US3364328A - Fluid pressure actuated electric power circuit breaker - Google Patents

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US3364328A
US3364328A US44381265A US3364328A US 3364328 A US3364328 A US 3364328A US 44381265 A US44381265 A US 44381265A US 3364328 A US3364328 A US 3364328A
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    • 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
    • H01H33/02—Details
    • H01H33/28—Power arrangements internal to the switch for operating the driving mechanism
    • H01H33/30—Power arrangements internal to the switch for operating the driving mechanism using fluid actuator
    • H01H33/34—Power arrangements internal to the switch for operating the driving mechanism using fluid actuator hydraulic
    • 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
    • H01H33/008—Pedestal mounted switch gear combinations
    • 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
    • H01H33/02—Details
    • H01H33/04—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H33/14—Multiple main contacts for the purpose of dividing the current through, or potential drop along, the arc
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593—Systems
    • Y10T137/86493—Multi-way valve unit
    • Y10T137/86574—Supply and exhaust
    • Y10T137/86638—Rotary valve
    • Y10T137/86646—Plug type
    • Y10T137/86654—For plural lines

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  • a fluid pressure actuated circuit breaker comprises a base, a hollow insulator on the base and at least one head on the insulator carrying a circuit interrupter and a piston-cylinder device for operating the interrupter.
  • a single pipe is mounted rotatably on the base and extends coaxially through the insulator to define, with the interior surface of the latter, an annular clearance.
  • a fluid pressure accumulator in the base communicates constantly with the lower end of the pipe, and the annular clearance is connected to sump.
  • a rotary valve on the upper end of the pipe which is rotatable therewith and communicates with the pipe, controls the supply of fluid under pressure to the piston-cylinder device as well as connection of the latter to an intermediate reservoir connected to the annular clearance.
  • a fluid pressure actuator in the base which may be a piston cylinder device, is selectively operable to angularly displace the pipe to change the connections to the pistoncylinder device operating the circuit interrupter, to open and close the interrupter.
  • circuit breakers may be connected in series with each other, for example, and have pressure fluid supplied to pressure accumulators in their bases through a common pump.
  • This invention relates to electric power circuit breakers of the type having circuit interrupters which are operated by a fluid pressure type actuator. More particularly, the present invention is directed to an electric power circuit breaker of this type including novel and improved means for controlling the operation of the actuator or actuators.
  • Electric power circuit breakers of the type to which the present invention is directed includes a head structure carrying a fluid pressure actuated, and usually hydraulically actuated, main interrupter, this head structure being supported on a base structure by means of a hollow post insulator.
  • the base structure preferably includes a carriage for the circuit breaker, and the hollow post insulator has a length requisite to afford the necessary electrical insulation.
  • the head is a V-head carrying two interrupters connected in series.
  • the insulator as a hollow cylindrical post and to accommodate, within the insulator, the pressure fluid pipes or contacts for the interrupters.
  • the actuator control is effected by means of a two-way valve located at the lower end of the post. Twofluid pressure pipes run from this valve through the post to each main interrupter actuator, one being connected to the contact opening port of the actuator and the other to the contact closing port thereof.
  • the pipes alternate in carrying the fluid under pressure used for contact opening and contact closing operation of each actuator.
  • the length of pipe which is subject to possible leakage is considerable, and the risk of loss of pressure fluid is correspondingly high.
  • the fluid under pressure must circulate through both pipes, with the circulation being reversed for consecutive opening and closing operations.
  • the fluid in the high pressure pipe tends to build up oscillations which may impair the smooth operation of the actuator and hence the smooth movement of the movable contact of the interrupter.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an electric power circuit breaker of the type mentioned and in which the disadvantages of prior art circuit breakers are eliminated.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an electric power circuit breaker of the type mentioned including a single displaceable pipe extending longitudinally Within the insulator post to convey fluid under pressure to a changeover valve mounted at the top of the post and controlling operation of the actuator for each interrupter.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an electric power circuit breaker including such a displaceable pipe carrying the fluid under pressure from the base structure to a changeover valve in the head, and in which risk of pressure fluid oscillations is minimized by permanently or continuously connecting one port of the actuator to the supply pipe.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide an electric power actuator including a single displaceable pipe extending longitudinally within the insulator post to convey fluid under pressure from an accumulator to a change-over valve mounted on the top of the insulator post and controlling the actuator operation, and further including a displaceable valve element in the valve mechanically connected to the displaceable pipe and operating means in the base connected to the pipe to displace the same angularly to displace the valve member.
  • Yet another object of the invention is to provide an electric power circuit breaker including a single rotary pipe extending longitudinally within the insulating post and conveying fluid under pressure from a respective accumulator in the base structure to a change-over valve mounted on top of the post and controlling the actuator for an interrupter, and in which the single rotary pipe defines, with the inner peripheral surface of the insulator post, an annular clearance extending longitudinally of the insulator and serving aspart or the exhaust of fluid return circuit from the actuator for the interrupter.
  • Still a further object of the invention is to provide, in a multi-bank circuit breaker controlling a number of separate power conductors, a separate pressure accumulator for each circuit breaker instead of the conventional arrangement using only one common accumulator for all of the circuit breakers.
