Having Gas Circuit Breaker Patents (Class 361/619)
  • Patent number: 11251589
    Abstract: A gas-insulated switching device includes: a vacuum valve having a movable contact provided on one side of a movable conductor and a fixed contact provided to a fixed conductor; an insulation rod connected to another side of the movable conductor led out from the vacuum valve through a bellows; an operation rod connecting the insulation rod and an operation device; an airtight container in which the insulation rod, the other side of the movable conductor, and the operation rod are accommodated; and an intermediate pressure chamber formed by communication between internal spaces of the bellows and the airtight container. A sliding contact member is provided to the other side of the movable conductor. The sliding contact member is connected, via the airtight container, to a main circuit conductor. A communication portion provided between the airtight container and the sliding contact member allows communication inside the airtight container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Tsurimoto, Tadahiro Yoshida, Junichi Abe, Shintaro Yamada
  • Patent number: 11139226
    Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes a vapor chamber, a plurality of electrical contacts, a semiconductor die and an encapsulant. The vapor chamber defines an enclosed chamber for accommodating a working liquid. The electrical contacts surround the vapor chamber. The semiconductor die is disposed on the vapor chamber, and electrically connected to the electrical contacts through a plurality of bonding wires. The encapsulant covers a portion of the vapor chamber, portions of the electrical contacts, the semiconductor die and the bonding wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-En Chen, Ian Hu, Hung-Hsien Huang
  • Patent number: 8958208
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes an insulation substrate, a metal wiring layer, a semiconductor element, a heat sink, and a stress relaxation member located between the insulation substrate and the heat sink. The heat sink has a plurality of partitioning walls that extend in one direction and are arranged at intervals. The stress relaxation member includes a stress absorbing portion formed by through holes extending through the entire thickness of the stress relaxation member. Each hole is formed such that its dimension along the longitudinal direction of the partitioning walls is greater than its dimension along the arranging direction of the partitioning walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Shogo Mori, Shinobu Tamura, Shinobu Yamauchi, Taizo Kuribayashi
  • Patent number: 8885327
    Abstract: A switchgear having an electrified conductor accommodated in a tank in which insulating gas is contained includes a fixed contact connected to the electrified conductor, a movable contact installed to be contactable and separable to and from the fixed contact, an insulating rod that is externally extended from inside of the tank while being electrically insulated from the tank and turned by an operation device, and an insert that is extended from an end of the insulating rod toward the movable contact and is rotatably supported by a holding part installed in the electrified conductor. A flange part that is installed in the insert at a position where the holding part opposes the insulating rod and is extended in a substantially right-angle direction with respect to a direction of a rotation axis of the insulating rod is formed on the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Kawahigashi, Takashi Harada
  • Patent number: 8848345
    Abstract: A switchgear assembly module has a housing, which forms a common gas space for accommodating an insulating gas for the switchgear assembly module. The switchgear assembly module includes a busbar conductor arrangement having three busbar conductor sections, which are accommodated in the common gas space, an outgoing conductor connection group with three outgoing conductor openings and with three outgoing conductor sections, which extend from within the housing towards a respective one of the outgoing conductor openings, and three switch disconnectors, which each connect a respective one of the busbar conductor sections to a respective one of the outgoing conductor sections via a disconnection point. The disconnection point of a first one of the switch disconnectors is arranged on a first side of an outgoing normal plane and the disconnection point of a second one of the switch disconnectors is arranged on a second side of the outgoing normal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Diego Sologuren-Sanchez, Tilo Bolli, Walter Holaus
  • Patent number: 8675350
    Abstract: A gas insulated switchgear includes: a center conductor that is arranged to extend horizontally in a tank; a cylindrical member that is arranged in the tank to surround a center conductor, and formed by curving a metal plate-like member into a cylindrical shape and then joining circumferentially opposed both ends of the plate-like member by welding to form a welding portion, the welding portion being located on a lower side of the cylindrical member; and a current transformer for instruments, through which the cylindrical member is inserted, the current transformer being supported by the cylindrical member, and being arranged to surround the center conductor. The welding portion includes a metal spacer sandwiched between the circumferentially opposed both ends of the plate-like member, and the spacer and the ends are welded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kisanuki, Takashi Miyamoto, Takao Tsurimoto, Manabu Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 8605412
