公开(公告)号：US11094485B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16336141

申请日：2017-07-26

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Andrea Delpozzo ,  Emanuele Morelli ,  Veronica Biagini ,  Osvaldo Prestini

IPC: H01H33/38 ,  H01H33/666 ,  H01H33/28 ,  H01H33/02

Abstract: A contactor for medium voltage electric systems including: one or more electric poles; for each electric pole, a fixed contact and a corresponding movable contact reversibly movable between a first position, at which the movable contact is decoupled from the fixed contact, and a second position, at which the movable contact is coupled with the fixed contact; an electromagnetic actuator including a magnetic yoke having a fixed yoke member and a movable yoke member, the movable yoke member reversibly movable between a third position corresponding to the first position of the movable contacts, at which the movable yoke member is decoupled from the fixed yoke member, and a fourth position, corresponding to the second position of the movable contacts, at which the movable yoke member is coupled with the fixed yoke member, the electromagnetic actuator including an excitation circuit assembly including an excitation coil wound around the magnetic yoke and electrically connected with an auxiliary electric power supply to be fed with an excitation current to generate an excitation magnetic flux to move the movable yoke member from the third position to the fourth position or to maintain the movable yoke member in the fourth position; an opening springs operatively coupled with the movable yoke member to move the movable yoke member from the fourth position to the third position; a kinematic chain to operatively connect said movable yoke member with said movable contacts. The electromagnetic actuator including camping circuit assembly comprising a damping coil arranged to form a conductive loop adapted to be at least partially enchained with the excitation magnetic flux generated by the excitation current flowing along the excitation coil, when the auxiliary electric power supply provides the excitation current to the excitation coil, so that a secondary current circulates along the damping coil when the excitation magnetic flux is subject to a transient.

公开(公告)号：US20200176204A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-04

申请号：US16636445

申请日：2018-07-16

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Andrea Delpozzo ,  Emanuele Morelli ,  Gabriele Gasparini ,  Osvaldo Prestini

IPC: H01H33/666 ,  H01H33/46 ,  H01H33/38

Abstract: A mechanical latching accessory kit (1) for a Medium Voltage contactor (100) comprising one or more movable contacts (101) connected through a mechanical link (110) to a contact actuator (102) moving said one or more movable contacts (101) between a contact open position and a contact closed position. The mechanical latching accessory kit (1) comprises: a supporting interface (2) adapted to be fixed to and removed from said Medium Voltage contactor (100); a latching element (3) movable between a first operating position and a second resting position; a latching actuating system (4) moving said latching element (3) between said first, operating, position and said second, resting, position; said latching element (3) being adapted, when it is in said first operating position, to cooperate with the mechanical link (110) of said Medium Voltage contactor (100) to latch said one or more movable contacts (101), and, when it is in said second resting position, to release said one or more movable contacts (101).

公开(公告)号：USD874406S1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

申请号：US29661944

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Designer： Emanuele Morelli ,  Andrea Delpozzo ,  Osvaldo Prestini ,  Gabriele Gasparini

公开(公告)号：US10546704B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US15994096

申请日：2018-05-31

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Andrea Delpozzo ,  Emanuele Morelli ,  Osvaldo Prestini

IPC: H01H33/666 ,  H01H33/662

Abstract: A medium voltage pole assembly which includes a supporting frame, a pole insulator having a first and a second electrical terminal protruding therefrom, and a pole body housed within the pole insulator and having a first and a second electrical contact couplable and uncouplable with each other and respectively electrically connected to the first and second electrical terminal. The supporting frame includes first coupling means including a first coupling surface and the pole insulator includes second coupling means including one or more flaps slidingly couplable to the first coupling surface and mechanically fixing the pole insulator to the supporting frame.

公开(公告)号：US20170358412A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15621511

申请日：2017-06-13

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Andrea Delpozza ,  Emanuele Morelli ,  Osvaldo Prestini ,  Veronica Biagini ,  Christian Simonidis

IPC: H01H50/18 ,  H01H50/56 ,  H01H50/36 ,  H01F1/147

CPC classification number: H01H50/18 ,  H01F1/14766 ,  H01H3/28 ,  H01H3/30 ,  H01H33/38 ,  H01H33/6662 ,  H01H50/36 ,  H01H50/56 ,  H01H51/2209 ,  H01H2235/01

Abstract: A contactor (1) comprising: one or more electric poles (3); for each electric pole, a fixed contact (31) and a corresponding movable contact (32), the one or more movable contacts (32) of said contactor being reversibly movable, along corresponding displacement axes (33) mutually parallel and lying on a common displacement plane (34), between a first position (A), at which said movable contacts are decoupled from the corresponding fixed contacts, and a second position (B), at which said movable contacts are coupled with the corresponding fixed contacts; a movable armature (7) reversibly movable, along a corresponding displacement direction parallel to the displacement axes (33) of said movable contacts, between a third position (C) and a fourth position (D); for each electric pole, a first plunger (8) coupled with said movable armature (7) and with a corresponding movable contact (32), each first plunger extending along a corresponding main longitudinal axis parallel or coinciding with the displacement axis (33) of a corresponding movable contact (32); an electromagnetic actuator (4) comprising a magnetic yoke (41, 42) having a fixed yoke member (41) and a movable yoke member (42), said movable yoke member being reversibly movable, along a corresponding displacement direction parallel to the displacement axes (33) of said movable contacts (32), between a fifth position (E), at which it is decoupled from said fixed yoke member, and a sixth position (F), at which it is coupled with said fixed yoke member, said electromagnetic actuator further comprising a coil (44) wound around said fixed yoke member (41) and adapted to be fed by a coil current (IC) to make said fixed yoke member (41) to magnetically interact with said movable yoke member (42) and generate a force to move said movable yoke member from said fifth position (E) to said sixth position (F) or maintain said movable yoke member in said sixth position (F); one or more opening springs (6) coupled with said fixed yoke member (41) and said movable yoke member (42), said opening springs being adapted to provide a force to move said movable yoke member from said sixth position (F) to said fifth position (E); one or more second plungers (5) coupled with said movable yoke member (42) and said movable armature (7), each second plunger extending along a corresponding main longitudinal axis parallel with the displacement axes (33) of said movable contacts (32).

