WO2024199628A1 - Joint d'étanchéité pour un dispositif à haute ou moyenne tension isolé au gaz - Google Patents

Joint d'étanchéité pour un dispositif à haute ou moyenne tension isolé au gaz Download PDF

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WO2024199628A1
WO2024199628A1 PCT/EP2023/057829 EP2023057829W WO2024199628A1 WO 2024199628 A1 WO2024199628 A1 WO 2024199628A1 EP 2023057829 W EP2023057829 W EP 2023057829W WO 2024199628 A1 WO2024199628 A1 WO 2024199628A1
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Andrzej RYBAK
Artur Siwek
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02B—BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02B13/00—Arrangement of switchgear in which switches are enclosed in, or structurally associated with, a casing, e.g. cubicle
    • H02B13/02—Arrangement of switchgear in which switches are enclosed in, or structurally associated with, a casing, e.g. cubicle with metal casing
    • H02B13/035—Gas-insulated switchgear
    • H02B13/045—Details of casing, e.g. gas tightness
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16J—PISTONS; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS
    • F16J15/00—Sealings
    • F16J15/02—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces
    • F16J15/06—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces with solid packing compressed between sealing surfaces
    • F16J15/10—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces with solid packing compressed between sealing surfaces with non-metallic packing
    • F16J15/102—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces with solid packing compressed between sealing surfaces with non-metallic packing characterised by material
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16J—PISTONS; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS
    • F16J15/00—Sealings
    • F16J15/02—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces
    • F16J15/06—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces with solid packing compressed between sealing surfaces
    • F16J15/10—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces with solid packing compressed between sealing surfaces with non-metallic packing
    • F16J15/104—Sealings between relatively-stationary surfaces with solid packing compressed between sealing surfaces with non-metallic packing characterised by structure
    • 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
    • H01H33/53—Cases; Reservoirs, tanks, piping or valves, for arc-extinguishing fluid; Accessories therefor, e.g. safety arrangements, pressure relief devices
    • H01H33/56—Gas reservoirs
    • H01H33/565—Gas-tight sealings for moving parts penetrating into the reservoir

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  • the invention relates to a seal for a gas insulated high or medium voltage device.
  • the invention relates to a gas-insulated high or medium voltage device comprising the above seal.
  • the invention relates to the use of the above seal for sealing a gas insulated high or medium voltage devices, against a loss of an insulation gas.
  • the invention relates to methods for producing the above seal.
  • High or medium voltage devices such as circuit breakers and switchgears are essential for the protection of technical equipment, especially in the high voltage range.
  • circuit breakers are predominantly used for interrupting a current, when an electrical fault occurs.
  • circuit breakers have the task of opening arcing contacts, quench an arc, and keeping the arcing contacts apart from one another in order to avoid a current flow even in case of high electrical potential originating from the electrical fault itself.
  • Circuit breakers may break medium to high short circuit currents of typically 1 kA to 80 kA at medium to high voltages of 12 kV to 72 kV and up to 1200 kV.
  • high or medium voltage devices accommodate high-voltage conductors such as conductors to which a high voltage is applied.
  • Some high or medium voltage devices namely gas-insulated high or medium voltage devices comprise an insulation gas, for example sulphur hexafluoride.
  • the insulation gas has for example the task to shield and insulate the high-voltage conductor from other component and/or to improve quenching of an arc, when operating arcing contacts inside the arcing chamber.
  • Sulphur hexafluoride is widely used as insulation gas, as it is known for its high dielectric strength and thermal interruption capability.
  • SFe Sulphur hexafluoride
  • SFe might have some environmental impact when released into the atmosphere, in particular due to its relatively high global warming potential and its relatively long lifetime in the atmosphere.
  • Sealing systems such as seals or gaskets have been developed in order to prevent the escape of the insulation gas and to prevent the intrusion of impurities into the high or medium voltage device, which could affect the dielectric performance of the insulation gas.
