WO2000041202A1 - Limiteur de courant et disjoncteur avec limitation de courant - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a current limiting device that generates an arc during a current limiting operation and a circuit breaker having a current limiting function.
- FIG. 147 is a perspective view and a partial cross-sectional view showing a conventional circuit breaker disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-43973, and FIG.
- the current limiting element portion electrically connected in series with the circuit breaker section 114 by 0, 1001 is the current limiting element having a movable contact 1002 and a support 1171 made of a magnetic material.
- the mover of the section 1103, 1005 is the stator of the current limiting element section 110 having the fixed contact 106, the mover 1001 and the stator 10 0 and 5 constitute a contact pair.
- Reference numeral 1280 denotes an excitation coil electrically connected in series with the contact pair
- reference numeral 108 denotes a mover contact pressure panel for generating an appropriate contact pressure on the contact pair.
- 1 0 1 5 is a terminal
- 1 0 4 5 is a handle
- 1 7 2 1 is a flexible conductor
- 1 0 9 5 is a spring seat
- 1 1 10 is an exhaust hole
- 1 1 3 5 is a button
- 1300 is a packing.
- FIG. 148 is a right side view of FIG.
- the circuit breaker breaker section 1140, conductor 1290, excitation coil 1280, mover 1001, stator 1 005, terminal section 1100 Current flows through path 5.
- the contact opens due to the electromagnetic repulsion between the movable contact 1 0 2 and the fixed contact 1 0 6.
- An arc occurs. Since the pressure between the contacts increases due to this arc, the piston 1 135 of the mover 1001 is pushed against the force of the panel 108.
- the excitation coil 1280 constituting the coil plunger can simultaneously support the opening of the coil. Receive.
- gas on the back side of the movable contact The gas is exhausted from the exhaust hole 110, and the pressure increased by the arc is additionally exhausted. Then, the opening is maintained until the pressure sufficient to maintain the opening cannot be maintained against the force of the mover contact pressure panel 110-18.
- the armature 1 starts closing operation by the force of the armature contact pressure panel 108.
- the exhaust holes 111 are provided at an angle to the opening direction to increase the fluid resistance of the exhaust. Further, the direction of the exhaust holes 1 1 1 0 is inclined such that the fluid resistance of the exhaust during the opening operation is reduced.
- the circuit is formed mainly by the electric resistance generated between the contacts 1002 and 106 and the inductance of the excitation coil 128. The flowing fault current is limited.
- FIG. 149 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a conventional three-pole current limiting unit disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 8-80048, for example.
- a standard current circuit breaker 1300 and a case are connected to each other to form a current limit circuit breaker (a circuit breaker having a current limiting function).
- FIG. 151 is a partial cross-sectional view in which a part of the side wall of the housing is cut away so that the internal configuration of the current limiting circuit breaker can be seen.
- two pairs of contactors connected in series as shown in FIG. 152 are arranged.
- FIG. 153 is an exploded perspective view of main components so that the configuration of the two contact pairs shown in FIG. 152 can be understood.
- 100 1 a and 100 1 b are movable contacts 100 2 a and 100 2 b and movable arms 100 4 a and 100 4 b.
- the first mover and the second mover, each composed of the following, 1005a, 1005b are fixed contacts 1006a, 1006b and fixed conductors 1007a, These are the first stator and the second stator, each composed of 1007b.
- the first mover 1001a and the first stator 1005a, and the second mover 1001b and the second stator 1005b each form a contact pair. Has formed.
- 1005a, 1005b, and 1105c are terminals provided on one side of the housing, and 11016a, 11016b, and 11016c are the opposite side of the housing.
- the first stator 1005a is connected to the terminal 101016a
- the second stator 1005b is connected to the terminal 101005a via the connecting conductor 104.
- the first mover 1 001a and the second mover 1 001b are electrically connected to each other by the flexible conductor 1072 at the end opposite to the movable contacts 1 002a and 1 002b. It is connected to the.
- the electric circuit is composed of the terminal section 1061a, fixed conductor 1007a, fixed contact 1006a, movable contact 1002a, movable arm 1004a, flexible conductor 10072, movable arm 1004b, movable. It is composed of the path of contact 10 ⁇ 2b, fixed contact 1006b, fixed conductor 1007b, connection conductor 1004, and terminal section 1005a.Two pairs of contacts are electrically connected in series. It is connected.
- the above-mentioned pair of contactors symmetrically divides the partition wall 1 100 arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface (bottom surface of the housing) connecting the terminal portions 115a and 11016a provided at both ends of the housing.
- the planes are arranged so as to be substantially symmetrical with respect to each other.
- the first mover 1 001a and the second mover 1 001b are rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 1013 penetrating the partition wall 1 100, and the first mover 1 001a and the second movable
- the rotor 1 001 b is urged toward the first stator 1005 a and the second stator 1005 b by a twist panel 1101 a and 1101 b (not shown), respectively.
- Horseshoe-shaped arc-extinguishing plates 11019a and 11019b are respectively arranged at positions opposite to the tips where the contacts of the contactor pairs are provided.
- the electromagnetic repulsive force acting on the first movable element 1001a and the second movable element 1001b is determined by the two contactor pairs. Since the partition 1100 is a plane-symmetric arrangement with a symmetry plane, the values are substantially equal, and the opening speeds of the two contactor pairs are substantially the same. Therefore, no torsional force is generated in the flexible conductor 1072 connecting the first mover 1001a and the second mover 1001b. Also, since the arc energies to be processed in the two spaces separated by the partition walls 1100 are almost equal, the members arranged in one space, for example, a movable contact, a fixed contact, an arc extinguishing plate, etc.
- the current limiting unit 1200 when the current limiting unit 12000 and the standard circuit breaker 1300 are directly connected to form a current limiting circuit breaker, the current limiting unit 1200 If the length is too long, the overall length of the current-limiting circuit breaker will be too long, and the storage capacity in the switchboard etc. may decrease. Therefore, in the conventional current limiting unit, the longitudinal direction of the contact pairs is arranged so as to be substantially perpendicular to the surface connecting the terminal portions provided at both ends of the housing, and the two contact pairs are arranged in the width direction. The minimum length of the current-limiting circuit breaker is minimized by juxtaposition.
- the width W and the height H of the current limiting unit 1200 should be equal to or less than the width and the height of the standard circuit breaker 1300. It is clear that. However, considering the connection between the current-limiting unit 1200 and the standard circuit breaker 130, the width W of the current-limiting unit 1200 is set to the width of the standard circuit breaker 130,000. It is better to be the same. In the current-limiting element part of the conventional circuit breaker as shown in Fig. 147 and Fig. 148, the movable contact is always in a narrow cylindrical space, so that the space is filled with the arc. Insulation recovery between contacts during current interruption due to electrode metal vapor cannot be sufficiently obtained.
- the movable contact easily comes into contact with the cylindrical wall surface due to the movement of the mover, and there is a high possibility of dielectric breakdown on the wall surface. For these reasons, it is difficult to obtain a current interrupting function by using the current limiting element alone, and it is necessary to separately provide an interrupting section having a function of interrupting the current. Therefore, there is a problem that the size of the entire circuit breaker becomes large, the structure becomes complicated, and the cost increases.
- the current-limiting element 113 has an excitation coil 128 to assist the opening of the mover 101 during current-limiting operation, and has a high impedance configuration. .
- a large conduction loss and an abnormal temperature rise due to conduction are likely to occur. Therefore, when a large current carrying capacity is required, there is a problem that the conventional circuit breaker cannot be used.
- the mover 1001 since the opening operation of the mover 1001 is performed linearly, the mover 1001 is required to secure a contact separation distance.
- the size of the direction in which the switch opens and closes (contact opening and closing operation direction) is large.
- the size in the above direction is the sum of the terminal portion, the stator, the mover, the space in which the mover moves, the space for accommodating the flexible conductor, and the thickness of the housing wall. Therefore, if the size of the mover in the direction in which it moves directly is limited, there is a problem that a sufficient separation distance cannot be secured, and high pressure cannot be effectively linked to an increase in arc voltage.
- high pressure is not effectively linked to an increase in arc voltage, an unnecessary increase in pressure occurs, and a problem arises in that extremely large housing strength is required to suppress the increase.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has as its object to obtain a low-cost current limiting device having an excellent current limiting function and an interrupting function with one arc extinguishing device. I have.
- Another object of the present invention is to obtain a current limiting device having excellent current limiting performance and having a current limiting function with small impedance.
- Another object of the present invention is to obtain a small current limiting device having a short dimension in the contact opening / closing operation direction.
- the present invention is intended to provide a current limiting device capable of suppressing an increase in internal pressure of a housing at the time of shutoff which does not effectively lead to an improvement in current limiting performance, and reducing the strength required for the housing. Is what you do.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has as its object to obtain a low-cost circuit breaker having an excellent current limiting function and an interrupting function with one arc extinguishing device. .
- Another object of the present invention is to obtain a circuit breaker having excellent current limiting performance and having a current limiting function with small impedance.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a small circuit breaker having a small current limiting function having a short dimension in the contact opening / closing operation direction.
- the present invention suppresses a rise in the internal pressure of the housing at the time of shutoff which does not effectively lead to an improvement of the current limiting performance, and a circuit interrupter having a current limiting function capable of reducing the strength required for the housing. I want to get a bowl.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a current limiting device that has an excellent current limiting function and that is less likely to cause a housing crack due to an increase in internal pressure during a current limiting operation.
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- Another object of the present invention is to provide a current limiting device which is excellent in current limiting performance, hardly causes an abnormal temperature rise during energization, and excellent in energization reliability.