    Abstract: A gas insulated switchgear is configured including phase-A, phase-B, and phase-C breaker units. For example, the phase-A breaker unit includes breakers connected in series in a horizontal first direction, disconnectors annexed on the breaker, disconnectors annexed on a breaker, and disconnectors annexed on a breaker. The disconnector is connected to a main bus that extends in the first direction, and the disconnector is connected to a main bus that extends in the first direction. Each of the disconnectors on the breakers is arranged while a longitudinal direction thereof is set to a second direction orthogonal to the first direction so that a switching direction of the disconnector is equal to the second direction. Thereby, the length of the main buses can be shortened, and an interphase distance and a breaker-to-breaker distance can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Nakauchi, Osamu Kisanuki
  • Patent number: 8472193
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes an insulation substrate, a metal wiring layer, a semiconductor element, a heat sink, and a stress relaxation member located between the insulation substrate and the heat sink. The heat sink has a plurality of partitioning walls that extend in one direction and are arranged at intervals. The stress relaxation member includes a stress absorbing portion formed by through holes extending through the entire thickness of the stress relaxation member. Each hole is formed such that its dimension along the longitudinal direction of the partitioning walls is greater than its dimension along the arranging direction of the partitioning walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Shogo Mori, Shinobu Tamura, Shinobu Yamauchi, Taizo Kuribayashi
  • Patent number: 8462486
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear comprising circuit breakers, disconnectors, and earth electrodes according to the preamble of patent claim 1. The aim of the invention is to fulfill the described market-specific requirements and to improve one such gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear. To this end, the circuit breaker region is measured in such a way that the circuit breakers, and the output-side disconnectors and earth electrodes are all arranged therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Harald Fink, Maik Hyrenbach
  • Patent number: 8452184
    Abstract: A radial optical data interchange packaging comprises a central core; a plurality of central core photo transceivers emerging from an exterior side surface of the central core; a mother board coupled to the central core, wherein the mother board is perpendicularly oriented below and abutting the central core; a plurality of retention slots on the mother board, wherein the retention slots radially extend away from the central core; and a plurality of cards held by the retention slots, wherein each of the plurality of cards comprises a set of card photo transceivers that optically communicate with the central core photo transceivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Don A. Gilliland, David B. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8411418
    Abstract: The vacuum insulated switchgear includes: a housing enclosing a control compartment, a switch compartment, and a busbar compartment, each of the three compartments being partitioned by a metallic earthing plate; a first busbar and second busbar extended from an adjacent panel, in the busbar compartment; and a first busbar-connecting bushing and second busbar-connecting bushing making the first and second busbars connectible/disconnectible; a double-breaking three position vacuum switch, two sets of earthing switches, the first busbar-connecting bushing, and the second busbar-connecting bushing being integrally molded to form a switch provided on an electrical phase-by phase basis independently, wherein the switches for three phases are arranged in order side by side in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Kikukawa, Kenji Tsuchiya, Yuuko Kajiyama, Daisuke Sugai
  • Patent number: 8400759
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas-insulated high-voltage switchgear, comprising at least one bus bar with three phase conductors, whereby each phase conductor is connected to the input of a respectively provided bus bar section. The phase conductor and the bus bar section are arranged in a three-phase bus bar module with three single-phase power switches, each arranged in a separate power switch housing and each bus bar section is connected at the output therefrom to a respectively provided power switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Thomas Betz, Carlo Granata, Ilango Gnanadhandapani
  • Patent number: 8254088
    Abstract: It is an object to provide gas-insulated switchgear that occupies less installation space, in which the number of bellows to be used can be reduced, and that can minimize a work range in disassembling at addition or accident, and in reassembling. In double-bus gas-insulated switchgear in which a bus-side device is arranged above a breaker to reduce installation space to be occupied, a bellows is arranged between bus-side devices arranged vertically to each other, and under a support frame of the breaker, another support frame that can be separated therefrom is arranged, thereby enabling disassembling of a lower bus-side device alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito Tanaka, Osamu Kisanuki
  • Publication number: 20120120558
    Abstract: A circuit breaker assembly includes a housing, a trip mechanism, a vent channel, and a chamber. The trip mechanism is positioned within the housing can causes a movable contact to separate from a second contact in response to detection by the circuit breaker assembly of an electrical fault. The vent channel is formed in the housing and positioned to exhaust gas and debris produced as the movable contact separates from the second contact during the electrical fault to an aperture in the housing. The chamber has a chamber housing coupled to the housing adjacent the aperture such that the chamber receives the gas and debris exiting the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney D. Raabe, David W. Barenz, William J. Broghammer
