US1927893A - Circuit interrupter - Google Patents

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US1927893A
US1927893A US510448A US51044831A US1927893A US 1927893 A US1927893 A US 1927893A US 510448 A US510448 A US 510448A US 51044831 A US51044831 A US 51044831A US 1927893 A US1927893 A US 1927893A
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Kesselring Fritz
Kaufmann Werner
Duffing Paul
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
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  • Fig. 7 is a sectional view of a further modified form of the invention.
  • our circuit interrupter 10 comprises a container or tank 11 filled with a conducting fluid 13 and in which a movable conducting member 15 is inserted.
  • the container 11 is made of conducting material and is electrically connected to one side of the circuit.
  • This container is constructed with a small cross-section at its bottom portion 12 and gradually flares outwardly to a large cross section at its upper portion 14.
  • the movable conducting member 15 is tubular in form with a rounded top 16 and a tapered lower portion 18. The exterior of this movable conducting member is streamlined so as to prevent turbulence of the liquid as it is moved therein.
  • Ihe lower portion 18 of conducting member 15 is provided with a cavity 17 for retaining a portion of the liquid.
  • the cavity 17 has a nozzle-shaped opening at its lower end and small air holes 19 at its upper end.
  • Conducting member 15 is moved out of the liquid by an actuating rod 21 which. is operated by a mechanism not shown.
  • the container 11 is of large cross-section and small length.
  • the member 1.5 As the member 1.5 is moved out of the liquid, its area of contact therewith is decreased with a resulting decrease in the crosssection of the liquid which is effective for conducting the current.
  • the length of the current path is increased, due to the outward flare 1 1 of the container 11 and the inward taper 18 of the member 15.
  • the cross-section of the conducting portion of the liquid has been reduced to substantially the area of the end of the nozzle 18.
  • the portion of the liquid which has been. retained within the cavity 17, is released as air enters the holes 19.
  • This provides a jet of liquid which flows from the cavity 17 to the main body of the liquid 13, as illustrated in Fig. 2.
  • This provides a current path of increasing length and uniform cross-section.
  • the rate of flow of the liquid is regulated by the size of the opening of the nozzle and the size of the air holes 19.
  • the cavity 17 is made of sufficient size to provide a continuous stream of liquid until the current has been reduced to a low value, such as 5 amperes, at which substantially no arc will be produced, when the circuit is completely interrupted due to the fact that all of the liquid has run out of the cavity 1'7.
  • the liquid 13 may be water or any other conducting fluid. If it is desired, the con ductivity of the liquid may be increased by adding thereto a substance, such as ordinary salt.
  • the container 11 is provided with an. ionization barrier 23 of insulating material. This barrier is provided at the surface of the liquid to pro vent a flashover or are from the moving electrode 15 to the container 11. Barrier 23 has openings 25 at its base to permit free flow of the liquid between the portions on each side of the barrier.
  • Container 11 is provided at its upper edge with contact jaws 2? for making an electrical connection with a conducting bar 29 which is carried by the conducting actuating rod 21. This makes a solid electrical connection between the moving conducting member and the tank 11 after the resistance of the liquid has been reduced to a minimum when the circuit breaker is closed.
  • FIG. 3 where similar reference characters indicate the same parts as in Figs. 1 and 2, our circuit interrupter 10 is enclosed in an air-tight tank 31 having a connection 32 for supplying compressed air or other gas, such as hydrogen, for maintaining the liquid 13 under pressure greater than that due to the atmosphere.
  • the operating rod 21 is actuated through an insulating bushing 33 which is secured to the top of the tank 31 by a flanged collar 35.
  • the top of the insulator 33 is provided with packing 37 and a gland 39 for maintaining an airtight joint with the operating rod 21.
  • the movable conducting member 15 is provided with a plurality of cavities 34, 36 and 38, each of which is made of a. different length so that the jets of liquid which flow therefrom will stop after different lengths of time.
  • This provides means for reducing the cross-sectional area of the flowing stream of liquid after the moving member has left the surface of the liquid and the flow of current has been reduced.
  • Each of the cavities is provided with air inlets 41, 42 and 4 3 which are of different sizes to cause different rates of flow in each of the three jets.
  • the end 18 of the moving member 15 is also provided with an insulating tube 45 which acts as a smooth nozzle to reduce the turbulence of the flowing stream of liquid.
  • a further feature of the modification of the invention illustrated in Fig. 3 lies in having the liquid 13 consist of several layers of different liquids having diflerent specific resistances so chosen that the liquid having the highest specific resistance also has the lowest specific gravity.
  • the liquids are also such that they are non-miscible so that they will float in separate layers.
  • FIG. 5 A further modification of the invention is illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6.
  • a conducting container 51 is filled with a conducting fluid 53 and electrically connected to one side of the circuit to be interrupted.
  • the other side of the circuit is connected to the operating rods 55.
  • the connection is made with the liquid 53 through a pair of conducting members 57 and 59.