- Another object of the present invention is to obtain a current limiting device having excellent current limiting performance and a small number of components.
- Another object of the present invention is to obtain a current limiting device with further improved current limiting performance. Disclosure of the invention
- a current limiting device comprises: first and second contacts each having a contact at one end to form a pair of contacts; means for applying a contact pressure to the contact pair; A cylindrical insulator surrounding the contact point in a cylindrical shape; at least one of the first and second contacts is rotatably supported at the other end; In the formed state, an electric path through which currents in opposite directions flow substantially opposite to each other is formed on the first and second contacts, and one end of the first and second contacts having a contact point of the first and second contacts is formed as described above. It is located in the cylindrical space surrounded by the cylindrical insulator, and when the contacts are open, at least one of the rotatably supported contacts is located outside the cylindrical space. It was done.
- a movable element comprising a movable contact and a movable arm and rotating about a movable element rotation axis; a fixed contact forming a contact pair with the movable contact; and a fixed contact substantially opposed to the movable arm.
- a stationary insulator comprising a fixed conductor, a cylindrical insulator surrounding the contact pair in a closed state in a cylindrical shape, and a contact pressure panel for applying a contact pressure to the contact pair, wherein the movable arm is a movable arm
- the horizontal portion and the vertical portion of the movable arm are formed in a ragged shape, and when the contacts are closed, the horizontal portion of the movable arm is arranged so that current flows in a direction substantially parallel to and opposite to the fixed conductor.
- a tip end of the mover having the movable contact and a tip end of the stator having the fixed contact are located in a cylindrical space surrounded by the cylindrical insulator. It is configured so as to be located outside the cylindrical space.
- the conductor is bent into a substantially U-shape, one end of which is connected to the terminal part on the far side from the mover rotation axis, and a fixed contact is provided inside the other end of the u-shape to fix the mover.
- a fixed conductor of the stator is provided.
- One piece forms a fixed conductor that roughly faces the horizontal part of the movable arm in a closed state, and the stator has a rotation locus of the movable element.
- a slit that allows opening and closing of the mover is provided at a location that intersects with the armature, and the portion other than the fixed contact of the stator that can be seen from the movable contact when the mover is opened is covered with an insulator.
- stator composed of a conductor connected to the terminal portion farther from the rotation axis of the mover has a fixed contact that forms a contact pair with the mover contact, and faces the movable arm horizontal portion of the mover.
- a magnetic core is arranged on an electric path which is arranged on both sides of the fixed conductor and guides the current from the terminal portion to the fixed conductor.
- the fixed conductor is bent so as to be closer to the horizontal portion of the movable arm than to the fixed contact.
- a movable element comprising a movable contact and a movable arm and rotating about a movable element rotation axis; a repulsive contact forming a contact pair with the movable contact; A repulsor that rotates about a tilling axis, a tubular green body that surrounds the contact pair in a closed state in a cylindrical shape, a contact pressure panel that generates a contact pressure at the contact pair, and a main opening that is the cylinder A pressure accumulating space formed to communicate with the cylindrical space surrounded by the resilient material, and accommodating the repulsor;
- the horizontal portion of the repulsive arm is arranged so that a current in the opposite direction flows substantially parallel to a part of the movable arm, and the tip of the movable element having the movable contact and the tip of the resilient element having the repulsive contact are the cylinder
- the movable element is located in the cylindrical space, and in the opened state, the tip of the movable element is located outside the cylindrical space
- an electric path for supplying current to the repulsor is provided on the anti-movable element side of the repulsor, and at least a portion of the electric circuit facing the tip of the repulsor along a surface including the reciprocal electrode opening trajectory.
- a slit with a width almost the same as the width is provided.
- an electric circuit for supplying a current to the repulsor is disposed so as to intersect with a plane including the opening trajectory of the repulsor, and a slit is provided on the electric circuit to allow a repulsor or a movable element to open and close.
- a current flows in a direction substantially parallel to and in the opposite direction to the horizontal portion of the repulsive arm.
- a movable contact that is housed in an insulator housing includes a movable contact, and a roughly L-shaped movable arm, and that rotates about a rotation axis; a fixed contact that forms a contact pair with the movable contact; A stator that is sometimes arranged substantially parallel to a part of the movable arm and has an electric path through which current flows in the opposite direction to the movable arm, and a cylindrical insulation surrounding the closed contact pair with a cylindrical space.
- a terminal connected to the stator wherein the stator is disposed substantially perpendicular to a line connecting the two terminals, and in a closed state, the contact pair is located in the cylindrical space.
- Position, and the movable contact It is obtained by configured to be located outside Jo space.
- the terminal portion is provided at a position higher than the bottom surface of the insulator casing, and the mover and the stator are connected to terminal portions farther from the mover and the stator, respectively, through a bent electric path from a mutually parallel electric path. It is configured so that:
- the height of the wall of the cylindrical insulator surrounding the closed contact pair in a cylindrical shape on the side opposite to the mover rotation axis is higher than the height of the wall on the mover rotation axis side. .
- the mover and stator are ⁇
- a cylindrical insulator is enclosed in the housing, and an exhaust port is provided on a surface of the housing opposite to the movable shaft when viewed from the movable contact, and the exhaust port has an area of the exhaust port of the housing. The area is less than half the area of the surface that includes, and is located at a position close to the movable contact in the open state.
- It also has an arc-extinguishing plate arranged at a position facing the tip of the mover, and an arc runner extending from the conductor to the stator.
- the end of the arc runner is made of a cylindrical insulator. It is exposed to the arc-extinguishing plate side from the part opposite to the mover rotating shaft.
- a commutation electrode that is connected to the current-carrying conductor to the mover and whose tip reaches the vicinity of the arc-extinguishing plate is provided behind the mover in the closed state.
- a circuit breaker having a current limiting function includes: a movable element comprising a movable contact and a movable arm, rotating about a movable element rotation axis; a fixed contact forming a contact pair with the movable contact; A stator consisting of a fixed conductor substantially opposing the contact, a cylindrical insulator surrounding the contact pair in a closed state in a cylindrical shape, and a panel for applying a contact pressure to the contact pair in a closed state.
- the pair of contacts is located in a tubular space surrounded by the tubular insulator, and the movable contact is located outside the tubular space in an open state.
- the movable arm is formed substantially in a letter shape with the movable arm horizontal portion and the movable arm vertical portion, and in a closed state, the movable arm horizontal portion is positioned substantially parallel to the fixed conductor. Is configured so that current flows in the opposite direction to the fixed conductor.
- the inner wall surface of the cylindrical space formed of the cylindrical insulator is provided with a pleat for increasing the contact area with the arc.
- the material of the cylindrical insulator that forms the cylindrical space is changed between the portion surrounding the contact pair and the other portion, and the insulator surrounding the contact pair is made of a material that is likely to generate a large amount of vapor by arcing. It was done.
- the inner wall of the cylindrical space may be shaped to follow the rotation trajectory of the tip of the mover.
- the stator located in the cylindrical space has a structure in which the periphery of the fixed contact is covered with an insulator so that only the fixed contact is exposed to the cylindrical space.
- the height of the wall on the side opposite to the center of rotation of the mover of the cylindrical insulator surrounding the closed contact pair in a cylindrical shape is higher than the wall height on the center of rotation of the mover.
- a fixed conductor forming a stator and a part of a conductor energizing the mover are arranged in parallel and close to each other so that current directions flowing through the two conductors upon energization match.
- the fixed conductor and the conductor energizing the mover are arranged in parallel on a plane including the locus of rotation of the mover.
- a core surrounding the fixed conductor and a conductor for energizing the mover is provided, and both poles of the core are arranged so as to face the movable arm horizontal portion in a closed state.
- a core is provided that surrounds the fixed conductor, the conductor that energizes the mover, and the mover.
- a cylindrical insulator surrounding the mover, the stator, and the fixed contact in a cylindrical shape is housed in a housing, and an exhaust port is provided on a surface of the housing opposite to the center of rotation of the mover when viewed from the movable contact.
- the exhaust port has an area that is equal to or less than half the area of the housing including the exhaust port, and is located at a position close to the movable contact in an open state.
- a commutation electrode is provided, which extends to the current-carrying conductor to the mover and has a tip reaching the vicinity of the exhaust port above the arc-extinguishing plate.
- the commutation electrode is provided with a slit that allows the mover to rotate.
- the movable contact is positioned close to the commutation electrode at the position.
- the case is sandwiched from above or below the outside of the case, or a core surrounding the case is provided.
- the fixed contact is arranged in a pressure accumulating space communicating with the cylindrical space.
- a part of the fixed conductor around the fixed contact is covered with an insulator.
- the arc extinguishing plate arranged at a position facing the tip of the mover, and an arc runner connected to the fixed contact side end of the stator, and the tip of the arc runner is made of a cylindrical insulator. Exposed to the arc extinguishing plate side from the part opposite to the mover rotation center. The tip of the arcrunner should be lower than the top of the surrounding cylindrical insulator.
- cylindrical space in which the fixed contact is located and the cylindrical space of the arc runner surrounding the tip of the arc runner communicate with each other through a pipeline.
- the shape of the movable arm is almost hook-shaped.
- the shape of the movable arm is almost S-shaped.
- the portion of the movable arm closer to the center of rotation of the mover than the movable contact overlooking from the surface of the fixed contact is covered with an insulator.
- a portion of the fixed conductor facing the movable arm is bent toward the movable arm to form a portion parallel to the movable arm.
