US2359563A - Device for controlling power circuits - Google Patents

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US2359563A
US2359563A US371844A US37184440A US2359563A US 2359563 A US2359563 A US 2359563A US 371844 A US371844 A US 371844A US 37184440 A US37184440 A US 37184440A US 2359563 A US2359563 A US 2359563A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01C—RESISTORS
    • H01C10/00—Adjustable resistors
    • H01C10/30—Adjustable resistors the contact sliding along resistive element
    • H01C10/32—Adjustable resistors the contact sliding along resistive element the contact moving in an arcuate path
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
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  • This invention relates to a device for controlling power circuits in which instead of the usual power circuit breaker a rapidly varying resistance device is connected in the circuit to be interrupted and controlled so as to increase the efiective resistance from an initial low value continuously yet quickly up to a high resistance magnitude. It has been found that it is necessary to displace the movable control member of the resistance device with a very high speed, particularly when interrupting overloads, and it is a main object of the present invention to provide an apparatus which elfects such a control operation with an extremely high speed and with sturdy and reliable means so as to render this type of resistance switch suitable for exacting high power and overload operations.
  • the movable part of the variable resistance device preferably a slide contact
  • the drive mechanism of the apparatus contains a movable drive member or composite drive structure which is set in motion independently of the resistance device proper and is of relatively great mass in order to store kinetic driving energy before it is suddenly coupled with the movable contact member to be actuated.
  • the material may be stressed by the impact approximately up to the limit of permanent deformation in order to attain as high an acceleration as possible of the part to be moved.
  • the driving mass consists preferably of a revolving body which is brought into temporary engagement with the movable part of the variable resistor.
  • the energy storing mass may also be associated with a revolving endless flexible member, such as a band or chain.
  • the mass itself may be designed as a flexible member, or the flexible member may serve as a mere transmission or connection. If the stroke of the variable resistance device is short, its movable part may be driven by a mass whose motion is in the direction of displacement of the movable part or perpendicularly thereto and whose path is straight, at least in the region in which the mass acts upon the movable part of the resistor. In the case of a transverse motion of the driving mass, the control movement can be derived, for instance, by a wedge action.
  • FIG. 1 shows an axial cross section through a control apparatus of rotary type containing a flywheel as an energy storing drive member.
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-B of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 represents another embodiment with a rectilinear control movement, containing an endless flexible band for transmitting the drive movement to the resistance device proper.
  • the apparatus shown in Figs. 1 and 2 contains two arcuate resistance bodies 101 and 102 and a contact member .9 arranged between these bodies and mounted on a vertical shaft a.
  • the resistors 1121 and we have end contacts D1 and 02 respectively connected with the circuit my to be interrupted.
  • the two end contacts 121 and 112 are conductively connected with each other so that the total resistance of the device in circuit my is negligible.
  • the full resistance of the series-arranged resistors an and 102 is now effective in the circuit.
  • This resistance is so high that the current is virtually interrupted or reduced to an easily interruptable residual value.
  • the contact member is rapidly moved from the broken line position to the full line position so that the total resistance is varied continuously from zero to the high end value.
  • the resistance bodies 101 and w are mounted in the housing 9* of the device and are under the influence of springs h which establish the contact pressure necessary between the resistance bodies and the contact 3.
  • the shaft a is provided at its upper end with two disks kl, 102 which form one element of a friction coupling.
  • a flywheel mass m suspended from a rotatable shaft d, is disposed above these disks and is driven by a motor not shown.
  • the friction surfaces or linings fl and f2, cooperating with the coupling disks kl, k2, are arranged beneath the mass m and beneath a ring e secured to the mass. The lower end of the shaft.
  • a is linked to a toggle joint mechanism 0 which in turn is connected with a control rod 11 to be operated by means of an electromagnet (not shown). Actuation of the control rod 11 causes the toggle joint mechanism c to raise the shaft a with the movable contact member s and the coupling disks kl and k2 so that the latter engage the friction linings fl and f2 and thereby couple the rotatable contact assembly with the flywheel m.
  • a braking device is provided to reduce the shock occurring when the rotatable assembly reaches its end position.
  • the braking device contains disks bl and D2, which are mounted on shaft (1, and stationary linings qi and q2 mounted on rings i and].
  • the disks and q2 have helical surfaces designed in such a manner that at the beginning of the movement there is a clearance between the disks and the braking surfaces of the linings ql and q2. At the end of the movement, the disks come into engagement with the linings ql and q2 to effect braking.
  • a spring I is connected between a crank arm on shaft or and the stationary casing g.