公开(公告)号：US20230368994A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18311945

申请日：2023-05-04

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Jacopo Bruni ,  Giorgio Forlani ,  Gianluca Cortinovis ,  Emanuele Morelli

IPC: H01H33/666 ,  H01H33/664

CPC classification number: H01H33/6661 ,  H01H33/664 ,  H01H33/6664

Abstract: A method for assembling a switching apparatus for medium voltage electric systems is provided. The method includes, for each electric pole of the switching apparatus, providing a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a support structure, a vacuum interrupter, a motion transmission mechanism, and an auxiliary contact. The method further includes providing a first semi-finished structure of the switching apparatus, where the first semi-finished structure includes, for each electric pole of the switching apparatus, a first pole terminal and a first fixed contact electrically connected to the first pole terminal. The method further includes, for each electric pole of the switching apparatus, installing the mounting assembly on the first semi-finished structure.

公开(公告)号：US11776779B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17574862

申请日：2022-01-13

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Emanuele Morelli ,  Dietmar Gentsch ,  Jacopo Bruni

IPC: H01H33/664 ,  H01H33/662 ,  H01H33/666

CPC classification number: H01H33/664 ,  H01H33/662 ,  H01H33/666

Abstract: A switching apparatus is provided herein. The switching apparatus includes: (i) a first pole terminal, a second pole terminal and a ground terminal, (ii) a first contact arrangement including a first fixed contact member and a first movable contact member, (iii) a second contact arrangement including a second fixed contact member and a second movable contact member, (iv) a vacuum chamber wherein the second fixed contact and the second movable contact are enclosed and can be coupled or decoupled, and (v) an electrically conductive coupling lever pivoted on the second movable contact member and reversibly movable about a second rotation axis.

公开(公告)号：US11715613B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17678787

申请日：2022-02-23

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Emanuele Morelli ,  Jacopo Bruni ,  Corrado Rizzi ,  Giorgio Forlani

IPC: H01H33/12 ,  H01H33/666 ,  H01H3/32

CPC classification number: H01H33/6661 ,  H01H33/122 ,  H01H33/128 ,  H01H2003/323

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a switching apparatus for medium voltage electric systems, said switching apparatus including one or more electric poles. For each electric pole, said switching apparatus includes: a first pole terminal, a second pole terminal, and a ground terminal; a first fixed contact member and a first movable contact member, said first fixed contact member being electrically connected to said first pole terminal and including a first fixed contact, said first movable contact member being electrically connected to said second pole terminal and including a first movable contact; a second fixed contact member and a second movable contact member, said second fixed contact member being electrically connected to said first pole terminal and including a second fixed contact, said second movable contact member including a second movable contact; a vacuum chamber, in which said second fixed contact and said second movable contact are enclosed; and a motion transmission mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US20230009581A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-12

申请号：US17860610

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Emanuele Morelli ,  Jacopo Bruni ,  Corrado Rizzi ,  Giorgio Forlani ,  Luciano Chenet

IPC: H01H33/662 ,  H01H33/12

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a for manufacturing a switching apparatus for electric systems. The method includes (i) providing a first housing shell of the switching apparatus; (ii) providing a second housing shell of the switching apparatus; (iii) assembling the first and second housing shells and a number of operating components of the switching apparatus, thereby obtaining a preliminary assembly of the switching apparatus; and (iv) joining first and second coupling edges of the first and second housing shells through a vibration welding process, thereby forming a junction between the first and second housing shells and obtaining a sealed outer casing for the switching apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20220285110A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17678787

申请日：2022-02-23

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Emanuele Morelli ,  Jacopo Bruni ,  Corrado Rizzi ,  Giorgio Forlani

IPC: H01H33/666 ,  H01H33/12

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a switching apparatus for medium voltage electric systems, said switching apparatus including one or more electric poles. For each electric pole, said switching apparatus includes: a first pole terminal, a second pole terminal, and a ground terminal; a first fixed contact member and a first movable contact member, said first fixed contact member being electrically connected to said first pole terminal and including a first fixed contact, said first movable contact member being electrically connected to said second pole terminal and including a first movable contact; a second fixed contact member and a second movable contact member, said second fixed contact member being electrically connected to said first pole terminal and including a second fixed contact, said second movable contact member including a second movable contact; a vacuum chamber, in which said second fixed contact and said second movable contact are enclosed; and a motion transmission mechanism.