The present application claims priority from Japanese Patent application serial No. 2014-126949, filed on Jun. 20, 2014, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.
1. Filed of the Invention
The present invention relates to a stationary induction apparatus, and particularly, to a stationary induction apparatus in which a structure for reduction of noise due to core excitation-vibration is improved.
2. Description of the Related Art
A traditional stationary induction apparatus, such as a transformer, a reactor, etc., is broadly made up of a core including plural core-legs formed by lamination of electromagnetic steel sheets, each thereof being composed of a magnetic material such as steel, etc., and a core-yoke, a core-tightening clasp for tightening a joint between the core-yoke and the core-leg in the direction of the lamination of the electromagnetic steel sheets, through the intermediary of an insulating material, and a tank in which not less than one winding, insulation-cylinder, and linear-spacer, respectively, are disposed around the core-leg, with an insulation-distance provided therebetween, thereby accommodating the core, the winding, the insulation-cylinder, and the linear-spacer, inside the tank filled up with a cooling insulating-medium.
With the core-yoke described as above, in order to ensure insulation thereof, an insulating sheet made of an insulating material is disposed along a lamination plane of the core-yoke to be tightened up by the core-tightening clasp through the intermediary of the insulating sheet. For the insulating sheet, use is made of a pressboard, etc., made up of a fiber, such as kraft pulp, etc., composed of cellulose as a main component, used as a raw material thereof, the fiber being subjected to processes of paper-making, lamination, and compression to be turned in a sheet-like shape. Further, for the core-tightening clasp, use is made of a clasp made of steel, or a stainless steel.
For example, with a stationary induction apparatus described in Patent Document 1, it is disclosed that a vibration insulator, such as a rubber sheet, and so forth, is disposed between an insulating sheet in contact with a core and a core-tightening clasp.
While requirements for lower-noise of the stationary induction apparatus have traditionally existed, there has lately been growing interest in noise-reduction, in particular, as a result of rise in public awareness of residential environment as well as noise-standardization at the time of transformer-energization, as decided at International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), in 2001.
The noise of the stationary induction apparatus is primarily an excitation noise of a core, caused by vibrations of the core. The vibrations of the core are primarily due to magnetostriction of the electromagnetic steel sheet, and a magnetic attractive force occurring between the electromagnetic steel sheets, caused by transition of magnetic fluxes across a core joint.
As shown in
An exciting force due to the magnetostriction is represented by expression 1 as follow:
FS=∈ES expression 1
where FS is an exciting force due to magnetostriction, ∈ is magnetostriction, E is Yong's modulus of an electromagnetic steel sheet 2, in the direction of rolling, and S is a cross-sectional area of the transformer core 1.
Meanwhile, the magnetic attractive force of a joint of the transformer core 1 is represented by expression 2 as follow:
where FE is the magnetic attractive force of the joint of the transformer core 1, B magnetic flux density, S a cross-sectional area of a portion of the transformer core 1, where the transition of magnetic fluxes occurs, and μ0 is magnetic permeability of an insulating-medium disposed around the transformer core 1. In order to reduce the excitation-noise of the transformer core 1, there will arise the need for a structure of the transformer core 1, capable of decreasing a value FS as well as FE.
With the traditional transformer core 1 as disclosed in Patent Document 1 (as shown in
With this transformer, however, since heat generated from the core 2A at the time of a high load-factor differs from that at the time of a low load-factor, a temperature gradient exists in the vicinity of the core 2A, thereby causing not only thermal expansion and thermal shrinkage, respectively, to occur to the vibration insulator 4 disposed between the insulating sheet 5 and the core-tightening clasp 3, but also a gap to occur between the vibration insulator 4 and the core-tightening clasp 3, or between the vibration insulator 4 and the insulating sheet 5, due to permanent deformation of the vibration insulator 4, caused by directly tightening the vibration insulator 4 by use of the core-tightening clasp 3, so that there arises the need for the core-tightening clasp 3 having a configuration capable of adjusting the position in accordance with the thickness of the vibration insulator 4 without tightening the vibration insulator 4 only.
The present invention has been developed in view of the point described as above, and it is therefore an object of the invention to provide a stationary induction apparatus excellent in core vibration-damping, being capable of realizing reduction in core excitation-noise.