  • Seals used for gas insulated high or medium voltage devices for example need to assure that the maximum gas loss is below a certain threshold for example below 0.5% per year.
  • a seal for a gas insulated high or medium voltage device having a toroid shape and comprising a permeation barrier consisting of a first material, and a contact layer consisting of a second material, wherein an outer surface of the seal is at least partially formed by the contact layer, wherein the first material comprises EVOH, AI2O3, Aluminum and/or mixtures thereof, and wherein the second material comprises silicone rubber, PE, HR and/or mixtures thereof.
  • the object is also solved by a gas insulated high or medium voltage device comprising the above seal and an insulation gas.
  • the object is solved by the use of the above seal for sealing a gas insulated high or medium voltage devices, against a loss of an insulation gas of the high or medium voltage device.
  • the gas insulated high or medium voltage device is configured as a gas insulated switchgear, a live tank breaker, a dead tank breaker, a circuit breaker, a voltage instrument transformer, a current instrument transformer, a gas-insulated transmission line, a bushing and/or a mixed technology switchgear.
  • medium to high voltages means voltages of 12 kV to 72 kV (medium voltage) and up to 1200 kV (high voltage).
  • the insulation gas is preferably selected from the group consisting of SFe, dry air, CO2, mixtures comprising CO2, mixtures comprising fluoroketones, mixtures comprising fluoronitriles, mixtures of CO2 with a carrier gas, mixtures of fluoroketones and/or fluoronitriles with a carrier gas, mixtures consisting of N2 and O2, mixtures consisting of CO2 and O2, mixtures consisting of fluoroketones, N2 and O2, mixtures consisting of fluoronitriles, N2 and O2, mixtures consisting of fluoroketones, CO2 and O2, mixtures consisting of fluoronitriles, CO2 and O2.
  • the carrier gas for use with CO2, fluoroketones and/or fluoronitriles may comprise dry air, N2, O2, CO2, and mixtures thereof. Further preferably the insulation gas may have a reduced fluorine content compared to SFe or may even be fluorine free.
  • a preferred fluoroketone is CF3C(O)CF(CF3)2.
  • CF3C(O)CF(CF3)2 is preferably used with CO2, N2, CO2/O2 mixtures, and/or with N2/O2 mixtures.
  • a preferred fluoronitrile is /SO-C3F7CN.
  • /SO-C3F7CN is preferably used with CO2, N2, CO2/O2 mixtures, and/or with N2/O2 mixtures.
  • the insulation gas is selected from the group consisting of dry air, mixtures comprising fluoroketones, mixtures comprising fluoronitriles, mixtures consisting of N2 and O2, mixtures consisting of CO2 and O2, mixtures consisting of fluoroketones, N2 and O2, mixtures consisting of fluoronitriles, N2 and O2, mixtures consisting of fluoroketones, CO2 and O2, mixtures consisting of fluoronitriles, CO2 and O2.
  • the ratio of N2 to O2 in the N2/O2 mixture is preferably from 90 Vol% (N2) / 10 Vol% (O2) to 80 Vol% (N2) / 20 Vol% (O2), for example 90 Vol% to 10 Vol%, 85 Vol% to 15 Vol%, or 80 Vol% to 20 Vol%.
  • the seal is preferably arranged on an insulator spacer of the high or medium voltage device.
  • the insulator spacer is part of an insulator of the high or medium voltage device.
  • the insulator preferably comprising the insulator spacer and a metal insert.
  • the insulator can be configured as a disc type insulator.
  • the insulator can be configured as a conical type insulator - also called basin type insulator.
  • the insulator enables that a conductor of the high or medium voltage device is firmly located inside the high or medium voltage device, in a position sufficiently far away from a grounded enclosure of the high or medium voltage device.
