Gas circuit breaker

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9997314-B2
Application number	US-201615085011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2016
Priority date	Oct 16, 2013
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

The gas circuit breaker includes a sealed container filled with an arc-extinguishing gas, a pair of fixed arc electrodes arranged in the sealed container to be opposite to each other, a trigger electrode movably arranged between the fixed arc electrodes and generating an arc discharge according to movement, a pressurization chamber pressuring and increasing a pressure of the arc-extinguishing gas with pressurization means, and a pressure accumulation chamber in communication with the pressurization chamber and accumulating the pressurized arc-extinguishing gas. The trigger electrode switches the pressure accumulation chamber into a closed state or an open state. The pressure accumulation chamber is switched to the closed state in a first half of breaking of the electric current, and the pressure accumulation chamber is switched to the open state in a latter half of breaking of the electric current. The arc-extinguishing gas in the pressure accumulation chamber is guided to the arc discharge.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A gas circuit breaker for switching breaking and turning-on of an electric current, comprising:
a sealed container filled with an arc-extinguishing gas;
a pair of fixed arc electrodes arranged in said sealed container to be opposite to each other;
a trigger electrode movably arranged between said fixed arc electrodes and generating an arc discharge according to movement;
a pressurization chamber that increases pressure of said arc-extinguishing gas,
a pressure accumulation chamber in communication with said pressurization chamber and accumulating said pressurized arc-extinguishing gas; and
wherein said trigger electrode is an open and close section for switching said pressure accumulation chamber into a closed state or an open state, and
said pressure accumulation chamber is switched to said closed state in a first half of breaking of said electric current, and said pressure accumulation chamber is switched to said open state in a latter half of breaking of said electric current, so that said arc-extinguishing gas in said pressure accumulation chamber is guided to said arc discharge,
wherein said pressurization arc-extinguishing gas is blown out from an inside of one of said fixed arc electrodes to an outside thereof.

2. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 1 ,
wherein said pressurization chamber further comprises a pressure release mechanism for releasing said pressure of said pressurization chamber in accordance with movement in which said pressurization chamber moves to a position where said communication portion is sealed.

3. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 1 ,
wherein said pressurization chamber further comprises a driving device for mechanically pressurizing said arc-extinguishing gas,
wherein a driving force of said driving device decreases when said pressure of said pressurization chamber is released.

4. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 1 ,
wherein said pressurization chamber synchronizes with said trigger electrode, and said driving device for moving said trigger electrode and a driving device for mechanically pressurizing said arc-extinguishing gas with said pressurization chamber are common.

5. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 1 ,
wherein said pressurization chamber comprises a cylinder and a piston integrally provided with said cylinder,
wherein said piston is arranged slidably in said cylinder, and said pressure of said arc-extinguishing gas in said cylinder does not increase by heat of said arc discharge.

6. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 1 , further provided with an insulation nozzle fixed between said pair of fixed arc electrodes,
wherein said arc-extinguishing gas of which temperature has been raised by said arc discharge is adjusted by said insulation nozzle.

7. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 1 ,
wherein said pressurization chamber seals a communication portion between said pressurization chamber and said pressure accumulation chamber in accordance with movement, and separates said pressurization chamber and said pressure accumulation chamber in terms of pressure.

8. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 7 ,
wherein said pressurization chamber further comprises a pressure release mechanism for releasing said pressure of said pressurization chamber in accordance with movement in which said pressurization chamber moves to a position where said communication portion is sealed.

9. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 7 ,
wherein said pressurization chamber further comprises a driving device for mechanically pressurizing said arc-extinguishing gas,
wherein a driving force of said driving device decreases when said pressure of said pressurization chamber is released.

10. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 7 ,
wherein said pressurization chamber synchronizes with said trigger electrode, and said driving device for moving said trigger electrode and a driving device for mechanically pressurizing said arc-extinguishing gas with said pressurization chamber are common.

11. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 7 ,
wherein said pressurization chamber comprises a cylinder and a piston integrally provided with said cylinder,
wherein said piston is arranged slidably in said cylinder, and said pressure of said arc-extinguishing gas in said cylinder does not increase by heat of said arc discharge.

12. The gas circuit breaker according to claim 7 , further provided with an insulation nozzle fixed between said pair of fixed arc electrodes,
wherein said arc-extinguishing gas of which temperature has been raised by said arc discharge is adjusted by said insulation nozzle.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Uchii Toshiyuki
• Iijima Takanori
• Ishii Takato
• Furuta Hiroshi

Classifications

• H01H33/903

  and assisting the operating mechanism · CPC title

• H01H33/7023

  characterised by an insulating tubular gas flow enhancing nozzle (H01H33/7038 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01H33/90

  this movement being effected by or in conjunction with the contact-operating mechanism · CPC title

• H01H2033/908

  using valves for regulating communication between, e.g. arc space, hot volume, compression volume, surrounding volume · CPC title

• H01H33/91 Primary

  the arc-extinguishing fluid being air or gas · CPC title