- an arc-extinguishing plate is provided at a position facing the tip of the mover, and a counter electrode is provided above the arc-extinguishing plate and close to the arc-extinguishing plate-side end surface of the mover at the open position.
- an arc extinguishing plate disposed at a position facing the tip of the mover, and an opening of the mover side of the cylindrical space formed by the cylindrical insulator is directed to the direction of the arc extinguishing plate.
- the height of the inner wall of the cylindrical space on the side of the rotation center of the mover is higher than the height of the wall on the side opposite to the rotation center of the mover.
- a plurality of horseshoe-shaped arc-extinguishing plates wherein a portion of the arc-extinguishing plate on the inner surface of the horseshoe-shaped central portion extends a wall surface of the cylindrical insulator on the opposite side to the mover rotation center; It is configured to be located between the part and the locus drawn.
- a fixed conductor having a fixed contact is bent in a U-shape to be drawn away from the center of rotation of the mover, and a slit is provided at a portion of the fixed conductor that intersects with the rotation locus of the mover to allow closing of the mover. It is a thing.
- the fixed conductor that can be seen from the movable contact in the open state is covered with an insulator.c Also, when the fixed conductor is pulled out to the side far from the rotation center of the mover, a part of the fixed conductor faces the mover. However, the direction of the current flowing through the facing portion is opposite to the direction of the current of the mover.
- the current limiting device is housed in an insulator case, and has a movable contact and A movable arm that rotates about a rotation axis, a fixed contact that forms a contact pair with the movable contact, and is disposed substantially parallel to a part of the movable arm when closed;
- a stator comprising an electric path through which a current flows in a direction opposite to the movable arm; a cylindrical insulator surrounding the closed contact pair with a cylindrical space; an urging means for applying a contact pressure to the contact pair;
- An arc-extinguishing plate disposed at a position facing the movable contact in the state, and terminal portions provided on the opposite side of the insulator casing and connected to the mover and the stator, respectively, in a closed state.
- the contact pair is located in the tubular space
- the movable contact is located outside the tubular space in the open state.
- the terminal portion is provided at a position higher than the bottom surface of the insulator casing.
- the mover and the stator are configured to be connected to terminal portions on the side closer to the mover and the stator, respectively, through electric paths that are bent substantially U-shaped from electric paths parallel to each other.
- the mover and the stator are configured to be connected to terminal portions farther from the mover and the stator, respectively, through electric paths that are bent from electric paths that are parallel to each other.
- arc runner extending from a current-carrying conductor to the stator, and the tip of this arc runner is exposed to the arc-extinguishing plate side from an insulator.
- an insulator is provided around the air cleaner to form an air cleaner one cylindrical space.
- a commutation electrode which is connected to a current-carrying conductor to the mover and whose leading end reaches near the arc extinguishing plate, is provided behind the mover.
- the commutation electrode is provided with a slit for allowing rotation when the mover is opened, so that the movable contact is close to the commutation electrode when the mover is opened.
- cylindrical space of the cylindrical insulator is formed so as to expand toward the arc-extinguishing plate.
- the height of the wall of the inner wall of the cylindrical space farther from the center of rotation of the mover is set closer to the center of rotation of the mover so that the opening end of the cylindrical space formed by the cylindrical insulator faces the direction of the arc-extinguishing plate. It is lower than the height of the wall.
- the material of the cylindrical insulator that forms the cylindrical space is changed between the portion surrounding the contact pair and the other portion, and the insulator surrounding the contact pair is made of a material that is likely to generate a large amount of vapor by arcing. It was done.
- the inner wall of the cylindrical space has a cross-sectional shape along the rotation locus of the tip of the mover.
- the periphery of the fixed contact is covered with an insulator so that only the fixed contact is exposed to the cylindrical space.
- the height of the wall of the inner wall of the cylindrical space that is closer to the center of rotation of the mover is higher than the height of the wall farther from the center of rotation of the mover. It has been lowered.
- the movable arm may be bent so that a part of the movable arm that faces the stator in the closed state and through which a current flows in the opposite direction to the stator approaches the stator.
- the fixed conductor of the stator which is opposed to the movable element in the closed state and through which a current flows in the opposite direction to the movable element, is bent so as to be close to the movable element.
- a portion of the movable arm, which can be seen from the surface of the fixed contact, on the movable member rotation center side of the movable contact is covered with an insulator.
- the casings are connected to each other in the longitudinal direction of the circuit breaker and integrated with the circuit breaker.
- FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a main part of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an experimental device for measuring basic characteristics of arc voltage.
- Figure 3 is a graph showing the effect of atmospheric pressure on arc voltage.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the effect of the current value on the arc voltage.
- FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view for explaining the operation of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view illustrating the operation of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view for explaining the operation of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing the effect of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a main part of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a main part of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a main part of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a repulsor of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a main part of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a mover of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the main part of the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view showing an arc-extinguishing unit of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view showing a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing the internal structure of the arc-extinguishing unit according to the seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a conductor arrangement according to the seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a modification of the repulsive unit according to the seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a conductor arrangement of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a partial cross-sectional view of a main part explaining the operation of the eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 23 is a partial cross-sectional view of a main part explaining the operation of the eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 24 is a partial cross-sectional view of a main part explaining the operation of the eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 25 is a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows a unit.
- FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing a repulsive unit of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention.
- FIG. 27 is a perspective view showing an arc-extinguishing unit of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention.
- FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view (a) showing a main part of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 12 of the present invention, and a plan view (b) showing a portion below an arc-extinguishing plate.
- FIG. 29 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing an internal structure of an arc-extinguishing unit of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 13 of the present invention.
- FIG. 30 is a perspective view showing a conductor arrangement near the repulsor of the thirteenth embodiment.
- FIG. 31 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing an internal structure of an arc-extinguishing unit of a circuit breaker having a current limiting function according to Embodiment 14 of the present invention.
- FIG. 32 is a perspective view showing a conductor arrangement in the vicinity of the repulsor according to Embodiment 14.
- FIG. 33 is a partially sectional perspective view showing a main part of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 15 of the present invention.
- FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing a main part of the flow limiting device according to the fifteenth embodiment.
- FIG. 35 is a partial sectional perspective view for explaining the operation of the fifteenth embodiment.
- FIG. 36 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the fifteenth embodiment.
- FIG. 37 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view illustrating the operation of the fifteenth embodiment.
- FIG. 38 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing an arc-extinguishing unit of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 16 of the present invention.
- FIG. 39 is a perspective view showing the stator shape of FIG.
- FIG. 40 is a perspective view showing the shape of the stator of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 17 of the present invention.
- FIG. 41 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the seventeenth embodiment.
- FIG. 42 is a cross-sectional view showing a tubular insulator of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 18 of the present invention.
- FIG. 43 is a cross-sectional view showing the mover, the stator, and the cylindrical insulator of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 19 of the present invention.
- FIG. 44 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing the arc-extinguishing unit of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 20 of the present invention.
- FIG. 45 is a perspective view showing the stator shape of FIG.
- FIG. 46 is a perspective view showing another shape of the core according to the twenty-second embodiment.
- FIG. 47 is a perspective view showing still another shape of the core of the embodiment 20.
- FIG. 47 is a perspective view showing still another shape of the core of the embodiment 20.
- FIG. 48 is a perspective view showing a stator shape of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 21 of the present invention.
- FIG. 49 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a three-limit current limiting device according to Embodiment 22 of the present invention.
- FIG. 50 is a partial sectional perspective view showing a main part of one pole of the three-pole current limiting device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 51 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the twenty-second embodiment.
- FIG. 52 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view for explaining the operation of the twenty-second embodiment.
- FIG. 53 is a cross-sectional view showing a current limiting device according to Embodiment 23 of the present invention.
- FIG. 54 is a cross-sectional view showing a current limiting device according to Embodiment 24 of the present invention.
- FIG. 55 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the twenty-fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 56 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a contact portion of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 25 of the present invention.
- FIG. 57 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a main part of a current limiting device according to Embodiment 26 of the present invention.
- FIG. 58 is a partial sectional perspective view showing a main part of a current limiting device according to Embodiment 27 of the present invention.
- FIG. 59 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a main part of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 28 of the present invention.
- FIG. 60 is a perspective view showing a main part of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 28.
- FIG. 61 is a circuit configuration diagram showing an experimental device for measuring basic characteristics of arc voltage.
- Figure 62 is a graph showing the effect of atmospheric pressure on arc voltage.
- Fig. 63 is a graph showing the effect of the current value on the arc voltage.
- FIG. 64 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view for explaining the operation of the twenty-eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 65 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the twenty-eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 66 is a graph illustrating the effect of the twenty-eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 67 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view for explaining the operation of the twenty-eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 68 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a tubular insulator of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 29 of the present invention.
- FIG. 69 is a cross-sectional view showing a tubular insulator of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 30 of the present invention.
- FIG. 70 is a cross-sectional view showing a tubular insulator of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 31 of the present invention.
- FIG. 71 is a cross-sectional view showing a cylindrical insulator of another shape according to the embodiment 31.
- FIG. 72 is a cross-sectional view showing a tubular insulator of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 32 of the present invention.
- FIG. 73 is a cross-sectional view showing a tubular insulator of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 33 of the present invention.
- FIG. 74 is a perspective view showing an arc-extinguishing unit of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 34 of the present invention.
- FIG. 75 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 34.
- FIG. 76 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing the inside of the arc-extinguishing unit of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 34.
- FIG. 77 is a perspective view showing a conductor arrangement of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 34.
- FIG. 78 is a sectional view taken along section C of FIG.
