Patent Grant
10043622
Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. ยง 119(a), this application claims the benefit of earlier filing date and right of priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0012187, filed on Jan. 25, 2017, the contents of which are all hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to a dual-motion type gas-insulated switchgear having multiple levers, more particularly, to a dual-motion type gas-insulated switchgear having multiple levers capable of controlling an operation time for closing or opening as well as reducing a size of a gas circuit breaker as well as allowing to have a longer stroke.
In recent years, electric power stations or the like have widely employed a gas-insulated switchgears (GIS) using sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas having a high insulation resistance among switch mechanisms constituting high voltage substation facilities.
Gas-Insulated Switchgear as an electric power device used for switching, grounding, branching and monitoring a high-voltage electric circuit in the range of several thousand to tens of thousands of volts in a power transmission, transformation and large distribution power system, is a switchgear that accommodates switching and grounding apparatuses in a tank filled with an insulating gas such as sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) for extinguishing an arc generated at the time of switching of a high-voltage line and electrical insulation between alternating current poles.
A gas circuit breaker provided in such a conventional gas-insulated switchgear may be divided into a movable portion and a stationary portion, wherein the movable portion is provided with a movable contact, a main nozzle and a cylinder, and the stationary portion is provided with a stationary contact brought into contact with or separated from the movable contact.
Here, a compression chamber may be provided within the cylinder, and an insulating gas is filled within the compression chamber. The gas circuit breaker is in a state that the movable contact and the stationary contact are in contact with each other at the time of closing, and in a state that the movable contact and the stationary contact are separated from each other at the time of opening.
In recent years, in order to improve the breaking performance of such a gas-insulated switchgear, a dual-motion type gas-insulated switchgear in which the stationary contact of the stationary portion relatively moves toward or away from the movable contact has been widely used.
On the other hand,
Furthermore,
As illustrated in
In other words, as illustrated in
However, in case of such a dual-motion structure, when a stroke ratio between the movable base 11 and the second movable contact increases, a size of the levers 13, 15, 17 connecting the movable base 11 to the second movable contact 19 should be increased, thereby causing a problem of increasing a size of the gas circuit breaker provided in the gas-insulated switchgear.
Furthermore, as illustrated in
Here, the second movable portion 31 is provided with a movable base 31a, and the movable base 31a is connected to the second movable contact 31b provided on the second movable portion 31 through a fork-shaped lever 31c.
Furthermore, the protrusion 31a-1 is formed on the movable base 31a, and when the movable base 31a moves, a fork-shaped protruding portion 31c-1 of the lever 31c rotates while being engaged with the protrusion 31a-1, and moves the second movable contact 31b at the same time to control the second movable contact 31b to be brought into contact with or separated from the first movable contact 21a.
However, in case of a fork-type gas-insulated switchgear, a strong impact may be incurred between the protrusion 31a-1 and the protruding portion 31c-1 of the lever 31c when the movable base 31a moves, thereby causing a problem in which a collision portion is easily broken when used for a long period of time.
On the other hand, as illustrated in
Furthermore, since the second movable contact 53 should move without a predetermined delay time when the movable base 51 moves, it may be impossible to move the second movable contact 53 only when a closing or opening operation is required, thereby causing a problem not to distribute energy used for closing or opening, thereby causing a problem significantly reducing the energy efficiency as well as deteriorating the opening performance.
The present disclosure is contrived to solve the foregoing problems, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a dual-motion type gas-insulated switchgear having multiple levers capable of controlling an operation time for closing or opening as well as reducing a size of a gas circuit breaker as well as allowing to have a longer stroke.
The foregoing object of the present disclosure may be accomplished by providing a dual-motion type gas-insulated switchgear having multiple levers including a first movable portion provided with a first movable contact and a second movable portion provided with a second movable contact to be brought into contact with or separated from the first movable contact, wherein the second movable portion includes a movable base connected to a drive device; a first lever one end of which is connected to the movable base to move in connection with the movable base; a second lever one end of which is connected to the other end of the first lever to move the first lever along with the movable base by a predetermined distance and then rotate; and a third lever one end of which is connected to the other end of the second lever, and the other end of which is connected to the second movable contact to move according to the rotation of the second lever to allow the second movable contact to be brought into contact with or separated from the first movable contact.
