Abstract: The invention relates to a novel energy accumulator for a load step switch for rapid, continuous switching between various winding tappings. Said energy accumulator comprises a lifting carriage and a jumping carriage, which follow the movement of the jumping carriage in a jumping manner. Both of the carriages are guided along three parallel guiding rods. The lifting carriage and the jumping carriage comprise, respectively, three linear roller bearings which respectively surround one of the three guiding rods.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanical switching contact having an insulating material support (1), on which fixed contacts (4, 5, 6) are arranged. Furthermore, a switching lever (2) is mounted such that it can rotate on the insulating material support (1) and has a pivoting arm (22). In addition, a pivotable contact housing (3) is also mounted on the insulating material support (1), which contact housing bears parallel contact fingers (9, 10), which surround the respectively connected fixed contacts (4, 5, 6) on both sides when contact is made.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel energy accumulator for a load step switch for rapid, continuous switching between various winding tappings. Said energy accumulator comprises a lifting carriage and a jumping carriage, which follow the movement of the jumping carriage in a jumping manner. Both of the carriages are guided along three parallel guiding rods. The lifting carriage and the jumping carriage comprise, respectively, three linear roller bearings which respectively surround one of the three guiding rods.

Abstract: A load changeover switch for a tap changer with two permanent main contact pairs for each phase to be switched, wherein the fixed contacts thereof are each time bridged over by a movable permanent main contact. The fixed permanent main contacts consist of a plurality of contact plates, which are articulated by means of contact springs, in the manner that the direction of deflection of the individual contact plates corresponds in each instance with the direction of impinging of the movable permanent main contact.

Abstract: The invention relates to a load changeover switch for a tap changer with two permanent main contact pairs for each phase to be switched, wherein the fixed contacts thereof are each time bridged over by a movable permanent main contact. The fixed permanent main contacts consist of a plurality of contact plates, which are articulated by means of contact springs, in the manner that the direction of deflection of the individual contact plates corresponds in each instance with the direction of impinging of the movable permanent main contact.

Abstract: A tap-changer vacuum switch having an actuating rod extending and displaceable along an axis is provided with a damper having a damper housing offset from and fixed relative to the vacuum switch, and a rod piston fixed on the valve-actuating rod, in the damper housing, and defining in the damper housing a compartment whose volume changes as the rod piston moves axially with the rod. The damper housing is formed with a pair of radially open ports opening into the compartment. An in-only check valve fitted to one of the ports only permits fluid flow into the compartment, and an out-only check valve fitted to the other port only permits fluid flow out of the compartment.

Abstract: A tap changer has a bypass switch with a rotary pair of movable contacts engaging arc segmental fixed contacts of a length greater than the spacing between the movable contact which spacing is greater than the spacing between the fixed contacts of the bypass switch.

Abstract: A multiphase reactor-switching tap selector has a single geneva mechanism operating three shafts which traverse phase plates carrying all of the contacts and the vacuum switching cell and rapid release mechanism for each of the phases. The geneva mechanism operates the tap selection contacts directly through its shaft and is coupled to other shafts for operating the preseslector contacts, the bypass contacts and the vacuum switching cells. All three shafts traverse all of the phase plates.