- FIG. 79 is a perspective view showing a conductor arrangement of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 35 of the present invention.
- FIG. 80 is a sectional view taken along section C of FIG.
- FIG. 81 is a perspective view showing a conductor arrangement of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 36 of the present invention.
- FIG. 82 is a sectional view taken along section C of FIG.
- Fig. 83 is a perspective view for explaining the difference in electromagnetic opening force due to the difference in conductor arrangement.
- Figure 84 is a graph for explaining the difference in electromagnetic opening force due to the difference in conductor arrangement.o
- FIG. 85 is a diagram showing the distance relationship between the cross sections of the conductors shown in FIG.
- FIG. 86 is a diagram showing the distance relationship between the conductor cross sections shown in FIG.
- FIG. 87 is a diagram showing a distance relationship between the conductor cross sections shown in FIG.
- FIG. 88 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing the inside of the arc-extinguishing unit of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 37.
- FIG. 89 is a perspective view showing the conductor arrangement and the magnetic core of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 38 of the present invention.
- FIG. 90 is a sectional view of the magnetic core portion of FIG.
- FIG. 91 is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic core portion of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 39 of the present invention.
- FIG. 92 is a cross-sectional view of another magnetic core portion of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 39.
- FIG. 93 is a cross-sectional view of another magnetic core portion of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 39.
- FIG. 94 is a perspective view showing an arc-extinguishing unit of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 40 of the present invention.
- FIG. 95 is a cross-sectional view showing a tubular insulator of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 41 of the present invention.
- FIG. 96 is a view for explaining the operation of the embodiment 41.
- FIG. 97 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the embodiment 41.
- FIG. 98 is a perspective view showing a fixed contact portion of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 42 of the present invention.
- FIG. 99 is a cross-sectional view showing a tubular insulator of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 43 of the present invention.
- FIG. 100 is a partial sectional view showing a main part of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 44 of the present invention.
- FIG. 101 is a partial sectional view showing a main part of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 45 of the present invention.
- FIG. 101 is a partial sectional view showing a main part of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 45 of the present invention.
- FIG. 102 is a partial sectional view showing a main part of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 46 of the present invention.
- FIG. 103 is a perspective view showing a mover of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 47 of the present invention.
- FIG. 104 is a view for explaining the operation of the embodiment 47.
- FIG. 105 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the positional relationship between the mover and the stator in the closed state according to Embodiment 47.
- FIG. 106 is a cross-sectional view showing a mover, a stator, and a tubular insulator of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 48 of the present invention.
- FIG. 107 is a cross-sectional view showing a mover, a stator, and a tubular insulator of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 49 of the present invention.
- FIG. 108 is a partial sectional view showing a main part of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 50 of the present invention.
- FIG. 109 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the cylindrical space of the embodiment 50.
- FIG. 110 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a main part of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 50.
- FIG. 11 is a part showing a main part of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 51 of the present invention. It is a sectional view.
- FIG. 112 is a partial cross sectional view showing the arc extinguishing unit of the circuit breaker according to Embodiment 52 of the present invention.
- FIG. 113 is a perspective view showing the stator shape of FIG.
- FIG. 114 is a perspective view showing a stator shape of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 53 of the present invention.
- FIG. 115 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the embodiment 53.
- FIG. 116 is a partial sectional perspective view showing an arc extinguishing unit of a circuit breaker according to Embodiment 54 of the present invention.
- FIG. 117 is a perspective view showing the stator shape of FIG.
- FIG. 118 is a perspective view showing another shape of the stator of the embodiment 54.
- FIG. 119 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a three-limit current limiting device according to Embodiment 55 of the present invention.
- FIG. 119 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a three-limit current limiting device according to Embodiment 55 of the present invention.
- FIG. 120 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a main part of one pole of the three-pole current limiting device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram showing an experimental apparatus for measuring basic characteristics of arc voltage.
- FIG. 122 is a graph showing the effect of atmospheric pressure on arc voltage.
- FIG. 123 is a graph showing the effect of the current value on the arc voltage.
- FIG. 124 is a partial sectional view for explaining the operation of the embodiment 56.
- FIG. 125 is a graph showing the effect of the embodiment 56.
- FIG. 126 is a partial sectional perspective view for explaining the operation of the embodiment 56.
- FIG. 127 is a cross-sectional view showing a current limiting device according to Embodiment 56 of the present invention.
- FIG. 128 is a cross-sectional view showing a current limiting device according to Embodiment 57 of the present invention.
- FIG. 129 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 130 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a contact portion of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 58 of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 1 is a partial sectional perspective view showing a main part of a current limiting device according to Embodiment 59 of the present invention.
- FIG. 132 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a main part of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 60 of the present invention.
- FIG. 133 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a contact portion of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 61 of the present invention.
- FIG. 134 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a contact portion of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 62 of the present invention.
- FIG. 135 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a contact portion of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 63 of the present invention.
- FIG. 136 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a contact portion of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 64 of the present invention.
- FIG. 137 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a contact portion of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 65 of the present invention.
- FIG. 138 is a perspective view showing a mover of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 66 of the present invention. is there.
- FIG. 139 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a contact portion of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 66.
- FIG. 140 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the embodiment 66.
- FIG. 141 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a contact part of a current limiting device according to Embodiment 67 of the present invention.
- FIG. 142 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a contact portion of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 68 of the present invention.
- FIG. 144 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing the arc-extinguishing unit of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 70 of the present invention.
- FIG. 144 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the operation of the main part of the 70th embodiment.
- FIG. 145 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the main part of the 70th embodiment.
- FIG. 146 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the operation of the main part of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 71 of the present invention.
- FIG. 147 is a partial cross-sectional front view showing a conventional circuit breaker with a current limiting function.
- Fig. 148 is a side view of a conventional circuit breaker with a current limiting function.
- FIG. 149 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a conventional three-limit flow unit.
- FIG. 150 is a front view of a current limiting circuit breaker configured by integrally connecting the current limiting unit of FIG. 149 to a standard circuit breaker.
- FIG. 151 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the current limiting circuit breaker of FIG.
- FIG. 152 is a perspective view of a main part of one pole of the three-limit flow unit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 153 is an exploded perspective view of the two contact pairs shown in FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of the circuit breaker in a closed state according to the first embodiment, which is an insulator covering the cylindrical insulator 25 and the fixed conductor 12 so that the internal configuration can be seen. A part of the insulating cover 28 has been cut off.
- reference numeral 1 denotes a movable contact 2 and the movable contact 2 is fixed.
- This is a substantially L-shaped mover composed of a movable arm vertical portion 3 and a movable arm horizontal portion 4 substantially orthogonal to the movable arm vertical portion 3.
- the mover 1 forms a pair of contact points with a repulsor 7 composed of a repulsion contact point 8, a repulsion arm vertical portion 9, and a repulsion arm horizontal portion 10; Are urged by a panel 18 and a panel 21 in directions to contact each other.
- the repulsor 7 has a shorter arm length and a smaller moment of inertia than the mover 1.
- the mover 1 is rotatably supported around a rotor rotation axis 13, and the repulsor 7 is supported rotatably about a repulsor rotation axis 23.
- the mover 1 is electrically connected to the terminal 15 via the sliding contact 14 and the connection conductor 17.
- the repellent element 7 is electrically connected to the terminal 16 via the flexible conductor 11 and the fixed conductor 12.
- a plurality of arrows shown in FIG. 1 indicate current paths during energization, and the current of the movable arm horizontal portion 4 and the current of the repulsive arm horizontal portion 10 are configured to be substantially parallel and in opposite directions. ing.
- the repulsive contact 8 and the portion of the resilient arm vertical portion 9 in the vicinity thereof, and the movable contact 2 and the portion of the movable arm vertical portion 3 in the vicinity thereof are cylindrical.
- the movable contact 2 is disposed in the cylindrical space 26 surrounded by the insulator 25 and is configured so that the movable contact 2 is separated from the cylindrical space 26 when both contacts are in an open state.
- the repulsor 7 is composed of a cylindrical insulator 25 and an insulating cover 28, etc., and is arranged in a pressure accumulating space 27 having no opening other than the cylindrical space 26.
- FIG. 3 shows the results of measuring the change in arc voltage with the experimental apparatus shown in Fig. 2 while changing the atmospheric pressure P of a short gap large current arc of several cm or less.
- reference numeral 400 denotes a pair of round bar-shaped electrodes
- reference numeral 401 denotes a closed container
- reference numeral 402 denotes an AC voltage
- reference numeral 403 denotes an input switch
- reference numeral 404 denotes a pressurizing cylinder.
- the arc voltage rise rate R when the arc current value is relatively small increases as the arc length increases.
- the arc voltage rise rate R when the arc current value is relatively large hardly increases unless the arc length exceeds a certain value.
- the force F2 continues to rotate the mover 1 in the opening direction.
- the main opening electromagnetic force that acts on the mover 1 and the repulsor 7 has the relation of action and reaction, and their magnitudes are almost equal.
- the repulsor 7 rotates faster than the mover 1. That is, by using the repulsor 7, the opening speed can be greatly improved as compared with the case where the opening operation is performed only by the mover 1.
- a large amount of steam is generated from the inner surface of the cylindrical insulator 25 due to the heat of the arc due to the arc, and is surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 25.
- a high-pressure atmosphere is generated in the cylindrical space 26. Due to the generation of the high pressure in the cylindrical space 26, the mover 1 and the repulsor 7 receive the opening force Fp due to the pressure difference, as indicated by the black arrows in the figure. The movable element 1 and the repulsive element 7 rotate at high speed due to the opening force Fp due to this pressure difference and the electromagnetic force F2, and the contacts open at high speed. This high-speed opening causes the arc length to increase rapidly in a high-pressure atmosphere, causing the arc voltage to rise rapidly and the accident current to reach a peak value.