  • the metal insert of the insulator is preferably configured to provide electrical connection to the conductor of the high or medium voltage device. Furthermore, the volume enclosed by the enclosure of the high or medium voltage device may be divided in several compartments by the insulator. Further preferably the insulator is configured to keep a required pressure between compartments of the gas insulated high or medium voltage device and to avoid insulation gas leakage to the environment.
  • the insulator spacer preferably comprises a sealing groove, preferably for sealing a connection of the insulator spacer with an enclosure of the gas insulated high or medium voltage device. Further preferably the seal is arranged in the sealing groove of the insulator spacer.
  • the insulator spacer preferably has flat shape with a first face and a second face, wherein the first face and second face are opposite to each other. Further preferably the first face and second face are connected to each other by at least one lateral face.
  • the sealing groove is not arranged within the lateral face. Instead, the sealing groove is preferably arranged in the first and/or second face. Further preferably the first face and the second face of the insulator spacer each comprise a sealing groove.
  • the insulator spacer preferably has a circular form, and the sealing groove extends circumferentially along a rim of the insulator spacer. More preferably the sealing groove extends circumferentially on the first and/or second face of the insulator spacer along an outer rim of the insulator spacer, and even more preferably the sealing groove extends circumferentially along the edge of the first and/or second face to the lateral face on the first and/or second face of the insulator spacer.
  • the insulator spacer is preferably attached to a housing which is part of the grounded enclosure of the high or medium voltage device by a flange.
  • the seal is preferably used to seal the connection of the insulation spacer to the housing. Further preferably the seal is configured as gasket.
  • a seal comprising a permeation barrier consisting of the first material enhances the tightness of the gas insulated high or medium voltage device.
  • the outer surface of the seal is at least partially formed by the contact layer, and preferably solely formed by the contact layer, or in other words, as the permeation barrier is embedded within the seal, there is no need to redesign the high or medium voltage device.
  • the first material is preferably not in direct contact to the high or medium voltage device. Thus, compatibility issues are avoided.
  • the permeation barrier of the seal preferably has a thickness of at least 1 pm, more preferably of at least 3 pm, and even more preferably at least 5 pm. It was found that these thicknesses are beneficial for a significant reduction of the gas permeability of the seal. Further preferably the permeation barrier has a thickness below 50 pm, more preferably below 30 pm, and even more preferably below 20 pm. The low thickness of the permeation barrier makes it possible to provide the seal at low cost.
  • the permeation barrier can for example be provided as aluminum foil or as EVOH film.
  • EVOH which is the abbreviation of ethylene vinyl alcohol
  • ethylene vinyl alcohol is a copolymer that is formally built of the monomers ethylene and vinyl alcohol. Because the latter monomer mainly exists as its tautomer acetaldehyde, the copolymer is prepared by polymerization of ethylene and vinyl acetate to give the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer followed by hydrolysis.
  • EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
  • the contact layer which builds the outer surface of the seal consists of the second material.
  • the second material comprises silicone rubber, PE, HR and/or mixtures thereof.
  • Silicone rubber is a polysiloxane, i.e. a polymer made up of siloxane -R2Si-O-SiR2-, where R is an organic group. Particularly preferred is methyl vinyl silicone rubber - or in short VMQ - a silicon rubber where some of the organic groups are methyl groups and others are vinyl groups.
  • PE the abbreviation of Polyethylene (IIIPAC name: polyethene or poly(meth- ylene)), is a polymer having the chemical formula (C2H4)n.
  • PE is usually a mixture of similar polymers of ethylene, with various values of n.
  • isobutylene isoprene rubber is also called butyl rubber and is a copolymer of isobutylene with isoprene, preferably of 95 mol% to 99 mol% isobutylene and 1 mol% to 5 mol% isoprene.
  • the seal has a toroid shape. Having a toroid shape means in the context of this invention, that the outer surface of the seal corresponds to a surface of revolution with a hole in the middle. For example, when a rectangle is rotated around an axis or revolution that is parallel to one of the edges of the rectangle, then a toroid is produced in this case a hollow rectangle-section ring.