Furthermore, when the movable base is moved to an open state, the first lever may move while pulling one end of the second lever toward the movable base to rotate the second lever in a counter-clockwise direction, and in connection therewith, the other end of the second lever may move the other end of the third lever to be in close contact with a side of the second lever while pushing one end of the third lever toward an opposite side of the movable base to allow the second movable contact to be separated from the first movable contact.
Furthermore, when the movable base is moved to a closed state, the first lever may move while pushing one end of the second lever to an opposite side of the movable base to rotate the second lever in a clockwise direction, and in connection therewith, the other end of the second lever may move the other end of the third lever to be away from the second lever while pushing one end of the third lever toward the movable base to allow the second movable contact to be brought into contact with the first movable contact.
Furthermore, the second lever may rotate in a state of being fixed to the second movable portion through a stationary member.
Furthermore, the second lever may include a first connecting plate connected to the first lever, and formed to be inclined to an opposite side of the movable base; and a second connecting plate integrally formed with the first connecting plate to be connected to the third lever, and formed to be inclined to an opposite side of the movable base.
Furthermore, when the movable base is located in a closed state, a connecting portion between the first lever and the movable base may be located closer to the first movable contact than one end of the second lever, and when the movable base is moved from a closed position to an open position, the second lever may move the first lever along with the movable base by a predetermined distance and then rotate.
Furthermore, a mounting groove may be formed on a lower surface of the first connecting plate such that the other end of the third lever is brought into contact with the second lever and mounted thereon when in close contact with a side of the second lever.
Furthermore, the first connecting plate may be formed to be longer than the second connecting plate.
Furthermore, the third lever may be formed to be rounded toward the second lever.
As described above, in a dual-motion type gas-insulated switchgear with multiple levers according to the present disclosure, the movable base and the second movable contact driven in a dual-motion manner may be connected by a plurality of levers, and a force transferred to the movable base while the plurality of levers are in close contact with one another or released from the close contact may be transferred to the second movable contact, and thus a size of the levers may not be required to increase even when a stroke ratio between the movable base and the second movable contact increases, thereby having an effect capable of minimizing a size of the gas circuit breaker as well as appropriately controlling a stroke ratio between the movable base and the second movable contact.
Furthermore, the movable base and the second movable contact driven in a dual-motion manner may be connected by a plurality of levers, and when controlling the switchgear to a closed state or open state, the second movable contact may not be allowed to move at an initial or completed position even if the movable base moves, and the second movable contact may be allowed to move at a position other than the initial or completed position so as to brought into contact with or separated from the first movable contact, thereby having an effect of saving energy used during the closing or closing operation of the gas circuit breaker as well as enhancing the breaking performance of the gas circuit breaker.
Furthermore, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate may be inclined to an opposite side of the movable base, and the first connecting plate may be formed to be longer than the second connecting plate to increase an amount of rotation when the second lever rotates through the first lever so as to increase a movement distance of the third lever connected to the lever, thereby having an effect of increasing a length of stroke applied to the second movable contact even in a small space.
Furthermore, the mounting groove may be formed on a lower surface of the first connecting plate such that the other end of the third lever is brought into contact with the mounting groove to be mounted thereon when in close contact with a side of the second lever, thereby having an effect of preventing a collision portion from being damaged by an impact between the second lever and the third lever when they are in close contact with each other.
Furthermore, the third lever may be formed to be rounded toward the second lever such that a rounded surface of the third lever is brought into contact with a surface of the second lever when the third lever is moved toward the second lever, thereby having an effect of minimizing collision with the second lever as well as increasing a length of stroke applied to the second movable contact.
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.