- Fig. 6 shows the state where a large current arc occurred before and after the current peak time described above.
- the high-pressure steam generated in the cylindrical space 26 during the generation of the large current arc flows into the pressure accumulating space 27 and increases the pressure in the pressure accumulating space. Due to the accumulated pressure, a flow is generated from the pressure accumulation space 27 through the cylindrical space 26 to the outside of the cylindrical insulator 25 before the arc is extinguished and after the current is cut off.
- Figure 7 illustrates this situation.
- the movable element 1 has rotated to almost the maximum opening position, the movable contact 2 is located outside the cylindrical space 26, and the state just before the current interruption, that is, just before the arc disappears is shown. .
- the flow discharged from the pressure accumulating space 27 to the outside through the cylindrical space 26 is indicated by white arrows.
- the flow of the arrow becomes the fastest in the nozzle-shaped cylindrical space 26, and this high-speed flow removes the heat of the arc and promotes the disappearance of the arc. Because of this arc extinction promoting action, the current before shutoff is quickly reduced, and the passing energy, another indicator of current limiting performance, decreases. Further, the high-temperature gas and the molten material are discharged to the outside by this flow, so that the insulation of the cylindrical space 26 is quickly restored, and the adhesion of the molten material to the surface of the repulsive contact 8 can be prevented.
- a circuit breaker with excellent current limiting performance can be obtained by adding means (for example, a latch mechanism, a link mechanism, etc.) for restraining the mover 1 near the maximum opening position and preventing reclosing.
- the relatively high-temperature metal vapor and particles floating between the outlet of the cylindrical space 26 and the movable contact 2 are blown off by the flow ejected from the accumulator space 27 through the cylindrical space 26 described above. As a result, insulation recovery immediately after the interruption between the contacts is further promoted, and re-ignition after current interruption can be prevented.
- FIG. 8 shows the effect of the cylindrical insulator when (a) the high-speed opening means is not used and (b) when the high-speed opening means is used.
- the arc length becomes sufficiently long before the fault current becomes large. Can be satisfied.
- the current peaks at time t 1 ′ (with cylindrical insulator) and at time t 2 ′ (without cylindrical insulator) when the arc voltage catches up with the power supply voltage are IP 1 ′ and I p 2 ′, respectively.
- the required dimensions in the direction in which the contact pair opens and closes are the thickness of the lower wall of the pressure accumulating space 27, the vertical section of the repulsive arm 9, and the thickness of the repulsive contact 8
- the maximum contact separation distance, the thickness of the movable contact 2, and the sum of the movable arm vertical portion 3 make it possible to make the required dimensions in the above direction smaller than in the conventional direct acting current limiter. Even with restrictions, the opening distance required to effectively couple high pressure to the arc voltage rise can easily be secured.
- the mover 1 and the repulsive element 7 are substantially L-shaped.However, only the repulsive element 7 that opens more quickly than the movable element 1 when an accident current is interrupted is substantially L-shaped.
- the mover 1 may have a general substantially rod-like shape. With such a configuration, not only high current limiting performance can be obtained by the high-speed opening of the repulsive element 7, but also compared to the case of using the substantially L-shaped actuator 1, The arc spot easily moves to the end face opposite to the mover rotating shaft 13 and the arc immediately before the interruption is elongated, so that the overload current interruption and the DC interruption performance are improved.
- Embodiment 2 Embodiment 2
- FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing main parts of the cylindrical insulator 25, the repulsive element 7, the mover 1, etc. of the present embodiment.
- the part farthest from the rotation center of the mover 1 is opened.
- the trajectory is drawn by a polar motion ⁇ the trajectory is shown by a dashed line, and the trajectory drawn by the opening operation of the part farthest from the rotation center of the repulsor 7 is shown by a broken line.
- the surface of the cylindrical insulator 25 facing the movable element 1 and the tip of the repulsive element 7 is formed in an arc shape so as to have a certain gap between the dashed line and the broken line.
- the rotating shaft 13 of the mover 1 is provided above the contact contact surface, and the rotating shaft 23 of the repulsor 7 is provided below the contact contact surface. It expands in the direction away from the mover rotating shaft 13 and the repulsor rotating shaft 23 from the contact position. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 1, if the surfaces of the cylindrical insulator 25 facing the ends of the mover 1 and the repulsor 7 are vertical, it is necessary to dispose the above surface at a position farther from the contact point. And the volume surrounded by the tubular insulator 25 increases. Therefore, it may take time to generate a sufficiently high pressure atmosphere. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, if the inner surface of the cylindrical insulator 25 is formed along the trajectory of the movable element 1 and the repellent element 7, the volume surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 25 can be reduced. Current limiting performance is improved.
- the length of the wall of the insulator surrounding the cylindrical space 26 on the side opposite to the mover rotation axis 13 and the repulsor rotation axis 23 is set to the length of the mover and the repulsor rotation. It is longer than the center wall.
- an electromagnetic driving force is generated on the opposite side of the movable element and the repulsor rotation center by the current flowing through the movable arm horizontal section 4 and the repulsive arm horizontal section 10. Therefore, the arc in the cylindrical space 26 more strongly touches the movable member and the wall opposite to the rotation center of the repulsor.
- the portion of the movable arm horizontal portion 4 on the side of the movable contact 2 is constituted by the portions 4a, 4b, and 4c, and the portion of the resilient arm horizontal portion 10 on the side of the repulsive contact 8 is formed. , 10a, 1Ob, and 10c.
- a part 4 c of the movable arm horizontal part 4 and a part of the repulsive arm horizontal part 10 10 c in the closed state are indicated by black arrows in FIG. Since the distance between the currents in almost parallel and opposite directions becomes shorter and the electromagnetic repulsion increases, the opening speed increases.
- FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view showing main parts of the tubular insulator 25, the repulsive element 7, the mover 1, and the like according to the present embodiment, and the tubular insulator 25 forms a cylinder inner surface. It is composed of the insulator 25a and the insulator 25 around it.
- the above insulator 25a is subject to large amounts of steam immediately upon exposure to the arc. It is molded from a resin material that has the property of generating air, for example, a resin material that does not contain a small amount of a reinforcing material such as glass fiber, and the insulator 25b is a reinforced resin with excellent mechanical strength.
- FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view showing main parts of a tubular insulator 25, a repulsor 7, a mover 1, a horseshoe-shaped arc-extinguishing plate 31, and the like according to the present embodiment.
- the arc-extinguishing plate 31 is provided in an upper space of the cylindrical insulator 25 so as to face the surface of the tip of the mover 1. Also, at the opening of the cylindrical insulator 25 on the mover 1 side, the wall height of the cylindrical insulator 25 surrounding the cylindrical space 26 on the side opposite to the mover rotation axis 13 is set to the mover rotation axis 1.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a repulsor 7 of the present embodiment
- FIG. 13 is a portion showing main parts of a tubular insulator 25, a repulsor 7, a mover 1, etc. of the present embodiment. It is sectional drawing.
- the surface of the repulsion arm which can be seen at least from the closed movable contact 2 and is closer to the repulsor rotation shaft 23 than the repulsion contact 8, is covered with an insulator 29.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the mover 1 of the present embodiment
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional explanatory view showing main parts of the tubular insulator 25, the repulsive element 7, the mover 1, and the like.
- the mover 1 shown in Fig. 14 is composed of a movable contact 2, a movable arm vertical part 3, each part of a movable arm horizontal part 4a, 4b, 4c, and at least a closed repulsive contact of the movable arm. It is composed of an insulator 30 that covers the surface that can be seen from 8, and has a substantially hook shape.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the arc extinguishing device which is a unit of the arc extinguishing unit.
- Construct 9 As shown in FIG. 17, a plurality of arc extinguishing units 39 are connected by a cross bar 40, and a mechanism 41 for opening and closing the contacts via the cross bar 40 detects an abnormal current and detects the abnormal current. Apply the force to the relay part 42 for operating the mechanism part 41 and the handle 45 for manually operating the mechanism part 41, and store them with the base 43 and cover 44 for wiring. Circuit breaker. If each component is unitized in this way and these components are combined to form a circuit breaker for wiring, assembly is simplified and costs can be reduced.
- the arc extinguishing device is housed in the arc extinguishing unit housing body 36 and the arc extinguishing unit cover 37 so that the pressure rise in the wiring breaker during the breaking operation can be reduced by the base 43 and You will no longer receive it directly at the hippo.
- the pressure receiving area of the arc extinguishing unit housing is smaller than the pressure receiving area of the base 43 and the cover 44. Therefore, even if the arc-extinguishing unit housing of the same material and the same thickness as the base 43 and the cover 44 is used, it can withstand a larger increase in the internal pressure and raise the arc atmosphere pressure. It is suitable to use the current limiting method of increasing the blocking voltage.
- the base and cover were made of an expensive mold material with high mechanical strength to withstand the internal pressure rise during the breaking operation, but the pressure was reduced by using the arc-extinguishing unit housing.
- the amount of housing material to be received can be reduced, and costs can be reduced.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view in which components other than the current-carrying parts in the closed state are omitted.
- current directions in the movable arm horizontal section 4, the repulsion arm horizontal section 10, and the conductor horizontal section 34 are indicated by arrows.