  • Patent number: 8111503
    Abstract: A gas-insulated switchgear allowing reduction in layout dimension in a direction of axis lines of circuit breakers and also reduction in layout dimension in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the axis lines of the circuit breakers, thereby allowing reduction in installation area. Between two main buses disposed in parallel, first, second and third circuit breakers are disposed as being aligned so that each axis line is orthogonal to a direction of axis lines of the main buses. A branch line drawn from a portion between the first and second circuit breakers and a branch line drawn from a portion between the second and third circuit breakers are connected to respective cable heads. The centers of the cable heads are configured so as to be positioned on a straight line orthogonal to the direction of the axis lines of the main buses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takeuchi, Masanori Osumi
  • Patent number: 8027152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas-insulated high-voltage switchgear, comprising at least one bus bar with three phase conductors, whereby each phase conductor is connected to the input of a respectively provided bus bar section. The phase conductor and the bus bar section are arranged in a three-phase bus bar module with three single-phase power switches, each arranged in a separate power switch housing and each bus bar section is connected at the output therefrom to a respectively provided power switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Thomas Betz, Carlo Granata, Ilango Gnanadhandapani
  • Patent number: 8000087
    Abstract: Each integral unit is structured by arranging partial units (I), (II), and (Ill) side by side, while line-side devices are branched from positions between the partial units adjacent to each other. Each of the partial units is structured by connecting a current transformer and a disconnector in sequence to each of upper and lower outlets horizontally drawn out from a lateral face of a vertical-type circuit breaker in the same direction. Any two partial units positioned adjacent to each other are connected in series by connecting the disconnectors included therein with a connection bus. The line-side devices are positioned to oppose the circuit breakers while the disconnectors are interposed therebetween. The switchgear includes a plurality of integral units. Two ends of each of the integral units are respectively connected to two main buses that are provided in an upper position and a lower position while the disconnectors are interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Fujita, Takuya Otsuka, Hitoshi Sadakuni
  • Patent number: 7944680
    Abstract: A metal-encapsulated, gas-insulated high-voltage switchgear assembly includes a three-phase encapsulated busbar housing, at least one busbar disposed in the housing, and at least three single-phase-encapsulated circuit breakers disposed horizontally. The assembly further includes a busbar splitting module having at least one three-phase connecting flange configured to connect to the busbar housing and at least three single-phase connecting flanges pointing downward configured to connect to the at least three single-phase-encapsulated circuit breakers and an outgoer splitting module having at least one three-phase flange and at least three single-phase flanges pointing downward and configured to connect the at least three single-phase-encapsulated circuit breakers to a three-phase-encapsulated outgoer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Thomas Betz, Gnanadhandapani Ilango, Carlo Granata, Wolfgang Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 7848084
    Abstract: A gas-insulated equipment such as a gas-insulated switchgear provided according to the invention can efficiently improve dielectric strength of an entire electrode system considering electric field distribution of the electrodes and conductors and improving insulation coordination so that miniaturization of the entire device can be achieved. The gas-insulated switchgear includes insulating gas sealed within an earth metal container and an insulating spacer insulating and supporting high-voltage receiving portions. Surfaces of shielding electrodes having a larger diameter than that of high-voltage conductors are covered with thick dielectric coatings, and surfaces of the high-voltage conductors are covered with thin dielectric coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hama, Hitoshi Sadakuni, Takuya Otsuka, Kiyoshi Inami, Eiichi Nagao
  • Patent number: 7835140
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gas-insulated electric apparatus which includes: a vertically-arranged gas insulation main tank; a first gas insulation branch pipe connected to and making right angle with the gas insulation main tank; a second gas insulation branch pipe connected to and making right angle with the gas insulation main tank; a breaker manipulator which is arranged on an upper side of the main tank, a feeder-side current transformer which is incorporated in the first gas insulation branch pipe; a voltage transformer arranged on the first gas insulation branch pipe; and an arrestor arranged on the first gas insulation branch pipe and connected with the feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masataka Mori, Takehito Yanai, Takuya Otsuka
  • Patent number: 7796374
