Hybrid-type Patents (Class 218/70)
  • 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: 6437274
    Abstract: This hybrid circuit breaker has at least two series-connected arcing chambers which are operated by a common drive or by separate drives and are filled with different arc extinguishing media. Means are provided which ensure a sensible voltage distribution between the first and the second arcing chamber in the course of a switching process. At least one vacuum switching chamber having an insulating housing, is provided as the second arcing chamber. The aim is to provide a hybrid circuit breaker wich can be produced economically and which has high availability. This is achieved, inter alia, in that means are provided which ensure that the movement of the contacting arrangement of the first arcing chamber precedes the movement of the contact arrangement of the second arcing chamber during a disconnection process, and that the movement of the contacting arrangement of the second arcing chamber precedes the movement of the contact arrangement of the first arcing chamber during a connection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Max Claessens, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, Leopold Ritzer, Ekkehard Schade
  • 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: 6018134
    Abstract: A main circuit portions are arranged in the order of a breaking section fixed-side conductor, a breaking section movable-side conductor, a disconnecting section movable-side conductor, and a disconnecting section fixed-side conductor, and first and second grounding conductors are respectively provided for grounding the breaking section fixed-side conductor and the disconnecting section fixed-side conductor at both end portions of the apparatus. The arrangement of operating devices is set in the order of a first grounding-section operating device, a breaking-section operating device, a disconnecting-section operating device, and a second grounding-section operating device. In addition, a breaking section is supported by a single supporting insulator to reduce the number of creepage insulation portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiki Hirano, Naoyuki Nakatsukasa, Daisuke Yoshida, Kouichirou Wada, Mikio Mori, Masashi Matsuki
  • Patent number: 5484972
    Abstract: A high-voltage switching device for gas-insulated switchgear has a gas-filled metal housing, a conducting path in the metal housing and at least two series-connected switching points with movable contact pieces which are actuated by a common drive mounted on the metal housing. The conducting path forms an angle with at least one of the switching points respectively arranged on each leg of the angle, the device thereby requiring less space in the case of both vertical and horizontal installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: ABB Management AG
    Inventor: Piero Tecchio