- the conductor horizontal portion 34 which is a part of the conductor electrically connecting the terminal portion 15 and the mover 1, is connected so that current flows in a direction substantially parallel to and in the same direction as the fixed conductor 12. It is placed upright displaced in the left-right direction from the surface on which the child 7 rotates.
- Normal opening / closing operation is performed by manually operating the handle 45. Due to the operation of the handle, the rotor 35 rotates through the mechanism 41 and the crossbar 40, and the mover 1 opens and closes. Also, When the overload current is interrupted, the relay section 42 detects an abnormal current, a lip signal is transmitted from the relay section 42 to the mechanism section 41, the mechanism section 41 operates, and the rotor 35 rotates and moves. Child 1 is pulled up and the contacts open.
- the electromagnetic repulsion F1 due to the concentration of current on the contact portion and the current of the movable arm horizontal portion 4 shown in FIG.
- the repulsion element 7 starts the opening operation against the contact pressure by the panel 21 due to the sum Ft of the electromagnetic repulsion force F2 due to the current in the substantially parallel and opposite direction of the arm horizontal portion 10.
- the opening force component F 3 ′ of the electromagnetic repulsion force F 3 due to the current in the movable arm horizontal portion 4 and the current in the substantially parallel and opposite directions of the conductor horizontal portion 3 4 and the sum F t of the above electromagnetic repulsion force
- the mover 1 starts the opening operation by the sum force F t '.
- the repulsor 7 having a smaller moment of inertia opens at a higher speed than the mover 1 as in the first embodiment.
- the mover 1 After the current peak, the mover 1 further rotates and the distance between the contacts increases. Due to this increase in the distance between the contacts, the arc voltage further increases and the fault current rapidly goes to zero.
- the fault current is reduced to a small value, the arc is drawn into the arc extinguishing plate 31 by the attractive force of the current flowing through the vertical conductor 33 and the attractive force of the horseshoe-shaped iron arc extinguishing plate 31, and the arc is divided and cooled. Is extinguished.
- the movable contact 2 is out of the space surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 25, and the insulation between the contacts has been sufficiently recovered, so that even when the power supply voltage is applied between the electrodes, the current does not flow again.
- the shutoff operation is completed.
- the pressure accumulated in the pressure accumulating space 27 during the high-current arc generates an airflow that flows through the cylindrical space 26 to the outside of the cylindrical space 26, and Insulation inside and outside of space 26 Recovery is accelerated, so that the shut-off time is reduced and re-ignition is prevented.
- the high arc voltage due to the long contact distance after the current peak significantly shortens the interruption time. Therefore, the passing energy I 2 t (time integral of the square of the current), which is one of the indicators of the current limiting performance, becomes small.
- the exhaust port 38 is provided only on the arc extinguishing plate 31 side as viewed from between the contact 2 and the contact 8.
- the insulation recovery effect of the airflow due to the accumulated pressure increases as the flow velocity of the airflow at the time of current interruption increases.
- To increase the flow velocity it is only necessary to increase the accumulated pressure or reduce the cross-section of the flow path. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the area of the exhaust port 38.
- the exhaust port 38 having a relatively small area is provided on the movable contact 2 side in the open state.
- the arc near the movable contact 2 side arc spot is located outside the pressure accumulating space 27 when current is interrupted, and is easily affected by the air current. Therefore, by providing the exhaust port 38 having a relatively small area on the movable contact 2 side in the open state, the insulation recovery between the electrodes at the time of current interruption can be effectively secured.
- the rotating shaft 23 of the repulsor 7 is directly held by the insulator forming the pressure accumulating space 27.
- the conductor horizontal portion 34 is substantially juxtaposed with the closed repulsion arm horizontal portion 10 at a position shifted laterally from the surface on which the repulsor 7 rotates.
- the electromagnetic attraction force between the current in the conductor horizontal section 34 and the current in the repulsion arm horizontal section 10 that acts when the fault current is interrupted As a result, an extremely large blurring force is applied to the repulsor 7, and the rotating shaft 23 may be deformed or the member holding the rotating shaft may be damaged. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
- the holding member can be prevented from being damaged.
- the holding frame 46 is made of a magnetic material, the magnetic flux of the conductor horizontal portion 34 can be absorbed and the repulsor 7 can be prevented from generating a blurring force due to electromagnetic attraction.
- the shaft 23 can be prevented from being damaged.
- the repulsive element 7, the rotating shaft 23, and the panel 21 for applying a contact pressure to the repulsive element 7 are configured to be held by the holding frame 46, the repulsive element can be formed into a unit, thereby improving the assembling property. improves.
- conductor horizontal portion 34 is arranged in an upright position displaced from the plane including the trajectories around which repulsive element 7 and mover 1 rotate. Therefore, the force of the vibration that is orthogonal to the contact opening direction acts on the repulsor 7 and the mover 1, respectively, and causes a reduction in the opening speed of the repulsor 7 and the mover 1.
- the movable arm vertical portion and the repulsive arm vertical portion are inserted into the tubular insulator in the closed state, when the movable element or the repulsive element moves right and left due to the above-mentioned shaking force, the movable element or the repulsive element repels.
- Embodiment 8 solves such a problem, and the configuration is shown in FIG.
- the center line of the conductor horizontal portion 34 is arranged almost in parallel with the closed repulsion arm horizontal portion 10 on the plane including the trajectory of the rotation of the mover 1 and the repulsor 7. ing.
- the repulsor 7 has an electromagnetic repulsion force between the current flowing through the horizontal portion 10 of the repulsive arm and the current flowing through the horizontal portion 4 of the movable arm.
- the electromagnetic attraction force between the current flowing through the horizontal portion 10 of the repulsive arm and the current flowing through the horizontal portion 34 of the conductor can be used as the opening force when the fault current is interrupted.
- FIG. 23 shows a state at the beginning of the breaking operation. The repulsor 7 having a small moment of inertia rotates faster than the mover 1 as in the first embodiment.
- the repulsive element 7 rotates, the distance between the currents that generate the repulsive electromagnetic force flowing through the mover 1 and the repulsive element 7 increases, and the electromagnetic repulsive force decreases.
- the distance between the repulsor 7 and the horizontal conductor 34 becomes smaller, the electromagnetic attraction by the current flowing through the repulsor 7 and the horizontal conductor 34 increases. Therefore, the repulsor 7 always receives a large electromagnetic opening force until it reaches the maximum opening position, the opening speed is further increased, and the accident current peak value is reduced.
- FIG. 24 shows a state in which the breaking operation further proceeds, and the repulsor 7 and the mover 1 reach the maximum opening position.
- the distance between the repulsor 7 and the horizontal conductor 34 is minimized, and the repulsor 7 is strongly ⁇ attracted by the current flowing through the horizontal conductor 34. Therefore, the phenomenon in which the repulsor 7 that opens at a high speed collides with the insulator 25 that forms the accumulator space 27 and is rebounded to reduce the distance between contacts (in other words, the arc length) is minimized, and the current is interrupted.
- the repulsor 7 can be maintained at the maximum opening position against the force of the contact pressure panel, and the distance between the contacts in the latter half of the breaking operation can be maintained longer.
- the conductor horizontal portion 34 is arranged on the surface including the locus of the rotation of the repulsor 7, but when the direction in which the movable contact 2 is separated from the repulsion contact 8 is upward, the conductor is opened.
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a main part of the present embodiment, in which a part of the holding frame 46 is cut away.
- the conductor arrangement according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the eighth embodiment, and conductor horizontal portion 34 is arranged on a plane including the locus drawn by repellent element 7.
- the repulsor 7 is rotatably held by a holding frame 46 of a non-magnetic body having a U-shaped cross section via a rotation shaft 23.
- the panel 21 for applying a contact pressure to the repulsor 7 has an end engaged with a panel hook 22 provided on the holding frame 46, and the repulsor 7, the rotating shaft 23, the panel 21, and the like.
- the formation of the repulsion unit in the holding frame 46 is the same as in the seventh embodiment.
- the holding frame 46 is made of a non-magnetic material, the magnetic flux component that promotes the opening of the repulsor 7 and the mover 1 created by the current flowing through the conductor horizontal portion 34 is not shielded. Even in the case where the holding frame 46 is used to reliably hold the repulsor 7 on which a large electromagnetic force acts, the same high-speed opening as in the eighth embodiment can be obtained, and the current limiting performance does not decrease.
- FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing a main part of the present embodiment, in which a part of the holding frame 46 ′ is cut away.
- the conductor arrangement in the present embodiment is the same as that in the eighth embodiment, and conductor horizontal portion 34 is arranged on a surface including repulsion element 7 including a locus.
- the repulsor 7 is rotatably held by a magnetic material holding frame 46 ′ via a rotating shaft 23.
- a panel 21 for applying a contact pressure to the repellent element 7 has an end engaged with a panel hook 22 provided on a holding frame 46 ′.
- the magnetic material holding frame 46 ′ is arranged so as to hold not only the repulsor 7 but also the conductor horizontal portion 34.
- the holding frame 4 6 ′ that holds the repulsor 7 and the horizontal conductor 34 is made of a magnetic material, a magnetic flux component that promotes the opening of the repulsor 7 generated by the current flowing through the horizontal conductor 34. And the opening speed of the repulsor 7 is improved.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the arc-extinguishing unit in a state, in which the horseshoe-shaped cores 50 and 51 stacked so as to sandwich the arc-extinguishing unit main body 36 and the arc-extinguishing unit cover 37, respectively. Are located.
- the core 50 is provided at least at a position sandwiching the open movable element 1 (not shown) in the arc-extinguishing unit, and the core 51 is at least opened in the arc-extinguishing unit. (Not shown).
