EP0255016A1 - Elément interrupteur limitant le courant - Google Patents

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EP0255016A1
EP0255016A1 EP87110495A EP87110495A EP0255016A1 EP 0255016 A1 EP0255016 A1 EP 0255016A1 EP 87110495 A EP87110495 A EP 87110495A EP 87110495 A EP87110495 A EP 87110495A EP 0255016 A1 EP0255016 A1 EP 0255016A1
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switching element
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Johann Dipl.-Ing. Wolf
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/50—Means for increasing contact pressure, preventing vibration of contacts, holding contacts together after engagement, or biasing contacts to the open position
    • H01H1/54—Means for increasing contact pressure, preventing vibration of contacts, holding contacts together after engagement, or biasing contacts to the open position by magnetic force
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
    • H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
    • H01H1/20—Bridging contacts
    • H01H1/2066—Fork-shaped bridge; Two transversally connected contact arms bridging two fixed contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/30—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H9/44—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts using blow-out magnet

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  • the invention relates to a current-limiting switching element, for the at least one contact of which is made between a movable and a fixed contact member, a device for an auxiliary magnetic field is provided, the axis of which is arranged perpendicular to the movable contact member.
  • An electrical switch which redirects its operating current from main contacts to an auxiliary contact, the configuration of which can be read from the arrangement described at the beginning (US Pat. No. 2,555,799).
  • the known arrangement is one of the variously known arrangements under the type of arc running aids.
  • switchgear The most important prerequisite for current-limiting switchgear is a quick contact opening that starts early. In switchgear, this is usually achieved using a fast magnet armature system.
  • the magnetic armature system often strikes the movable contact element before a switch lock is released.
  • electrodynamic forces In order to accelerate the arcing, it is also common to apply electrodynamic forces to the moving contact.
  • Such measures are also used as arcing aids.
  • the effective magnetic field at the contact point is additionally reinforced by iron brackets, iron plates or so-called blow coils. This allows an arc to enter more quickly enter the arcing chamber.
  • the actual center of magnetic force generation, the magnetic release is usually located relatively away from the contact point.
  • the invention has for its object to develop a current-limiting switching element or switching device that exerts strong opening forces on a movable contact member and can be used both with and without arcing chambers.
  • the solution of the described object is according to the invention that in the direction of the axis of the device for that of the auxiliary magnetic field is at least approximately the direction of movement of the movable contact member and that the current direction for contact is selected so that the adjacent contact member with respect to the auxiliary magnetic field one of the solid contact member experiences repulsive force.
  • the extinguishing plates can be arranged in planes spanned perpendicular to the magnetic field, so that a compact construction results in a switching device with an extinguishing chamber.
  • the direction of movement of the movable contact member does not run in the direction of the auxiliary magnetic field, but perpendicular to it.
  • quenching plates can only be arranged within an auxiliary winding or at an offset level, which leads to a voluminous structure.
  • a particularly strong force effect on the movable contact member is achieved if two contact pieces for two contacts are formed on a common movable contact member which extends at least approximately in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the device for the auxiliary magnetic field.
  • a contact element can comprise the magnet arrangement in a U-shaped or crescent shape.
  • the movable contact member offers opening forces a large area of attack.
  • the common movable contact member can also form several turns around the auxiliary magnetic field, whereby the force effect is further increased. If the fixed contact members form U-shaped legs together with the common movable contact member in the contact area, the arc run is promoted in a known manner, since current loops are formed.
  • the device for the auxiliary magnetic field can in particular be part of a magnet armature circuit, as a result of which the central point for the greatest magnetic force development can act directly on the contacts which are spatially arranged close to this.
  • the magnet armature can be operatively connected to the movable contact member in a manner known per se, whereby an impact armature effect is used.
  • Mechanisms with a dead center position and restraining devices allow the effect of the magnetic force to open the contact to be metered in a manner known per se.
  • the device for the auxiliary magnetic field can be an electromagnet, for the excitation winding of which two contacts are connected in series with a common movable contact member. This ensures that the full working current to the contact opening is immediate, So even without a magnetic trigger that acts on a key switch.
  • the movable contact member is movably mounted directly in the magnetic field of the release and the current direction in the movable contact is opposite to that of the coil current.
  • the contact members carry contact pieces 5.
  • the axis of a device for generating an auxiliary magnetic field 7 is oriented perpendicular to the direction of extension of the movable contact member 3 when it contacts its closed position.
