Abstract:
The present invention relates to vacuum circuit breakers (2) comprising a tank (4) enclosing a tank interior space (6) and therein a vacuum interrupter (8) with vacuum flask (10), which encloses a vacuum space (16) with a pair of moveable electrical contacts (18a, 18b). The contacts (18a, 18b) are each supported by a conductive stem (20a, 20b) extending from the vacuum space (16) to the outside of the vacuum space (16). The portion of the tank interior space (6) surrounding the vacuum interrupter (8) forms at least one insulation space (9, 9'), which contains a dielectric insulation medium comprising an organofluorine compound (11) with GWP lower than SF6. According to the invention, the organofluorine compound (11) is at least partially in liquid state at operating conditions of the circuit breaker, and at least a portion of the vacuum interrupter (8) is immersed in the liquid organofluorine compound (11).
Abstract:
AMF contact for vacuum interrupter, with concentric opposing contact pieces, wherein the contact pieces consist of an external electrode shaped like a coil with a plate as bottom plate of the electrode, and generating a strong axial magnetic field, and an inner internal electrode as top electrode, carrying the nominal current, according to the preamble of claim 1. In order to to design the outer electrode in order to generate the axial magnetic field as requested for the application, with potentially superior performances to the competitors, the invention is, that between the top electrode and the bottom plate is arranged a rod, which is at one end fixed at that lower side of the top electrode and the other end of the rod is guided trough an opening of the bottom plate, wherein at that end of the rod the rod is being furnished with an extended head in such, that the extended head of the rod locks or tightens the rod in a defined axial position. Furthermore the solution can be applied for the standard AMF or TMF (cup) contacts to reinforce them.
Abstract:
A vacuum interrupter for a circuit breaker arrangement comprising a cylindrically shaped insulating part (1), within which a pair of electrical contact parts (2a,2b) are coaxially arranged and concentrical surrounded by the insulating part (1), wherein the electrical contact parts (2a,2b) comprise means for initiating a disconnection arc only between corresponding inner contact elements (8a,8b) after starting a disconnection process, and corresponding outer contact elements (9a,9b) comprise means for commutate said arc from the inner contact elements (8a,8b) to the outer contact elements (9a,9b) until the disconnection process is completed, wherein each inner electrical contact element (8a;8b) is designed as a TMF-like contact element for generating mainly a transverse magnetic field, and each outer electrical contact element (9a;9b) is designed as an AMF-like contact element for generating mainly an axial magnetic field.