  • a cross-section area of the seal along a cross-section comprising the axis of revolution can have any form.
  • the form of the cross-section area would be a rectangle.
  • Other shapes are possible, for example in case the cross-section area has a form of an X, an X-Ring (also called four-lip seal) is provided.
  • a seal is provided wherein in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid, the seal has a circular cross-section area.
  • the seal is preferably configured as O-ring.
  • the seal has preferably the shape of a torus.
  • the seal can be used for dynamic sealing applications.
  • the seal is used for static sealing applications.
  • the seal is configured as gasket and used to seal joints, flanges, and other mating surfaces of the high or medium voltage device.
  • the permeation barrier is directly attached to the contact layer.
  • the seal comprises one permeation barrier.
  • the seal comprises a plurality of permeation barriers. Several permeation barriers can further decrease the permeation of the seal.
  • the seal comprises a plurality of permeation barriers being spaced apart from each other.
  • the outer surface of the seal is at least partially formed by the contact layer.
  • at least 80 %, more preferably at least 90 % and even more preferably at least 95 % of the outer surface is formed by the contact layer.
  • the outer surface of the seal is solely formed by the contact layer.
  • the permeation barrier is preferably entirely embedded inside the seal.
  • a seal wherein in a crosssection comprising an axis of revolution of the toroid, the permeation barrier has the form of a circle. It may also be possible that the permeation barrier has the form of another closed shape, such as an ellipse. Having a permeation barrier that has in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution the form of a closed shape and preferably the form of a circle is especially preferred for seals being configured as O-rings and/or for seals where the seal itself has in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid, the circular cross-section area.
  • a seal is provided, wherein in the crosssection comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid, the permeation barrier has the form of a line, a straight line, a bent line, a wavy line, and/or a circular arc.
  • the permeation barrier has not the form of a closed shape.
  • This form of the permeation barrier is also possible for seals being configured as O-rings and/or for seals where the seal itself has in the crosssection comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid, the circular cross-section area.
  • the seal comprises a plurality of permeation barriers
  • all of the permeation barriers have in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid, a form of a circle.
  • the plurality of permeation barriers is centered around a common center.
  • the space in between the permeation barriers has the same thickness along the circle.
  • the seal comprises a support structure and wherein the support structure is directly attached to the permeation barrier. Further preferably the permeation barrier is sandwiched in between the support structure and the contact layer. In case the seal comprises several permeation barriers it is further preferred that the support structure is directly attached to at least one of the several permeation barriers.
  • the support structure is made of the same material as the contact layer.
  • the support structure consists of a third material, and wherein the third material comprises PET, silicone rubber, EPDM and/or mixtures thereof.
  • PET - the abbreviation of polyethylene terephthalate - is a polyester and consists of repeating (CwHsCM) units.
  • EPDM also called EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber) is a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and a third diene.
  • the third diene is preferably ethylidene norbornene (ENB), dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), and/or vinyl norbornene (VNB).
  • the third material and/or the support structure but also the second material and/or the contact layer comprises EPDM.
  • the second material and/or the third material is a thermoplastic elastomer.
  • the second material and the third material are a thermoplastic elastomer.
  • Thermoplastic elastomers are a type of material that behave like an elastomer at room temperature but can be processed at elevated temperatures like a thermoplastic. Thermoplastic elastomers have thus the ability to be stretched to moderate elongations and, upon the removal of stress, essentially return to its original shape. They can further be processed as a melt at elevated temperature. Using thermoplastic elastomers for the support structure and/or the contact layer makes producing the seal easier and more cost effective.
  • the second and/or third material comprise, nitrile rubber and/or vulcanized rubber.
  • Nitrile rubber also known as nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) is a synthetic rubber derived from acrylonitrile (ACN) and butadiene.
  • ACN acrylonitrile
  • other rubbers that have been hardened by a vulcanization process can be used as support structure and/or the contact layer.