  • Member 59 comprises a metal tube having a large area and which is outwardly flared at its upper portion 61 and inwardly tapered at its lower portion 63.
  • the container 51 is also outwardly flared at its top 65.
  • the outwardly flared portion 61 of the member 59, and 65 of container 51 are of the same size so that when the conducting mem ber 59 is in its lowermost position, a solid electrical connection is made between the two members.
  • the conducting member 59 is supported from a top 67 to which the-actuating rods 55 are secured.
  • the moving conducting'rod 5'! extends through a hole 69 in the top 67 and is provided with a collar 71.
  • the container 51 has secured therein an insulating tubular member 73 which extends from a-point above the surface of the liquid 53, to the bottom of the container.
  • the tubular member '73 is of a relatively small crosssection and has openings l5 near the bottom thereof to permit flow of the liquid.
  • the effective area of contact between the rod and the liquid remains substantially constant, but the length of the current path in the liquid is increased as the rod is raised. This provides a conducting path of substantially uniform cross-section and increasing length so that the current density does not reach a value at which the boiling point of: the liquid is reached.
  • a container 79 is provided with an upper portion 80 of uniform section and an inwardly flared lower portion 81 of insulating material.
  • the narrow portion at the lower end slot the container is closed by a valve 83.
  • second electrode 87 is secured near the lower end of the narrow tubular portion 81 of the container.
  • a device for controlling an electric circult a pair of conducting members and a body of liquid for making an electrical connection therebetween, means for moving one of said conducting members out of said liquid, said movable conducting member having means for entrapping a quantity of said liquid and discharging it in a jet after said movable conducting member has been moved out of said liquid, and a nozzle of in sulating material extending beyond the end of said movable conducting member for controlling the discharge of said jet.
  • a device for controlling an electric circult a pair of conducting members and a body of liquid for making an electrical connection therelcetween, means for moving one of said conducting members out of said liquid, said movable conducting member having a plurality of separate chambers for retaining liquid and means for causing the flow of a jet of liquid from each of said chambers in said movable conducting memher when it been moved out of the liquid, each of said jets being maintained during a period of time difiering in length from those for the other jets.
  • a container cl con ducting material having a lower portion oi small cross-section and an upper portion of large cross-section, a body oi conducting iluid with in said container, conducting member having a cross-section slightly smaller than the lower pontion of said container, means for moving said conducting member out oi said container, said conducting member having means for retain ing a portion oi said fluid and discharging it in a let when said movable conducting member has broken contact with the surface of said fluid, and an insulating arc barrier mounted at the surface oi said fluid.
  • a pair cl relatively movable conducting members of large area and a body of a conducting fluid for completing a circuit therebetween a tubular member of insulating material enclosing a portion of said body oi fluid and another conducting member movable within said tubular member, and said pair of relatively movable conducting members oi large area being outside of said tubular member.
  • said pair of relatively movable conducting members oi lame are: being outside oi said tubular member, and means for first separating said pair of relatively movable members and then withdrawing said other movable member from within the fluid enclosed by said tubular member to interrupt said circuit.
  • a container having a body of conducting fluid therein, a tubular member of insulating material having an opening near the bottom thereof mounted in said container and extending above the level of the fluid therein, a tubular conducting member surrounding said tubular insulator and movable out of said fluid, a conducting rod electrically connected with said tubular conducting member and movable into and out of said tubular insulating member.
  • a device for controlling an electric cir cult a pair of conducting members and a body of liquid for making an electrical connection therebetween, means for moving one or said conducting members out of said liquid, said movable conducting member having a plurality of separate chambers for retaining said liquid and means for causing the flow of aplurality of jets of liquid from said conducting member when it has been moved out of the liquid, and one jet from each chamber being maintained during a period of time differing in length from those for the jets from the other chambers and said periods being separately determined.

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US3074309A (en) * 1958-01-13 1963-01-22 Nat Res Dev Flame spectrophotometry
US3328543A (en) * 1963-09-25 1967-06-27 Ibm Pneumatic switch

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DE1121162B (de) * 1952-09-03 1962-01-04 Calor Emag Elektrizitaets Ag Elektrischer Stromunterbrecher mit Lichtbogenloeschung in Fluessigkeit
DE1172347B (de) * 1959-06-10 1964-06-18 Licentia Gmbh Elektrischer Schalter oder Stellwiderstand mit einer Fluessigkeit mit elektrolytischer Leitfaehigkeit

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US3074309A (en) * 1958-01-13 1963-01-22 Nat Res Dev Flame spectrophotometry
US3328543A (en) * 1963-09-25 1967-06-27 Ibm Pneumatic switch

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