  • FIG. 1 is an axial sectional view, partly schematic, of an electric power circuit breaker embodying the invention
  • FIGS. 2a and 2b are schematic illustrations of a two way or change-over valve included in the circuit breaker, in respectively different operational positions;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic Wiring diagram of a multi-bank three-phase circuit breaker assembly embodying the invention
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic side elevation of one phase unit of the multi-bank circuit breaker assembly illustrated in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. is a schematic perspective view illustrating the position of the parts during closing of the circuit breaker.
  • FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 5, but illustrating the position of the parts during opening of the circuit breaker.
  • an electric power circuit breaker embodying the invention is illustrated as including a relatively elongated, generallycylindrical hollow post insulator 1 extending upwardly from a base 2 mounted on a circuit breaker carriage 3.
  • a valve housing 4 is mounted on the upper end of post 1 and is surmounted by a V-head 5 carrying two main circuit interrupters (not shown in FIG. 1).
  • pressure fluid supply pipe 6 is provided or formed with a port 7 which communicates, through a channel 8 in base 2 and a pipe 9, With a pressure fluid accumulator 10, of which one is provide for each circuit breaker.
  • Working pressure is maintained in accumulator 10 and in associated parts of the system by a pump (not shown in FIG. 1) through a pipe 11.
  • Channel 8 and ports 7 have circumferentially elongated registering mouths to maintain communication when pressure pipe 6 is rotated through a given angle corresponding to the limit of angular motion of a rotary valve member 12 fixed to the upper end of pressure pipe 6 to rotate therewith.
  • the upper end of pressure pipe 6 is formed with a port 21, within the portion fitting within housing 4, and this port communicates With a duct or channel 22 in the housing 4.
  • Port 21 and channel 22 have circumferentially elongated registering mouths to maintain communication throughout the range of angular displacement of pipe 6.
  • Channel 22 divides into a first branch conduit 23 leading to the other actuator port, which opens into the space 24 in cylinder 18 above piston 17, and a second branch conduit 25 in stationary body 14 of valve 13.
  • intermediate reservoir 20 communicates with the interior of hollow insulator post 1, and particularly with the annular clearance space between the outer periphery of pipe 6 and the inner periphery of hollow post cylinder 1.
  • the interior of post 1 communicates, through a channel 29 and a conduit 30, with the reservoir or return line (not shown), connected to the pump mentioned above.
  • Post 1 thus forms part of the fluid return or exhaust circuit of the pressure fluid system.
  • the control mechanism To open the contacts of the circuit breaker, the control mechanism connects conduit 34 to exhaust.
  • the pressure on the right face of piston 33 of actuator 31 is thereby collapsed, and the consequent reverse diflerential thrust returns the piston to the right to its former end position.
  • This rotates pressure pipe 6 and movable valve member 12 in the direction for disconnecting pressure pipe 6 from the space 16 on the underside of piston 17, and connecting the space 16 to channel 19, as best seen in FIG. 2b and in FIG. 6.
  • a volume of pressure fluid, such as oil, corresponding to the piston displacement is thus transferred, without the development of a significant pressure head, through duct 15, valve member 12 and channel 19 into intermediate exhaust reservoir 20.
  • the reservoir then drain the fluid into the fluid return system through channel 26, chamber 27, channel 28 and the interior of hollow post insulator 1.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 One practical application of the present invention is in a high voltage three-phase system of the kind shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 3 and 4.
  • three-phase conductors or lines are shown at R, Y and B, each being controlled by a bank of six sets of contacts or interrupters 40-45 connected in series.
  • Each successive pair 40 and 41, 42 and 43, and 44 and 45 in each bank is constituted by the two interrupters and a common V-head, such as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4.
  • Each interrupter bank is part of a phase unit comprising three hollow insulator posts 1, as shown in FIG. 4, each carrying a respective V-head 5 and mounted on a respective base 2, the bases being, in turn, mounted on a common phase carriage. 3.
  • each V-head 5 is charged by a common pump 46 as shown in FIG. 4.
  • This arrangement contributes substantially to reduction of contact arcing by insuring that the lengths of the hydraulic circuits between each accumulator 10 and its respective actuators 18 are equal.
  • the separate accumulators 10, of which nine are used in the instant example may be charged by the common pump 46.
  • a circuit breaker, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said last-named means comprises a second fluid pressure actuator in said base structure and operably connected to said pipe to angularly displace the latter about its axis.
  • a circuit breaker as claimed in claim 10, including a piston rod interconnecting said piston to said circuit interrupter; means constantly connecting the piston rod surface of said piston to the upper end of said pipe; said rotary valve being selectively operable to connect the other side of said piston to the upper end of said pipe or to said clearance space.