    Abstract: A power switchgear includes a circuit breaker including a container filled with an insulating gas, a stationary contact arranged in the container, and a movable contact that makes a movement to make contact with the stationary contact; an operation unit including a biasing member, and opens and closes the circuit breaker; and a linkage unit that transmits an biasing force of the biasing member to the circuit breaker. The linkage unit includes a rotary shaft, a lever including an engaging hole to be engaged with an outer periphery of the rotary shaft, and a pressing member that presses the rotary shaft onto an inner periphery of the engaging hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohito Mori, Kyoichi Otsuka
  • Patent number: 7764486
    Abstract: A gas-insulated power apparatus comprising a vertically arranged gas-insulated circuit breaker included in a vertically arranged gas-insulated main tank, a first gas-insulated branch pipe connected to one side of an upper portion of the gas-insulated main tank substantially orthogonal to a direction of extending the gas-insulated main tank and leading out a feeder from a movable side of the gas-insulated circuit breaker, and a second and a third gas-insulated branch pipes which are respectively connected to both sides in a peripheral direction of a lower portion of the gas-insulated main tank substantially orthogonal to the direction of extending the gas-insulated main tank, one of which connects a fixed side of the gas-insulated circuit breaker to one gas-insulated Y bus of gas-insulated double buses and other of which connects the fixed side of the gas-insulated circuit breaker to other gas-insulated X bus of the gas-insulated double buses, respectively, by which a gas-insulated power apparatus having a str
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Otsuka, Hitoshi Sadakuni, Daisuke Fujita
  • Patent number: 7742283
    Abstract: A gas-insulated equipment such as a gas-insulated switchgear provided according to the invention can efficiently improve dielectric strength of an entire electrode system considering electric field distribution of the electrodes and conductors and improving insulation coordination so that miniaturization of the entire device can be achieved. The gas-insulated switchgear includes insulating gas sealed within an earth metal container and an insulating spacer insulating and supporting high-voltage receiving portions. Surfaces of shielding electrodes having a larger diameter than that of high-voltage conductors are covered with thick dielectric coatings, and surfaces of the high-voltage conductors are covered with thin dielectric coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hama, Hitoshi Sadakuni, Takuya Otsuka, Kiyoshi Inami, Eiichi Nagao
  • Publication number: 20100014218
    Abstract: A power switchgear includes a circuit breaker including a container filled with an insulating gas, a stationary contact arranged in the container, and a movable contact that makes a movement to make contact with the stationary contact; an operation unit including a biasing member, and opens and closes the circuit breaker; and a linkage unit that transmits an biasing force of the biasing member to the circuit breaker. The linkage unit includes a rotary shaft, a lever including an engaging hole to be engaged with an outer periphery of the rotary shaft, and a pressing member that presses the rotary shaft onto an inner periphery of the engaging hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohito MORI, Kyoichi OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20090161300
    Abstract: A circuit board for direct dissipation of heat energy from the installed electronic devices to facilitate the fabrication of a light-weight design of electronic product is disclosed to include a heat sink, a first insulating layer and a circuit layout. The heat sink has a working fluid contained in an enclosed chamber inside an envelope and a wick layer fixedly attached to the inner surface of the enclosed chamber for absorbing the working fluid. The first insulating layer is covered on the envelope of the heat sink. The circuit layout is arranged on a surface of the first insulating layer opposite to the envelope of the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Yeh-Hsun CHOU
  • Publication number: 20090154069
    Abstract: A gas-insulated power apparatus comprising a vertically arranged gas-insulated circuit breaker included in a vertically arranged gas-insulated main tank, a first gas-insulated branch pipe connected to one side of an upper portion of the gas-insulated main tank substantially orthogonal to a direction of extending the gas-insulated main tank and leading out a feeder from a movable side of the gas-insulated circuit breaker, and a second and a third gas-insulated branch pipes which are respectively connected to both sides in a peripheral direction of a lower portion of the gas-insulated main tank substantially orthogonal to the direction of extending the gas-insulated main tank, one of which connects a fixed side of the gas-insulated circuit breaker to one gas-insulated Y bus of gas-insulated double buses and other of which connects the fixed side of the gas-insulated circuit breaker to other gas-insulated X bus of the gas-insulated double buses, respectively, by which a gas-insulated power apparatus having a str
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Otsuka, Hitoshi Sadakuni, Daisuke Fujita
  • Patent number: 7417846