  • the support structure and/or the third material comprises silicone rubber
  • the permeation barrier and/or the first material comprises EVOH
  • the contact layer and/or the second material comprises silicone rubber
  • the support structure and/or the third material comprises PET, the permeation barrier and/or the first material comprises EVOH and the contact layer and/or the second material comprises PE.
  • the support structure and/or the third material comprises PET
  • the permeation barrier and/or the first material comprises Aluminum foil
  • the contact layer and/or the second material comprises PE.
  • the support structure and/or the third material comprises EPDM
  • the permeation barrier and/or the first material comprises Aluminum foil or EVOH
  • the contact layer and/or the second material comprises HR.
  • the support structure and/or the third material is a thermoplastic elastomer
  • the first material comprises EVOH
  • the contact layer and/or the second material is a thermoplastic elastomer
  • seals comprising a plurality of permeation barriers that are spaced apart from each other
  • the material in between the permeation barrier comprises PET, silicone rubber, EPDM, PE, HR and/or mixtures thereof.
  • a seal is provided, wherein in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid the support structure has a circular cross-section area.
  • seals being configured as O-rings and/or for seals where the seal itself has in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid, the circular cross-section area and/or for seals where the permeation barrier has in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid the form of a circle.
  • a seal is provided, wherein in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid, the permeation barrier has the form of a spiral.
  • the seal is free of a support structure.
  • a seal is provided, wherein in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid the contact layer and/or the support structure has the form of a spiral.
  • This is particularly preferred for seals where the permeation barrier has in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution the form of a spiral.
  • the invention further relates to a method for producing the above-described seal, comprising the steps of
  • Forming the contact layer by applying the second material onto the permeation barrier, such that the outer surface of the seal is solely formed by the contact layer.
  • the seal produced by this method preferably has a support structure having a circular cross-section area in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid. Further preferably the seal produced by this method has a permeation barrier that has a circular form in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid. Further preferably the method comprises the step of providing a support structure having a toroid form, and the step of forming the permeation barrier by applying the first material onto a support structure comprise forming the permeation barrier on the provided support structure by applying the first material onto a support structure, such that an outer surface of the seal is solely formed by the permeation barrier. By these steps it is ensured that the permeation barrier has a circular form in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid.
  • the permeation barrier can be applied by winding the first material in the form of strips around the support structure.
  • the step of forming the permeation barrier by applying the first material onto the support structure is achieved by: co-extrusion of the support structure and the permeation barrier, winding of the permeation barrier around the support structure, molding the permeation barrier onto the support structure, physical or chemical vapor deposition of the permeation barrier onto the support structure, sputtering the permeation barrier onto the support structure, spraying of the permeation barrier onto the support structure, dip coating the permeation barrier onto the support structure, applying the permeation barrier onto the support structure by electrochemistry, and/or applying the permeation barrier onto the support structure by sol-gel.
  • the invention further relates to a method for producing the above-described seal, comprising the steps of providing a multilayer sheet comprising at least one layer forming the permeation barrier consisting of the first material and directly attached to the one layer a second layer forming the contact layer consisting of the second material,
  • the seal produced by this method preferably has a permeation barrier having the form of a spiral in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid. Further preferably the seal produced by this method has a contact layer having the form of a spiral in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid.
  • the seal produced by the method is free of a support structure.
  • the provided multilayer sheet comprises more than two layers, for example three layers: the permeation barrier, the contact layer, and a third layer forming the support structure consisting of the third material, wherein the permeation barrier is sandwiched in between the contact layer and the support structure.
  • the seal produced by this method has a support structure having the form of a spiral in the cross-section comprising the axis of revolution of the toroid.