In order to achieve the object of the invention, described as above, the invention provides in its one aspect a stationary induction apparatus including a core including plural core-legs formed by lamination of electromagnetic steel sheets, and a core-yoke formed by lamination of electromagnetic steel sheets, to join the plural core-legs together, a core-tightening clasp for tightening a joint between the core-yoke and the core-leg in the direction of lamination to be secured, a winding, a tank, and an insulating sheet disposed between the core-tightening clasp and the core-yoke. Further, a concave hollowed-out part or a notched part is provided on the insulating sheet, positioned at a joint between the core-leg and the core-yoke, and a vibration insulator is disposed in the concave hollowed-out part or the notched part, or in the case of, for example, a 3-phase and 3-leg core, a concave hollowed-out part or a notched part is provided in portions of the insulating sheet, positioned at respective joints including a joint between the core-yoke and the core-leg at the center, and joints between the core-yoke and the core-leg on the respective lateral sides of the core-yoke, whereupon a vibration insulator is disposed in the concave hollowed-out part or the notched part.
The present invention can provide a stationary induction apparatus excellent in core vibration-damping, being capable of realizing reduction in core excitation-noise.
Working Embodiments of a stationary induction apparatus according to the invention are described hereunder with reference to the accompanied drawing. For each constituent element of the stationary induction apparatus according to the invention, identical to that of the traditional stationary induction apparatus, use is made of reference sign identical to that for the traditional stationary induction apparatus.
In the case of, for example, a 3-phase and 3-leg oil-filled transformer, as shown in
And with the present embodiment, a concave hollowed-out part or a notched part 12a, formed rectangular in shape, is provided on an insulating sheet 5, positioned at a joint 9 between the core-leg 6 at the center and the core yoke (upper core-yoke) 7, more specifically, a portion of the joint 9 between the core-leg 6 at the center and the core yoke 7, where an electromagnetic steel sheet of the core-leg 6 and an electromagnetic steel sheet of the core yoke 7 overlap each other, as shown in
The concave hollowed-out part, or the notched part 12a is formed by pressing the insulating sheet 5 or cutting out a portion of the insulating sheet 5.
Further, the vibration insulator 10 disposed in the concave hollowed-out part or the notched part 12a is preferably larger in thickness than the insulating sheet 5.
Still further, the vibration insulator 10 is preferably composed of a macromolecular material containing no plasticizer, and the vibration insulator 10 composed of the macromolecular material is preferably undissolvable in the insulating medium containing no plasticizer, and filled in the transformer tank. In the case where the insulating medium is, for example, a mineral oil, use is preferably made of fluoro rubber, silicone rubber, and etc.
Still further, an insulating paper 50 to 150 μm in thickness per one sheet, such as a kraft paper, an aramid paper, and etc., using kraft pulp, or an aramid fiber, as a raw material, may be disposed between the vibration insulator 10 made of the macromolecular material and the core yoke 7.
Yet further, the insulating paper is preferably lower in density than the insulating sheet 5. More specifically, the density of the insulating paper is preferably is not more than 1.35 g/cm3, and more preferably in a range of 0.80 to 1.00 g/cm3.
Further, the insulating paper is preferably lower in relative dielectric constant than the insulating sheet 5. More specifically, the relative dielectric constant of the insulating paper in such a state as to be immersed in the insulating medium filled in the transformer tank is preferably not more than 5.1 below 80° C., and more preferably in a range of 2.1 to 3.2 below 80° C. Furthermore, the insulating paper may contain both the kraft pulp and the aramid fiber.
With such a configuration of the present embodiment as described in the foregoing, even if a temperature inside the transformer tank at the time of the high load-factor differs from that at the time of the low load-factor, thereby causing a temperature gradient to exist in the vicinity of the transformer core 1, a gap will not occur to the vibration insulator 10 disposed between the insulating sheet 5 and the core-tightening clasp 3, due to thermal expansion and thermal shrinkage, occurring to the vibration insulator 10, and further, the vibration insulator 10 only will no longer be tightened up by the core-tightening clasp 3, so that a gap will not occur either between the vibration insulator 10 and the core-tightening clasp 3, or between the vibration insulator 10 and the insulating sheet 5, due to permanent deformation of the vibration insulator 10. Thus, it is possible to obtain a transformer not only excellent in core vibration damping, but also capable of reducing the core excitation-noise.
With the present embodiment shown in
Even in the case of the configuration of the present embodiment being as described above, the same effect as with the case of the first embodiment can be obtained.
With the present embodiment shown in
Further, with a lower core-yoke (not shown), a portion thereof, where the electromagnetic steel sheets overlap each other, is formed in a V-shape, and a concave hollowed-out part or a notched part, formed rectangular in shape, is provided at the position of a joint formed in the V-shape between the core-yoke and the core-leg at the center, whereupon a vibration insulator rectangular in shape is disposed in the concave hollowed-out part or notched part, formed rectangular in shape. Other configuration of the present embodiment is the same as the first embodiment.