- the opening electromagnetic force of the mover 1 during the breaking operation can be strengthened by the core 50 and the opening electromagnetic force of the repulsor 7 can be strengthened by the core 51. Is improved. Further, since the cores 50 and 51 are arranged so as to sandwich the arc-extinguishing unit housing from the outside, a force applied to the housing due to a rise in the internal pressure of the housing at the time of shutoff can be received by the core. The housing can be prevented from being damaged. Furthermore, since the arc extinguishing unit housing main body 36 and the arc extinguishing unit housing lid 37 can be joined by the cores 50 and 51, joining parts such as screws can be omitted. In addition, the housing can also serve as insulation of the inner surface of the core, thereby preventing contact with the core. Embodiment 1 2.
- FIG. 28 (a) is a partial cross-sectional view showing a main part of the present embodiment
- FIG. 28 (b) is a view of a portion below the arc extinguishing plate 31 shown in FIG. 28 (a). It is a top view.
- Fig. 28 (a) shows the state immediately before the current interruption when the overload current is interrupted. The repulsor 7 is not rotating, and only the mover 1 is the mechanism 4 1 (not shown). Is opened by the operation of.
- the position L 2 of the notch of the horseshoe-shaped arc extinguishing plate 31 is The space 26 surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 25 is provided closer to the armature rotation center than the position L1 on the end face opposite to the armature rotation center (not shown).
- the arc extinguishing plate 31 prevents the rotation of the mover 1, so the notch
- the position L2 of the part must be located between the dashed line and the position 1.
- the arc easily touches the arc-extinguishing plate 31, and sufficient breaking performance can be obtained even in overload current breaking.
- FIG. 28 (b) when a horseshoe-shaped core 52 is provided so as to surround the portion of the cylindrical insulator 25 opposite to the center of rotation of the repulsor from the outside, an arc near the repulsion contact 8 is formed. Since the arc is attracted to the core 52 side, the arc is more likely to touch the arc extinguishing plate 31.
- FIG. 29 is a perspective view showing the inside of the arc-extinguishing unit in the present embodiment
- FIG. 30 is a perspective view showing the conductor arrangement near the repulsor 7 in FIG.
- the arrows in FIG. 30 indicate the current flow.
- the terminal section 15 is connected to the conductors 53a, 53b, 53c, 53d, and the flexible conductor 11 via electric circuits 53a, 53b, 53c, 53d.
- the repulsor 7 is connected, and the mover 1 is connected to the terminal 16 via the sliding contact 14.
- the circuits 53a, 53b, 53c, 53d, and the conductor 53d part of the flexible conductor 11 are made of an insulating material integrally formed with the cylindrical insulator 25.
- the part that can be seen from the arc generated between the two contacts 2 and 8 is covered.
- a slit 56 with a width almost equal to the width of the repulsor 7 is provided in the electric circuits 53b, 53c and 53d, and an arc column is formed.
- An electric path is provided at a position shifted left and right on a plane including a trajectory to be stretched.
- the electric circuit corresponding to the conductor horizontal portion that generates the electromagnetic opening force described in the eighth embodiment is not present, and the opening speed is reduced as compared with the eighth embodiment.
- the conductor length in the arc-extinguishing chamber can be shortened, the cost can be reduced, and the structure is simplified and the assemblability is improved.
- the current mainly flowing through the electric circuits 53b, 53c, 53d generates a force that pushes the arc generated between the contacts back to the opposite side of the arc-extinguishing plate 31.
- the slit 56 is provided to minimize the effect of pushing back the arcs of the electric circuits 53b, 53c, 53d in this embodiment.
- FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing the inside of the arc-extinguishing unit according to the present embodiment
- FIG. 32 is a perspective view showing the conductor arrangement near the repulsor 7 in FIG.
- the arrows in FIG. 32 indicate the current flow.
- the repulsion element 7 is connected to the terminal section 15 via the electric circuits 53a and 53b and the flexible conductor 11 and is movable.
- the contact 1 is connected to the terminal 16 via the sliding contact 14.
- the conductors 53a, 53b, and the conductor 53b side of the flexible conductor 11 are made of an insulator 54 integrally formed with the cylindrical insulator 25, and the two contacts 2, It covers the part that can be seen from the arc generated between the eight.
- a slit 56 is provided in the electric circuit 53 b so as not to hinder the rotation of the mover 1.
- the electric circuits 53 a and 53 b are arranged above the repulsor 7.
- Embodiment 15 With such a configuration, the length of the conductor in the arc-extinguishing chamber can be shortened, so that costs can be reduced, the structure is simplified and the assemblability is improved, and the conductor horizontal in Embodiments 7 and 8 can be used. Since there is no conductor crossing the arc extinguishing unit corresponding to the portion, it is easy to secure the insulation distance between the conductors, as in Embodiment 13. Further, since the current flowing through the circuit 53b is substantially in the opposite direction and substantially parallel to the current flowing through the horizontal portion 10 of the repelling arm in the closed state, the opening electromagnetic force of the repulsor 7 is reduced from that of Embodiment 13. Improvement Can be done. Furthermore, the vertical current flowing through the flexible conductor 11 also generates a magnetic flux component that increases the electromagnetic opening force of the repulsor 7. Therefore, the opening speed of the repulsor 7 is increased, and the current limiting performance is improved. Embodiment 15
- FIG. 33 is a perspective view showing a main part of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 15 and a part of cylindrical insulator 25 and insulating cover 28 is cut away so that the internal configuration can be seen.
- FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the one shown in FIG.
- reference numeral 1 denotes a movable arm vertical part 3 and a movable arm horizontal part 4 which are substantially perpendicular to the movable arm vertical part 3 and the movable arm vertical part 3 when the movable contact 2 and the movable contact point 2 are fixed.
- the mover 1 forms a pair with a stator 5 composed of a fixed contact 6 and a fixed conductor 12, and the mover 1 is urged in the direction of the stator 5 by a mover contact pressure panel 18.
- the mover 1 is rotatably supported about a mover rotating shaft 13 and is electrically connected to a terminal 15 via a sliding contact 14 and a connection conductor 17.
- the stator 5 is covered with the cylindrical insulator 25 and the insulating power bar 28 except for the vicinity of the fixed contact 6 and the vicinity of the connection portion between the terminal portions 16.
- a plurality of arrows shown in the figure indicate a current path at the time of energization, and the current of the movable arm horizontal portion 4 and the current of the fixed conductor 12 are configured to be almost parallel and in opposite directions. .
- the electromagnetic repulsion F 1 due to the current concentration at the contact surface of the contact disappears, but the electromagnetic repulsion F due to the current in the movable arm horizontal portion 4 and the current in the substantially parallel and opposite direction of the fixed conductor 1 2 is generated. 2 continues to rotate the mover 1 in the opening direction.
- a large amount of steam is generated from the inner surface of the cylindrical insulator 25 due to the heat of the arc when the arc is generated, and the cylindrical space 26 surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 25 is formed.
- a high-pressure atmosphere is generated. Due to the generation of the high pressure in the cylindrical space 26, the mover 1 receives the opening force Fp due to the pressure difference. Due to the opening force Fp due to this pressure difference and the electromagnetic force F2, the mover 1 rotates at high speed, and the contacts open at high speed.
- This high-speed opening causes the arc length to increase rapidly in a high-pressure atmosphere, causing the arc voltage to rise rapidly and the accident current to reach a peak value.
- FIG. 37 shows a state where the mover 1 further rotates from the state shown in FIG. 35 and reaches the maximum opening position.
- the current peak has already passed, and a sufficiently large arc voltage has been generated, so that the fault current reaches the zero point.
- the electrode metal vapor in the vicinity of the movable contact 2 can be transferred to the ordinary means (for example, vapor flow from the insulator, grid, etc.). It can be cooled easily, and it is easy to interrupt the current by sufficient insulation recovery between the electrodes.
- the required dimensions in the direction in which the movable contact 2 opens and closes are: the thickness of the fixed conductor 1 2, the thickness of the fixed contact 6, the space in which the movable element 1 moves,
- the sum of the thickness of the movable contact 2 and the movable arm vertical portion 3 makes it possible to make the required dimension in the above direction smaller than that of the conventional direct acting current limiter. Therefore, even if the external dimensions are limited, the opening distance required to effectively connect the high pressure to the arc voltage rise can be easily secured.
- stator 5 is directly connected to the terminal 15 and the mover 1 is connected to the terminal 16 via the sliding contact 14. Is electrically connected to the relay section. Further, the stator 5 shown in FIG. 39 has an electric circuit 86c through which a current flows in a direction substantially parallel to and in the opposite direction to the horizontal portion of the movable arm in the closed state.
- the stator 5 is covered with an insulator 85 integrally formed with the tubular insulator 25 so as to cover at least a portion that can be seen from the open movable contact 2 except for the vicinity of the fixed contact 6.
- An electric circuit 86 c is provided as an electric circuit through which a current in a direction substantially parallel to and opposite to the horizontal position of the movable arm 4 in the closed state flows.
- the magnetic field created by the electrical circuit 86b also contributes to the opening electromagnetic force of the mover 1.However, apart from this, the length of the conductor in the arc-extinguishing chamber can be shortened, so that costs can be reduced, and the structure is simpler and assembly is easier. Is improved. Also, it is easy to secure the insulation distance.
- FIG. FIG. 40 is a diagram showing the stator 5 of the present embodiment, in which a part of the vertical electric circuit 86 b of the stator 5 in FIG. The circuit is replaced by 8 6d.