  • the direction of movement of the is approximately in the direction of the axis of the device for generating the auxiliary magnetic field 7 movable contact member 3.
  • the direction of current via connecting conductor 8, in the direction of arrow 9, is selected so that the movable contact member 3 experiences a repelling force from the fixed contact member with respect to the auxiliary magnetic field 7.
  • the device for the auxiliary magnetic field 7 consists of an electromagnet, the winding 10 of which is provided with connections 11, and of a magnetic yoke body 12 which leads the field back to the core 13.
  • the magnetic field 7 has an opening effect on the current at a flow direction 9 if the magnetic field with its imaginary axis 14 has a north pole above the plane of the drawing.
  • the legs of the movable contact member common to two contacts 1, 2 carry contact pieces 5 and form 4 U-shaped legs or a current loop with the fixed contact members.
  • a force is exerted on the arc in the direction of the imaginary U-axis, namely in the direction of the U-bottom.
  • Extinguishing plates of an arc chamber 15 can therefore be arranged in the running direction of the arc.
  • the connecting rail 8 also acts as a running rail, and a second running rail 16 can be arranged above the lower running rail.
  • Such quenching chambers 15 can be arranged to both contacts.
  • Magnetic stray fields in the contact area support the arc entry into the quenching chamber, whereby a force is exerted on the arc that is perpendicular to the current direction in the arc and perpendicular to the stray magnetic field in the contact area.
  • the current supply to the contacts can be designed as a series connection for winding the electromagnet.
  • the movable contact member 3 for the two contacts can be pivoted about a mechanical axis 17 in the exemplary embodiment.
  • the two contact points act open as a double break in the circuit between the connecting rails 8.
  • a common movable contact member 3 for two contact points is arranged in a plane approximately perpendicular to the axis 14 of the device for generating the auxiliary magnetic field.
  • the fixed contact members together with the common movable contact member 3 form U-shaped legs in the contact area.
  • the current supply and discharge could also be designed differently geometrically if an arc running aid of the type already described is not required.
  • the legs of the U-shaped or crescent-shaped common contact member 3 should end in the magnet area, that is to say, for example, be short. Nevertheless, the movable contact member can be guided in several turns around the axis 14 of the auxiliary magnetic field 7, as is illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • the movable contact element 3 according to FIG. 2 or according to FIG. 3 can either be translationally movable approximately in the direction of the axis 14 of the device for generating the auxiliary magnetic field 7 of the magnetic field axis 14 or also about an axis in the plane in which the movable contact element 3 according to FIG. 2 extends rotatably.
  • the ends of the common movable Contact member 3 are thereby almost again movable in the direction of the magnetic field axis.
  • the magnetic field is amplified in the arrangement according to the invention by the current flow in the fixed contact members 4. Since the current-limiting switching element has large opening forces at low currents because of the position of the contacts to the magnetic field and because of the special movable contact elements, switches with a key switch and magnetic release can also be made with relatively simple magnetic release systems, which may be relatively slow.
  • a switching element is illustrated in FIG. 4, the device 6 for the auxiliary magnetic field being part of a magnet armature circuit 18, the magnet armature 22 of which is operatively connected to the movable contact member 3 by opening a plunger 19 onto a part 20 intended to be connected to the movable contact members 3 acts.
  • the contact points are arranged in partial chambers 21 made of electrically insulating wall material.
  • the device 6 for the auxiliary magnetic field is an electromagnet, for the excitation winding 10 two contacts are connected in series with a common movable contact member 3.
  • the magnet armature 18 according to FIG. 4 is acted upon by a restraining device and the movable contact member 3 is guided by a mechanism which has a dead center position before the opening path.
  • the restraining forces should be set so that currents with amperage to be switched off are sufficient to move the armature past its dead center position. This prevents undesired opening of the switch too early, and yet the strong magnetic opening forces are used from a threshold value.
  • the restraining device is designed such that the magnet armature 18 is only released in the closing direction of the movable contact member after a time after which contact welding is excluded. This prevents the contacts from closing too early, so that the contact pieces cannot weld.

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EP87110495A 1986-07-31 1987-07-20 Elément interrupteur limitant le courant Expired - Lifetime EP0255016B1 (fr)

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AT87110495T ATE85456T1 (de) 1986-07-31 1987-07-20 Strombegrenzendes schaltelement.

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JP (1) JP2718012B2 (fr)
AT (1) ATE85456T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE3783965D1 (fr)
NO (1) NO173208C (fr)

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EP0649155A1 (fr) * 1993-10-15 1995-04-19 Hager Electro S.A. Tôle de conduction double pour chambre de conduction d'arc de disjoncteur
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NO173208C (no) 1993-11-10
NO173208B (no) 1993-08-02
JP2718012B2 (ja) 1998-02-25
NO873054D0 (no) 1987-07-21
JPS6340226A (ja) 1988-02-20
ATE85456T1 (de) 1993-02-15
US4810841A (en) 1989-03-07
DE3783965D1 (de) 1993-03-18

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