  • Fig. 1 schematically shows a cross-section of a seal according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 2 schematically shows a cross-section of a seal according to a further preferred embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 3 schematically shows cross-sections of a seal according to further preferred embodiments of the invention
  • Fig. 4 schematically shows a cross-section of a seal according to a further preferred embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 5 schematically shows a perspective view of a seal according to a further preferred embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 6 schematically shows permeation rates of CO2 across different samples with a permeation barrier
  • Fig. 7 schematically shows an apparatus for producing a seal according to another preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 1 schematically shows a cross-section of a seal 10 for a gas insulated high or medium voltage device, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the seal 10 has a toroid shape and the cross-section shown in figure 1 is a cross section 12 comprising an axis of revolution 14 of the toroid.
  • the seal 10 comprises a permeation barrier 16 consisting of a first material and further a contact layer 18 consisting of a second material. As can be seen in figure 1 , an outer surface of the seal 10 is solely formed by the contact layer 18.
  • the first material - i.e. the material of the permeation barrier - comprises EVOH
  • the second material - i.e. the material of the contact layer - comprises HR
  • the permeation barrier consists of EVOH
  • the contact layer consists of HR.
  • the seal 10 has a circular cross-section area.
  • the seal 10 is configured as O-ring.
  • the permeation barrier 16 has in the cross-section 12 comprising the axis of revolution 14 a form of a circle.
  • the seal 10 further comprises a support structure 20.
  • the support structure 20 has in the in the cross-section 12 comprising the axis of revolution 14 a circular cross-section area.
  • the permeation barrier 16 is sandwiched in between the support structure 20 and the contact layer 18.
  • the contact layer 18 is directly attached to the permeation barrier 16.
  • the permeation barrier 16 is directly attached to the support structure 20.
  • the support structure 20 consists of a third material comprising EPDM, in this particular case the support structure consists of EPDM.
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows a cross-section 12 of a seal 10 for a gas insulated high or medium voltage device, according to another preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the embodiment shown in figure 2 is quite similar to the embodiment shown in figure 1 , and in the following only the differences are explained.
  • the seal 10 comprises several permeation barriers 16, 16’, 16”. All of the permeation barriers 16, 16’, 16”have in the cross-section 12 comprising the axis of revolution 14 a form of a circle.
  • the permeation barriers 16, 16’, 16” are centered around a common center and are spaced apart from each other.
  • the permeation barrier 16” with the smallest radius is directly attached to the support structure 20 of the seal 10.
  • the permeation barrier 16 with the greatest radius is directly attached to the contact layer 18 of the seal 10.
  • the material in between the permeation barriers is the same type of material as the support structure 20.
  • the permeation barriers 16, 16’, 16” are all of the same type of material.
  • the first material - i.e. the material of the permeation barrier - comprises aluminum
  • the second material - i.e. the material of the contact layer - comprises PE
  • the third material - i.e. the material of the support structure - comprises PET.
  • Figure 3 schematically shows cross-sections 12 of seals 10 for a gas insulated high or medium voltage device, according to other preferred embodiments of the invention.
  • Three different embodiments a), b), and c) are shown in figure 3, illustrating different forms of the permeation barrier 16.
  • the permeation barrier 16 has in the cross-section 12 comprising the axis of revolution 14 a form of a circle.
  • the permeation barrier 16 has in the cross-section 12 comprising the axis of revolution 14 a form of a line.
  • the line is a wavy line, while in the embodiment c) the line is a bent line.
  • the outer surface of the seal 10 is solely formed by the contact layer 18. In the embodiment b) and c) at least 95 % of the outer surface of the seal 10 is formed by the contact layer 18. Furthermore, in the embodiments b) and c), the seal 10 is free of a support structure 20 and only consists of the permeation barrier 16 and the contact layer 18. In all three embodiments a), b) and c) the permeation barrier 16 consists of EVOH.
  • the contact layer 18 as well as the support structure 20 are a thermoplastic elastomer. In the embedments shown in b) and c) the contact layer 18 is a thermoplastic elastomer.
