Abstract:
The present invention relates to a circuit breaker comprising an ejection device (8, 9; 80, 90) comprising a compartment (14a), in which an arc-extinction medium (18; 18a, 18b) for improving circuit breaker operation is contained, and having an ejection orifice (17) through which the arc-extinction medium (18; 18a, 18b) is to be ejected, wherein the ejection orifice (17) opens out into an injection zone (5, 6, 71) of the circuit breaker (1) in which the pressure is lower than in an arcing zone (32) when an arc is present, and wherein the arc-extinction medium (18; 18a, 18b) and/or exhaust-cooling medium (18; 18a, 18b) is at least partially present in liquid form, when it is contained in the ejection device (8, 9; 80, 90).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an electrical insulator (2, 2') for an electrical apparatus, said insulator (2, 2') comprising a body (4, 4') containing an electrical insulating solid material (6) and non-solid inclusions (8) dispersed within the body (4, 4'). According to the invention, at least a portion of the inclusions (8) comprise at least one organofluorine compound having a lower Global Warming Potential than SF 6 .
Abstract:
Circuit breaker comprising two contacts (1, 2), a pressurization chamber (5), a nozzle arrangement (6) designed to blow an arc (8) in a quenching region (3), with a narrowest passage of a pressurization chamber outflow channel (71) to be passed by outflowing quenching gas (4) defining a pressurization chamber outflow limiting area A pc , a narrowest passage of a nozzle channel (63) to be passed by outflowing quenching gas (4) defining a nozzle outflow limiting area A n , the smaller area of which defining an absolute outflow limiting area A, with quenching gas (4) having a global warming potential lower than the one of SF6 over an interval of 100 years; wherein a ratio of the pressurization chamber outflow limiting area A pc to the nozzle outflow limiting area A n is less than 1.1:1.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for providing a contamination-reducing(5)component to an electrical apparatus(1), said electrical apparatus (1) comprising a housing (2) enclosing an insulating space (3) and an electrical component (4) arranged in the insulating space(3), said insulating space (3) comprising an insulation medium which comprises or consists of carbon dioxide. The process comprises the steps of presaturating the contamination reducing component (5) with carbon dioxide before placing it inside the electrical apparatus (1).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus for the generation, the distribution or the usage of electrical energy, said apparatus comprising a housing enclosing an insulating space and an electrical component arranged in the insulating space. The insulating space contains a dielectric insulation gas comprising an organofluorine compound A. The apparatus further comprises a molecular sieve arranged such as to come into contact with the insulation gas. The molecular sieve has an average pore size y greater than the molecular size of at least one decomposition product of the organofluorine compound A generated during operation of the apparatus. The adsorption capability of the molecular sieve for organofluorine compound A is lower than for the at least one decomposition product. According to the invention, the apparatus further comprises at least one desiccant arranged such as to come into contact with the insulation gas.