In the drawings:
Hereinafter, a dual-motion type gas-insulated switchgear with multiple levers according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As illustrated in
Here, the first movable portion 110 is provided with a first movable contact 111, and the second movable portion 130 is provided with a second movable contact 133 brought into contact with or separated from the first movable contact 111.
Furthermore, the second movable portion 130 is provided with a movable base 131, a first lever 135, a second lever 137 and a third lever 139 to drive the second movable contact 133 in a dual-motion manner.
The movable base 131 is connected to the first lever 135 to move the second movable contact 133 in a connected manner through the respective levers 135, 137, 139 while moving by a drive device, and thus the second movable contact 133 is brought into contact with or separated from the first movable contact 111, thereby controlling the gas-insulated switchgear to be closed or opened.
One end of the first lever 135 is connected to the movable base 131, and the other end thereof is connected to the second lever 137 to rotate the second lever 137 while moving according to the movement of the movable base 131.
One end of the second lever 137 is connected to the first lever 135, and the other end thereof is connected to the third lever 139 to rotate in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction according to the movement of the first lever 135 so as to move the third lever 139 close to or away from the second lever 137, thereby allowing the second movable contact 133 to be brought into contact with or separated from the first movable contact 111.
One end of the third lever 139 is connected to the other end of the second lever 137, and the other end thereof is connected to the second movable contact 133 to rotate the second lever 137 in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction so as to move in close contact with or away from the second lever 137, thereby allowing the second movable contact 133 to be brought into contact with or separated from the first movable contact 111.
More specifically, as illustrated in
Furthermore, as illustrated in
On the other hand, when the gas-insulated switchgear is controlled to a closed state or open state, as illustrated in
In other words, the second lever 137 may be allowed to have a predetermined operation delay time, at an initial position in which the movable base 131 starts to move or at a completed position in which the movement of the movable base 131 is completed, the second lever 137 does not rotate even if the movable base 131 moves and thus the second movable contact 133 does not move.
Accordingly, as illustrated in
Meanwhile, the second lever 137 may include a first connecting plate 137a and a second connecting plate 137b.
The first connecting plate 137a is connected to the first lever 135, and formed to be inclined to an opposite side of the movable base 131.
Furthermore, the second connecting plate 137b is integrally formed with the first connecting plate 137a and connected to the third lever 139 and formed to be inclined to an opposite side of the movable base 131.
Accordingly, since the respective connecting plates 137a, 137b of the second lever 137 are formed to be inclined toward an opposite side of the movable base 131, when the second lever 137 rotates through the first lever 135, an amount of rotation of the second lever 137 increases to increase a movement length of the third lever 139 through the rotation of the second lever 137 so as to increase a length of stroke applied to the second movable contact 133 even in a small space.
Moreover, the first connecting plate 137a is formed to be longer than the second connecting plate 137b to decrease a stroke length applied to the third lever 139 through the second lever 13, thereby increasing an opening speed of the gas circuit breaker 100.
In addition, a mounting groove 137a-1 is formed on a lower surface of the first connecting plate 137a such that the other end of the third lever 139 is brought into contact with the second lever 137 and mounted thereon when in close contact with a side of the second lever 137.
Accordingly, when the second lever 137 rotates and the third lever 139 moves toward the second lever 137 to be in close contact therewith, the other end of the third lever 139 is located to be mounted on the mounting groove 137a-1, thereby preventing damage due to collision between the second lever 137 and the third lever 139 as well as increasing a length of stroke applied to the second movable contact 133 even through a small space.
Moreover, the third lever 139 is formed to be rounded toward the second lever 137.
Accordingly, when the second lever 137 rotates and the third lever 139 moves toward the second lever 137, a rounded surface of the third lever 139 is brought into close contact with the second lever 137 to minimize collision between the second lever 137 and the third lever 139, thereby preventing damage due to collision.