  • the shaft (1 and the flywheel m are kept in continuous rotation so that a great kinetic drive energy stored in the rotating masses is available.
  • the control rod n is moved towards the shaft (1, a very short control movement suffices to place the coupling disks kl and k2 against the linings fl and f2 so that the flywheel m is instantaneously connected with the rotary contact assembly.
  • the movable contact is thrown into the circuit-interrupting position under a forceful impact whose effect is braked only after the contact has almost reached its new position.
  • th current is gradually reduced without giving cause to arcs or sparks.
  • the assembly is lowered by its own weight and then returned into its original position due to the action of the spring 1.
  • the movable part 8' of the variable resistance device is driven by a revolving flexible transmission member or band whose mass is so chosen that it displaces the contact 8 under a sudden blow after the latter has been connected therewith.
  • This connection is brought about by means of a friction coupling containing a rotatable eccentric 27 which, when rotated in the direction of the arrow, presses the band 0 against the back of the contact 3' or its support t.
  • the resistance body w is of straight and elongated shape, and the control movement of the contact member s is rectilinear.
  • the movement of the band 0 is likewise rectilinear within the range of the control motion to be transmitted.
  • a rigid coupling serves to connect the movable part with its drive
  • known devices are preferably provided to facilitate the engagement of the coupling in order that the latter does not break under a sudden blow.
  • a rigid coupling member for instance a hook or a pin, which establishes the connection with the movable part of the variable resistor, may be brought into a favorable position with respect to the links of the chain by means of a guide device, for instance by means of an auxiliary chain or the like, before the hook or pin engages the chain.
  • Apparatus for controlling electric power cir. cuits comprising a variable resistance device connected in the circuit to be controlled and having a movable contact member for increasing, when in operation, the effective resistance of the device from a low initial value to a high value, a drive mechaniism for actuating said movable contact member, said mechanism having a movable drive ber and said contact member for effecting a connection between said two members to displace said contact member, and a braking device for resisting said drive mechanism as said contact moves toward end position.
  • Apparatus for controlling electric power circuits comprising a resistance device of continuously variable resistance characteristic connected in the circuit to be controlled and having a movable contact member displaceable between two end positions for varying the effective resistance of the device between a low and a high end value, a drive mechanism for high-speed actuation of said movable contact member, said mechanism including structure for actuating said contact member, said structure being movable independently of said contact member and having a greater movable mass than said member in order to store kinetic driving energy previous to the actuation of said contact member, controllable coupling means disposed between said contact member and said structure for establishing, when said structure is in motion, a driving connection whereby said contact member is thrown from one to the other end position, and
  • a frictional braking device having a stationary element and a cooperating element, the latter being connected with said movable contact so as to be operative in the latter position of the contact movement in order to reduce the shock when the moving contact member reaches its end position.
  • Apparatus for controllin power circuits comprising a resistance body connected in the circuit to be controlled, a contact member form ing a part of said circuit and slidably engaging said body to vary the effective resistance of the body, an axially shiftable shaft for supporting said contact, a rotatable fly wheel coaxial with said shaft and independent of said contact members for storing kinetic energy previous to the actuation of said member, a friction coupling having a coupling element connected with said fly wheel and another coupling element connected to said shaft, and means for axially shifting said shaft to cause said coupling elements to become engaged and thereby rotate said sliding contact to a different position on said resistance body.
  • Apparatus for controlling power circuits comprising a resistance body connected in the circuit to be controlled, a contact member forming a part of said circuit and slidably engaging said body to vary the effective resistance of the body, an axially shiftable shaft for supporting said contact, a rotatable fly wheel coaxial with said shaft and independent of said contact members for storing kinetic energy previous to the actuation of said member, a friction coupling having a coupling element connected with said fly wheel and another coupling element connected to said shaft, means for axially shifting said shaft to cause said couplin elements to become engaged and thereby rotate said sliding contact to a dilferent position on said resistance body, and a braking device for resisting the rotational force imparted to the contact as the latter moves toward an end position on said resistance body.

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US4401968A (en) * 1979-08-09 1983-08-30 Shs Research Labs Inc. Manual belt electro-optical control
US4672355A (en) * 1980-12-31 1987-06-09 Shs Research Labs, Inc. Manual belt control device

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US4401968A (en) * 1979-08-09 1983-08-30 Shs Research Labs Inc. Manual belt electro-optical control
US4672355A (en) * 1980-12-31 1987-06-09 Shs Research Labs, Inc. Manual belt control device

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