claim 2 ,
wherein a terminal of said surge suppression apparatus is connected to an inspecting terminal by a grounding wire.

5. The power switchgear according to claim 2 ,
wherein said surge suppression apparatus is configured to slide in said ground tank while maintaining said hermetic seal, and
said surge suppression apparatus and said main circuit are configured to be connected and separated.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Arioka Masahiro
• Tanaka Naoki

Classifications

• H02H9/02

  responsive to excess current {(current limitation for voltage regulators G05F1/573; disconnection after limiting H02H3/025)} · CPC title

• H01H33/161 Primary

  Variable impedances · CPC title

• H01C7/126

  Means for protecting against excessive pressure or for disconnecting in case of failure · CPC title

• H02H7/222 Primary

  for switches · CPC title

• H02B13/02 Primary

  with metal casing · CPC title