Even in the case of the configuration of the present embodiment being as described above, the same effect as with the case of the first embodiment can be obtained.
With the present embodiment shown in
Further, with a lower core-yoke (not shown), a concave hollowed-out part or a notched part is formed in a V shape, and a vibration insulator formed in the V shape is disposed in the concave hollowed-out part or the notched part, formed in the V shape. Other configuration of the present embodiment is the same as the first embodiment.
Even in the case of the configuration of the present embodiment being as described above, the same effect as with the case of the first embodiment can be obtained.
With the present embodiment shown in
Further, with a lower core-yoke (not shown), a portion thereof, where the electromagnetic steel sheets overlap each other, is formed in a Y-shape, and a concave hollowed-out part or a notched part, formed in a rectangular shape, is provided in an insulating sheet, at the position of a joint between the core-yoke and the core-leg at the center, formed in the Y-shape, whereupon a vibration insulator formed in the rectangular shape is disposed in the concave hollowed-out part or the notched part, formed in the rectangular shape. Other configuration of the present embodiment is the same as the first embodiment.
Even in the case of the configuration of the present embodiment being as described above, the same effect as with the case of the first embodiment can be obtained.
With the present embodiment shown in
Further, with a lower core-yoke (not shown), a concave hollowed-out part or a notched part is formed in a Y-shape, and a vibration insulator is disposed in such a way as to be in the Y-shape. Other configuration of the present embodiment is the same as the first embodiment.
Even in the case of the configuration of the present embodiment being as described above, the same effect as with the case of the first embodiment can be obtained.
With the present embodiment shown in
Further, with a lower core-yoke (not shown), a concave hollowed-out part or a notched part is formed in a V-shape, and vibration insulators are disposed in such a fashion as to form the V-shape. Other configuration of the present embodiment is the same as the first embodiment.
Even in the case of the configuration of the present embodiment being as described above, the same effect as with the case of the first embodiment can be obtained.
With the present embodiment shown in
More specifically, the concave hollowed-out part or the notched part 12h, formed at the respective joint 9 between the core-leg 6 and the respective lateral sides of the core-yoke 7, is formed rectangular in shape, and the vibration insulator 10 is disposed in this concave hollowed-out part or this notched part 12h. Further, with a lower core-yoke, a configuration is vertically inverted in shape. Other configuration of the present embodiment is the same as the first embodiment.
Even in the case of the configuration of the present embodiment being as described above, the same effect as with the case of the first embodiment can be obtained.
The present embodiment has a feature in that an insulating paper 11 is disposed between a core-yoke 7 and an insulating sheet 5 as well as between the core-yoke 7 and a vibration insulator 10. The insulating paper 11 is made up of a kraft paper, or an aramid paper, using kraft pulp, or an aramid fiber, respectively, as the raw material thereof, or the insulating paper 11 may include both the kraft pulp, and the aramid fiber.
Even in the case of the configuration of the present embodiment being as described above, the same effect as with the case of the first embodiment can be certainly obtained, and in addition, more reduction in vibration of the transformer core is achieved by agency of the insulating paper 11.
The present embodiment has a feature in that an insulating paper 11 is disposed between a core-yoke 7 and an insulating sheet 5 as well as between the core-yoke 7 and a vibration insulator 10. The insulating paper 11 is made up of a kraft paper, or an aramid paper, using kraft pulp, or an aramid fiber, respectively, as the raw material thereof, or the insulating paper 11 may include both the kraft pulp, and the aramid fiber.
Even in the case of the configuration of the present embodiment being as described above, the same effect as with the case of the first embodiment can be certainly obtained, and in addition, more reduction in vibration of the transformer core is achieved by the agency of the insulating paper 11.
While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in the foregoing, it is to be understood that the invention be not limited thereto, and that various variations thereto may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, the embodiments described in the forgoing are for illustrative purpose only to assist the invention to be understood with greater ease, and it is to be pointed that the invention be not necessarily limited to a stationary induction apparatus provided with all the constituent elements as described in the foregoing. Further, a part of the configuration of a certain embodiment of the invention may be replaced with the configuration of anther embodiment, or the configuration of anther embodiment may be added to the configuration of a certain embodiment. Still further, addition•deletion•replacement by use of another configuration may be applied with respect to a part of the configuration of each embodiment.
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