    Abstract: For simple structure and easy manufacture, module tanks have a common standardized size so that the same tank is applicable even when the components to be accommodated are changed. The basic structure of the module is arranged so that all of the interrupter, the disconnector with the grounding switch, the bus bar bushing, the cable connecting bushing and the gas section spacer can be mounted, and necessary main circuit components depending upon the circuit to be used are left behind and unnecessary main circuit components are short-circuited by a short-circuiting conductor, and that the tank opening portions are either left un-worked during manufacture or closed by a cover. The bus bar bushings and the cable connecting bushings are attached at the rear face of the tank and the gas section spacer is disposed on the top or bottom face of the tank. A lightning arrester in lieu of interrupter may be accommodated within an insulating cylinder housing the main circuit of the interrupter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiro Arioka
  • Patent number: 7075778
    Abstract: A hybrid gas-insulated switchgear constitutes an electrical circuit for a single-line diagram unit by arranging one first standardized module and two second standardized modules in a single row such that the central axes of tanks are generally aligned and electrically connecting them to each other. In the standardized modules, a circuit breaker and disconnecting switches are housed inside the tanks such that the disconnecting switches are positioned at first and second ends of the circuit breaker so as to line up generally in a straight line, and grounding switches are connected between the circuit breaker and the disconnecting switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kosuke Abe
  • Patent number: 6865072
    Abstract: A tank filled with an insulating gas accommodates insulator tubes incorporating vacuum-valve breakers for individual phases. One end of each insulator tube is fixed to the inside of the tank. Each vacuum-valve breaker is installed generally on a common longitudinal axis with the corresponding insulator tube so that a movable electrode rod is directed toward a fixed end of the insulator tube. The insulator tube has as an integral part a bus line fixing portion projecting in a direction intersecting the longitudinal axis of the insulator tube from the proximity of an end opposite to the fixed end, supporting a bus-side conductor in an insulated fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinji Sato, Takao Tsurimoto, Kenichi Koyama, Masahiro Arioka
  • Patent number: 6831828
    Abstract: A compact and economical gas-insulated switchgear is provided. The gas-insulated switchgear includes: a grounding metal housing 1 filled with insulating gas, and in which the disconnector part 2 having a moving side electrode part 2a and a stationary side electrode part 2b is accommodated; and composite insulating shields 17a, 17b integrally formed into one metal-dielectric member in which surface of a high electric field part located in the vicinity of ends of openings is coated with a dielectric so as to cover the moving side and stationary side electrode parts 2a and 2b with the dielectric. To form the composite insulating shields 17a, 17b, a metal shield of less than 0.6 in non-uniform constant before coating with the dielectric is coated with dielectrics 18a, 18b having a thickness of not more than approximately 30% of an inter-electrode distance from a facing electric-field relaxation shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: TMT&D Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohide Aoki, Hiroyuki Hama, Takuya Ootsuka, Kouichi Oosumi, Yoshinori Shimizu, Kiyoshi Inami
  • Patent number: 6614648
    Abstract: In a gas insulated switchgear device, a phase transposing unit for bus line conductors is provided in a bus line tank without providing a separate bus line extending unit. A bus line container includes a plurality of tanks connected in a straight line shape in which three phase main bus line conductors are accommodated. The container also includes connecting ports through which conductors can be connected. Terminal portions near the connecting portions of respective phases of the three phase bus line conductors in at least one of the tanks are extended so as to match an arrangement position of three phase bus line conductors in an adjacent tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichirou Yamane, Kenji Tsuchiya, Youichirou Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 6563696
    Abstract: A connect and disconnect assembly for connecting and disconnecting a laser diode having leads to a printed circuit board (PCB). The assembly includes a heatsink that connects with the printed circuit board by providing cap screws through the PCB which are threadably received in spacers connected to the heatsink. A connection assembly made up of a retainer block and screws connects the laser diode to the heatsink. The laser diode is provided through a cutout portion of the PCB, and connects to the heatsink by providing the screws through the retainer block and the laser diode, the screws being threadably received in the heatsink. A pair of fuzz button carriers are interposed between the laser diode and the PCB. Each fuzz button carrier has a body portion, spaced guide portions extending above the body portion, and fuzz buttons extending through the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: David B. Harris, Edward J. Jablonski, Thomas A. Walter, Richard L. Anderson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6560091
    Abstract: In order to shorten the length of connection buses and reduce a cost, in the present invention, a plurality of T-branched circuit breaker units 12 are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the T-branch direction, and the plurality of circuit breaker units 12 are connected by first connection bus units 14 and second connection bus units 15 in series alternately in a rectangular wave shape on a horizontal plane of approximately the same height as the T-branch portions of the circuit breaker units 12. Thereby, first connection buses 5 and second connection buses 6 are stretched around on the horizontal plane of the same height as the T-branch portions of the circuit breaker units 12, but not stretched around in an up and down direction. Therefore, the length of the connection buses can be reduced, and the cost also can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Takahoshi, Keiichi Tsuzura, Ryoichi Shinohara, Rei Henmi, Yoriyuki Aiko, Shunji Ito