  • Figure 4 schematically shows a cross-section 12 of a seal 10 for a gas insulated high or medium voltage device, according to another preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the inner structure of the seal 10 of the embodiment shown in figure 4 is different to the embodiments shown in figures 1 to 3.
  • the permeation barrier 16 as well as the contact layer 18 have the form of a spiral.
  • the seal 10 is free of a support structure 20.
  • Figure 4 also schematically shows how the seal 10 is produced.
  • a bilayer sheet 22 consisting of the contact layer 18 and the permeation barrier 16 is provided.
  • the seal 10 is formed by rolling the bilayer sheet 22 such that the outer surface of the seal 10 is solely formed by the contact layer 18.
  • Figure 5 schematically shows a perspective explosive view of a seal 10 according to a further preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the seal 10 has the same structure as the seal 10 shown in figurel :
  • the seal 10 has a toroid shape and in the cross-section 12 comprising an axis of revolution 14 of the toroid, the seal 10, the permeation barrier 16, and the support structure 20 have a circular form.
  • the outer surface of the seal 10 is solely formed by the contact layer 18.
  • Figure 5 also illustrates how the seal 10 is produced.
  • the support structure 20 is provided.
  • the support structure consists of PET.
  • strips of aluminum foil are wound around the support structure to form the permeation barrier 16.
  • the contact layer 18 consisting of PE is applied to the permeation barrier 16 to form the outer surface of the seal 10.
  • Figure 6 schematically shows permeation rates of CO2 across different samples with a permeation barrier.
  • FIG 5 shows the permeation rates of CO2 in ppm/h on the y-axis 24 across different samples with a permeation barrier 16.
  • a sandwich structure 26 consisting of a first layer 28 an intermediate barrier layer 30 as permeation barrier 16, and a further layer 32 was provided, and the sandwich structure 26 was inserted into a measuring chamber for determining the CO2 leakage.
  • A) Sandwich structure consisting of a 12 pm thick layer of EVOH sandwiched in between two identical films of VMQ silicone rubber each with a thickness of 1 mm.
  • the gas flow was measured in the direction from the PET towards the PE. The measurements were performed after one week 34, two weeks 36, three weeks 38, and seven weeks 40.
  • Figure 7 schematically shows an apparatus 42 for producing a seal 10 according to another preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the apparatus 42 is an apparatus configured for a co-extrusion process, in particular a head for co-extrusion in order to produce a seal 10 comprising the permeation barrier 16.
  • the first material for forming the permeation barrier 16, the second material for forming the contact layer 18, and the third material for forming the support structure 20 are all simultaneously extruded and delivered to the extrusion head to form the seal 10 with the embedded permeation barrier 16.
  • a thickness of the support structure 20, the permeation barrier 16, and the contact layer 18 are controlled by the relative speeds and sizes of the individual extruders delivering the materials.

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Abstract

L'invention se rapporte à un joint d'étanchéité (10) pour un dispositif à haute ou moyenne tension isolé au gaz, le joint d'étanchéité (10) présentant une forme toroïdale et comprenant une barrière de perméation (16) constituée d'un premier matériau, et une couche de contact (18) constituée d'un second matériau, une surface externe du joint d'étanchéité (10) étant au moins partiellement formée par la couche de contact (18), le premier matériau comprenant de l'EVOH, de l'Al2O3, de l'aluminium et/ou des mélanges de ceux-ci, et le second matériau comprenant du caoutchouc de silicone, du PE, de l'IIR et/ou des mélanges de ceux-ci. L'invention se rapporte en outre à un dispositif à haute ou moyenne tension isolé au gaz comprenant le joint d'étanchéité (10) ci-dessus et à un gaz d'isolation. L'invention se rapporte en outre à l'utilisation du joint d'étanchéité (10) ci-dessus pour assurer l'étanchéité d'un dispositif à haute ou moyenne tension isolé au gaz contre une perte d'un gaz d'isolation. L'invention se rapporte en outre à des procédés de production du joint d'étanchéité (10) ci-dessus.
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