Furthermore, compared to when the third lever 139 has a flat shape, when the third lever 139 is moved toward the second lever 137, a central portion of the second lever 137 to which the stationary member 138 is further moved toward the third lever 139 by a roundly bent width of the third lever 139 to increase a moving distance of the third lever 139, thereby increasing a length of stroke applied to the second moving contact 133 even in a small space.
Hereinafter, an operation process of a dual-motion type gas-insulated switchgear with multiple levers will be described in detail with reference to
First, as illustrated in
Here, when the first lever 135 moves along with the movable base 131, the second lever 137 does not move along with the first lever 135 but has a predetermined delay time, and then rotates in a counter-clockwise direction according to the movement of the first lever 135.
In other words, as illustrated in
Furthermore, as illustrated in
Here, when the other end of the third lever 139 is brought into close contact with or away from the second lever 137, they move on the same line along with the stationary member 138, thereby decreasing a movement range of each lever 135, 137, 139.
Furthermore, since the third lever 139 is rounded toward the second lever 137, it may be possible to prevent damage due to mutual collision as well as increase a length of stroke applied to the second movable contact 133 even when the third lever 139 moves toward the second lever 137.
In addition, since the mounting groove 137a-1 is formed on a lower surface of the first connecting plate 137a constituting the second lever 137, when the third lever 139 moves close to a side of the second lever 137, the other end of the third lever 139 is mounted on the mounting groove 137a-1 to prevent breakage due to collision between them.
On the other hand, as illustrated in
In case of the present disclosure having the foregoing configuration, the movable base 131 and the second movable contact 133 driven in a dual-motion manner may be connected by a plurality of levers 135, 137, 139, and a force transferred to the movable base 131 while the plurality of levers 135, 137, 139 are in close contact with one another or released from the close contact may be transferred to the second movable contact 133, and thus a size of the levers 135, 137, 139 may not be required to increase even when a stroke ratio between the movable base 131 and the second movable contact 133 increases, thereby reducing a size of the gas circuit breaker 100 as well as appropriately controlling a stroke ratio between the movable base 131 and the second movable contact 133.
Furthermore, the movable base 131 and the second movable contact 133 driven in a dual-motion manner may be connected by a plurality of levers 135, 137, 139, and when controlling the switchgear to a closed state or open state, the second movable contact 133 may not be allowed to move at an initial or completed position even if the movable base 131 moves, and the second movable contact 133 may be allowed to move at a position other than the initial or completed position so as to brought into contact with or separated from the first movable contact 111, thereby saving an amount of energy used during the closing or closing operation of the gas circuit breaker 100 as well as enhancing the breaking performance of the gas-insulated switchgear.
Furthermore, the first connecting plate 137a and the second connecting plate 137b may be inclined to an opposite side of the movable base 131, and an amount of rotation may be allowed to increase when the second lever 137 rotates through the first lever 135, thereby increasing a length of stroke applied to the second movable contact 133 even in a small space.
Furthermore, the first connecting plate 137a may be formed to be longer than the second connecting plate 137b to decrease a length of stroke applied to the third lever 139 through the second lever 137, thereby increasing an opening speed of the gas circuit breaker 100.
Furthermore, the mounting groove 137a-1 may be formed on a lower surface of the first connecting plate 137a such that the other end of the third lever 139 is brought into contact with the mounting groove 137a-1 to be mounted thereon when in close contact with a side of the second lever 137, thereby preventing a collision portion from being damaged by an impact between the second lever 137 and the third lever 139.
Furthermore, the third lever 139 may be formed to be rounded toward the second lever 137 such that a rounded surface thereof is brought into contact with a surface of the second lever 137 when the third lever 139 is moved toward the second lever 137, thereby minimizing collision with the second lever 137 as well as increasing a movement distance of the second movable contact 133.
Though a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure has been described in the above, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various alternatives, changes and equivalents can be used for the present disclosure and the above embodiment is modified in an appropriate manner and applied thereto in the same manner. Accordingly, the disclosure is not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure as defined by the limitation of the following claims.
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