  • Patent number: 6556428
    Abstract: A gas insulated switchgear includes a plurality of T-branched circuit breaker units arranged in a direction perpendicular to the T-branch direction, and connected by first connection bus units and second connection bus units in series alternately in a rectangular wave shape on a horizontal plane of approximately the same height as the T-branch portions of the circuit breaker units. First connection buses and second connection buses are arranged around on the horizontal plane of the same height as the T-branch portions of the circuit breaker units, but are not arranged in an up and down direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Takahoshi, Keiichi Tsuzura, Ryoichi Shinohara, Rei Henmi, Yoriyuki Aiko, Shunji Ito
  • Patent number: 6538877
    Abstract: To provide a gas insulation switch reducing the SF6 gas use amount without damaging the insulation performance and arc extinguishing performance, the present invention uses SF6 gas as insulating gas to be charged in the grounding tank 1 of a unit having a switching unit of the breaker 5, the disconnecting switches 3, 4, and 8, and the grounding switches 6, 7; and 9, for example, the line unit 190 and uses gas having a smaller warming coefficient than that of SF6 gas, for example, nitrogen gas 23, or air as insulating gas to be charged in the grounding tank 1 of a unit having no switching unit, for example, the main bus units 100 and 110 and the connection bus unit 160.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokio Yamagiwa, Hiroki Honma, Koji Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6373687
    Abstract: To provide a gas insulation switch reducing the SF6 gas use amount without damaging the insulation performance and arc extinguishing performance, the present invention uses SF6 gas as insulating gas to be charged in the grounding tank 1 of a unit having a switching unit of the breaker 5, the disconnecting switches 3, 4, and 8, and the grounding switches 6, 7, and 9, for example, the line unit 190 and uses gas having a smaller warming coefficient than that of SF6 gas, for example, nitrogen gas 23, or air as insulating gas to be charged in the grounding tank 1 of a unit having no switching unit, for example, the main bus units 100 and 110 and the connection bus unit 160.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokio Yamagiwa, Hiroki Honma, Koji Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6292356
    Abstract: A gas insulation switch has a container charged with insulating gas which contains an electric conductor and at least a pair of contactors. The container is divided into a plurality of sections. For the sections which have no switching devices or separable contactors, a different insulating gas is used as compared with that for the sections having breakers or separable contactors. In particular, in the section of the container, such as a grounding tank, that contains only electric conductors without separable contactors, an insulating gas having a smaller earth warming coefficient or global warming coefficient than that of SF6 gases is used. On the other hand, for the section of the grounding tank which contains a breaker or switch having separable contactors, an SF6 insulating gas is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokio Yamagiwa, Hiroki Honma, Koji Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5991148
    Abstract: This metal-enclosed, gas-insulated switchgear assembly is provided with at least one multiphase switch panel which is mounted on a foundation surface (8), with in each case at least one power breaker (1, 2, 3) per phase which extends along a longitudinal axis (4, 5, 6), these longitudinal axes (4, 5, 6) being arranged in a first plane, with at least one busbar system which is arranged in at least a second plane and extends along busbar axes (13, 14, 15) and in which the busbar axes (13, 14, 15) have a distance (s) between them. The distance between centers between a first connecting stub (16, 17, 18) and a second connecting stub (25, 26, 27) of the power breaker (1, 2, 3) is at least three times and at most four times as great as the distance (s) between the busbar axes (13, 14, 15). The power breakers (1, 2, 3) may be arranged offset and aligned in a row, resulting in very compact switch panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AG
    Inventors: Franz Heil, Piero Tecchio
  • Patent number: 5502435
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for monitoring the pressure of gas in a gas filled circuit breaker container based on a temperature compensated gas pressure signal which is compared with a signal representing a desired gas pressure in the container to provide a signal indicating a gas leak when the actual pressure is less than the desired pressure. In addition to identifying a gas leak, the method and system is operable to deactivate the circuit breaker when the actual pressure decreases below a predetermined low pressure, to determine the gas leak rate and to deactivate the circuit breaker if the leak rate is greater than a predetermined acceptable rate and, otherwise, to determine the time required for the pressure to decrease to the unacceptable low pressure, and to activate an alarm, visual display and/or recording of information in response to certain detected conditions with respect to the gas pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Inventor: Douglas E. Ralston