  • a circuit breaker comprising, in combination, a base structure; a relatively elongated hollow post insulator extending from said base structure; a head on said insulator carrying a circuit interrupter and a fluid pressure actuator for said interrupter; a change-over valve controlling fluid circuit connections to said actuator, housed within said head and including a rotary valve member; a pressure fluid accumulator in said base; a pressure fluid supply pipe extending longitudinally of said insulator and defining, with the inner peripheral surface of said insulator, an annular clearance extending longitudinally of said insulator; said supply pipe being mounted for rotation relative to said base structure and said head and being in constant communication, at its lower end, with said accumulator and, at its upper end, with said valve; said supply pipe being mechanically coupled to said rotary valve member; said annular clearance constituting a pressure fluid exhaust line; and means in said base structure coupled to said pipe to rotate the same to operate said valve; said actuator comprising a cylinder, a piston reciprocable in said cylinder, and a piston rod
  • a circuit breaker comprising, in combination, a base structure; a relatively elongated hollow post insulator extending from said base structure; a head on said insulator carrying a circuit interrupter and a fluid pressure actuator for said interrupter; a change-over valve controlling fluid circuit connections to said actuator, housed within said head and including a rotary valve member; a pressure fluid accumulator in said base; a pressure fluid supply pipe extending longitudinally of said insulator and defining, with the inner peripheral surface of said insulator, an annular clearance extending longitudinally of said insulator; said supply pipe being mounted for rotation relative to said base structure and said head and being in constant communication, at its lower end, with said accumulator and, at its upper end, with said valve; said supply pipe being mechanically coupled to said rotary valve member; said annular clearance constituting a pressure fluid exhaust line; and means in said base structure coupled to said pipe to rotate the same to operate said valve; said actuator comprising a cylinder, a piston reciprocable in said cylinder, and a piston rod
  • a circuit breaker comprising, in combination, a base structure; a relative elongated hollow post insulator extending from said base structure; a head on said insulator carrying a circuit interrupter and a fluid pressure actuator for said interrupter; a change-over valve, controlling fluid connections to said actuator, housed within said head and including a rotatable valve member; a pressure fluid supply pipe extending longitudinally of said insulator between said base structure and said valve to supply fluid under pressure to said valve, and defining, with the inner peripheral surface of said insulator, an annular clearance extending longitudinally of said insulator; said supply pipe being rotatable relative to said base structure and said head and being mechanically coupled to said valve member; said annular clearance constituting the fluid exhaust circuit of said actuator; means in said base structure coupled to said pipe to rotate the latter to operate said valve; an intermediate fluid reservoir Within said head connected to said annular clearance; said actuator including a cylinder, a piston reciprocable in said cylinder, and a piston rod extending from one surface of said piston for operating
  • a circuit breaker comprising, in combination, a base structure; a relatively elongated hollow post insulator extending from said base structure; a valve housing, including a chamber, on said insulator; a head on said valve housing carrying at least one circuit interrupter and a fluid pressure actuator for said interrupter; a change-over valve mounted in said valve housing and controlling fluid circuit connections to said actuator; said valve including a rotatable valve member Within said chamber; a pressure fluid accumulator within said base structure; a pressure fluid supply pipe extending longitudinally of said insulator between said base structure and said valve housing, and rotatably supported in said base structure and said valve housing; said supply pipe establishing constant communication between said accumulator and said valve, and defining, with the inner peripheral surface of said insulator, an annular clearance extending longitudinally of said insulator; the upper end of the pipe being mechanically connected to said valve member to rotate the latter; passage means connecting said chamber to said annular clearance; a fluid exhaust connection in said base structure connected to said annular clearance; an intermediate
  • a polyphase circuit breaker assembly comprising, in combination, plural circuit breakers for each phase; each circuit breaker including at least one circuit interrupter and the circuit interrupters for each phase being connected in series; each circuit breaker including a base, a relatively elongated hollow post insulator extending from said base, a head on said insulator carrying the circuit interrupter and a fluid pressure actuator for the associated circuit interrupter, a change-over valve controlling fluid circuit connections to said actuator and housed within the head and including a movable member, a single high pressure fluid supply pipe rotatably mounted in, and extending with radial clearance through, the associated hollow post insulator between the associated base and the associated valve and mechanically connected to the associated movable valve member and with its upper end in fluid communication therewith, a respective accumulator coupled to the lower end of the associated pipe and supplying fluid under pressure thereto, means connecting the associated valve to the associated fluid pressure actuator and to said radial clearance, and operating means for angularly displacing the associated pipe about its axis to operate
  • a polyphase circuit breaker assembly comprising, in combination, circuit breakers for each phase, each circuit breaker including a pair of circuit interrupters and all of the interrupters for each phase being connected in series; each circuit breaker including a base, a relative elongated hollow post insulator extending from said base, a common head on said insulator carrying the pair of circuit interrupters and a fluid pressure actuator for each interrupter, a change-over valve housed within the associated head and controlling fluid circuit connections to the associated pair of actuators, said change-over valve including a movable valve member, a single high pressure fluid supply pipe rotatably mounted in, and extending with radial clearance through, the associated hollow post insulator between the associated base and the associated valve and mechanically connected to the associated movable valve member, a respective high pressure fluid accumulator coupled to the lower end of the associated pipe and supplying fluid under pressure thereto, means establishing cocmunication between the upper end of the associated single high pressure fluid supply pipe and the associated valve, between the associated valve and the associated pair of

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