- Figure 41 shows the mover 1 in the closed state, the stator 5 shown in Figure 40, the cylindrical insulator 25, and the insulation covering the stator integrally formed with the cylindrical insulator 25. It is sectional drawing which showed thing 85, and shows the electric current direction with the arrow in the figure.
- the electric circuit 86c 'of the movable arm horizontal part 4 and the stator 1 becomes very close, and the electromagnetic opening force when the fault current is cut off.
- Embodiment 18 of the present invention is shown in FIG. Fig. 42 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the cylindrical insulator 25, the fixed contact 6 end of the stator 5 and the movable contact 2 end of the mover 1, and the cylinder surrounding the cylindrical space 26.
- the wall height on the side opposite to the mover rotation axis is higher than the wall height on the mover rotation axis side.
- an electromagnetic driving force is generated on the opposite side of the rotating shaft of the actuator due to the current flowing through the fixed conductor 12 and the movable arm horizontal portion 4. Therefore, the key in the cylindrical space 26 ⁇ touches the wall on the opposite side of the mover rotation axis more strongly.
- the movable arm vertical part 3 determined by the cylinder height of the cylindrical insulator 25 is not suitable.
- the armature moment of inertia increases. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 42, by making the wall height on the side opposite to the mover rotation axis higher than the wall height on the mover rotation axis side, the length of the movable arm vertical part 3 is shortened, and the moment of inertia is reduced. And a sufficient high-pressure atmosphere can be created by generating sufficient cylindrical insulator vapor, thereby further improving the current limiting performance.
- FIG. 43 shows an embodiment 19 of the present invention.
- the movable armature 1 in the closed state and the fixed conductor 12 facing the movable arm horizontal portion 4 are bent so that the portion 12 a of the fixed conductor 12 approaches the movable arm horizontal portion 4. 5 is shown.
- the electromagnetic repulsion can be strengthened by bringing the fixed conductor 12 side closer to the movable arm.
- the mover 1 since the mover 1 remains substantially L-shaped, the moment of inertia of the mover does not increase, and high-speed opening is possible.
- Embodiment 20 Embodiment 20.
- FIG. 44 shows an embodiment 20 of the present invention.
- Fig. 44 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing the configuration inside the arc-extinguishing chamber unit, 5 is a stator, 25 is a cylindrical insulator, 88 is a magnetic flux shielding plate, and 89 is a movable member described later. Cores provided on the left and right of child 1.
- FIG. 45 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the stator shape of FIG. 44, and the electric circuit is composed of the terminal section 15, the electric circuit 86, the 86 e, 86 c ′, 86 d, 86 c, The fixed contacts 6 are arranged in this order.
- the stator 5 is provided with slits 87 to reduce the magnetic field components that hinder the opening of the mover, which are created by the currents of the electric circuits 86 e and 86 f.
- the mover is located at a position shifted left and right from the plane containing the locus of rotation.
- the current path in which the current almost parallel to and in the opposite direction to the movable arm horizontal portion 4 in the closed state is composed of 86 c ′, 86 d, and 86 c, and the L-shaped movable element is formed.
- the distance between the horizontal part of the movable arm and the above-mentioned electric circuit 86 c ′ approaches. Therefore, it acts on the mover during short-circuit breaking operation. The repulsive force is larger and the opening speed is improved.
- FIG. 45 shows, in addition to the stator 5, a magnetic flux shielding plate 88 having a partial cross section and one of a pair of cores 89 provided above the electric circuit 86e.
- the magnetic flux shielding plate 88 and the core 89 are made of a magnetic material such as iron, and are arranged so as not to directly touch an arc generated between the contacts due to an insulator or the like integrally formed with the cylindrical insulator 25. ing.
- the magnetic flux shielding plate 88 mainly shields the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the electric circuit 86 f (acting to prevent the opening of the movable element and to push the arc back to the rotating shaft side of the movable element). Playing a role.
- the core 89 strengthens the magnetic field component that opens the mover created by the currents of the circuits 86 c ′, 86 d, and 86 c, and the current of the mover created by the current flowing through the circuit 86 e. It plays a role of shielding magnetic flux that prevents opening.
- shielding a magnetic flux such as a magnetic flux shielding plate 88 and a core 89, which generates a suddenly increasing fault current in a certain electric circuit, the eddy current flowing in the magnetic material acts in a direction to prevent the penetration of the magnetic flux.
- the conductivity of the magnetic material may be large.
- the magnetic flux shielding plate 88 and the core 8 can be formed by using an inexpensive iron plate without laminating like a core used to reduce the magnetic resistance and increasing the electromagnetic force, or without using an expensive insulator core. Even with the configuration of 9, there is an advantage that the electromagnetic opening force acting on the mover can be greatly improved.
- a core 89 ′ shown in FIG. 46 is a modified example of the core 89 shown in FIG. 45, and a pair of cores provided on the left and right sides of the mover are provided at the ends on the side where the mover opens.
- the shape is almost U-shaped, and the effect of enhancing the electromagnetic opening force is high.
- reference numeral 89 "shown in FIG. 47 is a modified example in which the magnetic flux shielding plate 88 and the core 89 are integrated, and the terminal 15 side end of the core 89 is close to the electric circuit 86f.
- the magnetic flux due to the electric current of the electric circuit 86 f is absorbed in the above-mentioned end portion.
- Embodiment 21 of the present invention is shown in FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 48 is a perspective view showing one of the stator 5 and the pair of cores 89 ”of the present embodiment.
- One of the electric circuits 86 e provided on the left and right of the fixed contact 6 is cut away.
- the other components are not shown, but have basically the same configuration as in FIG.
- the configuration of the stator shown in Fig. 48 differs from that shown in Fig. 45 in the arrangement of the electric circuit 86e, and the electric circuit 86e is provided above the electric circuit 86c.
- the center line of e is located above the contact surface.
- the electromagnetic opening force is strengthened by approaching the movable arm horizontal portion with the electric circuit 86 c ′ in the closed state, and the electric current in the electric circuit 86 d causes the arc to be formed at the terminal 15 side of the cylindrical insulator.
- the arc cooling effect is improved by being pressed against the wall of the same as in Embodiment 20, since the electric circuit 86 e is located above the contact contact surface, the electric current of the electric circuit 86 e The arc spot on the fixed contact side is easily moved to the wall side by the electromagnetic driving force. In addition, by arranging the electric circuit 86 e upward, the electric circuit 86 f, which prevents opening of the mover and pushes the arc back to the mover rotating shaft side, is inevitably shortened. The pole speed is improved and the action of pressing the arc against the wall is improved. Embodiment 22.
- FIG. 49 is a perspective view showing a three-limit current limiting device according to Embodiment 22 of the present invention, in which a part of housing 36 is cut away to show the internal configuration.
- the three-limit current limiter can be configured in series with a circuit breaker to form a three-limit current limiter.
- FIG. 50 is a perspective view showing the conductor configuration of one pole in the closed state of the three-pole current limiting device of FIG. 49, the cylindrical insulator 25 and the insulating cover 28, and FIG. 5 and the insulating cover 28 are partially cut away so that the shape of the part constituting the conductive part can be understood.
- Fig. 49 1 is a mover, 25 is a cylindrical insulator surrounding the contact pair when closed, 28 is an insulating cover covering the stator, 14 is a sliding contact, and 18 is a contact pair.
- the contact pressure panel of the mover which is a biasing means that gives contact pressure
- 19 is a panel mount
- 13 is the rotation axis of the mover 1
- 17 is the connection conductor
- 1 6a is a terminal part
- 31 is an arc extinguishing plate
- 38 is an exhaust port
- 36 is an insulator casing.
- reference numeral 1 denotes a movable contact 2, a movable arm vertical portion 3 to which the movable contact 2 is fixed, and a movable arm horizontal portion 4 substantially orthogonal to the movable arm vertical portion 3. It is a letter-shaped mover.
- the mover 1 forms a pair of contacts with a stator 5 composed of a fixed contact 6 and a fixed conductor 12, and the mover 1 is a movable means which is an urging means for applying a contact pressure. It is urged against the stator 5 by the child contact pressure panel 18.
- the mover 1 is rotatably supported about a mover rotating shaft 13 and is electrically connected to the terminal 15 a via the sliding contact 14 and the connection conductor 17. .
- stator 5 is covered with the cylindrical insulator 25 and the insulating cover 28 except for the vicinity of the fixed contact 6 and the vicinity of the connection between the terminal portion 16a.
- a plurality of arrows shown in the figure indicate a current path at the time of energization, and the current of the movable arm horizontal portion 4 and the current of the fixed conductor 12 flow in substantially parallel and opposite directions.
- the contact pair in the closed state is arranged so as to be substantially orthogonal to the line connecting the terminal portions 15a and 16a.
- FIG. 51 shows the state near the contact pair in this state.
- a large amount of steam is generated from the inner surface of the cylindrical insulator 25 due to the heat of the arc when the arc is generated, and the cylindrical space 26 surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 25 is formed.
- a high-pressure atmosphere is generated. Due to the generation of the high pressure in the cylindrical space 26, the mover 1 receives the opening force Fp due to the pressure difference. Due to the opening force Fp due to this pressure difference and the electromagnetic force F2, the mover 1 rotates at a high speed, and the contacts open at a high speed. This high-speed opening causes the arc length to increase rapidly in a high-pressure atmosphere, causing the arc voltage to rise rapidly and the accident current to reach a peak value.
- the cylindrical insulator 25 is arranged so as to surround the fixed contact 6 in order to increase the arc atmosphere pressure immediately after the opening of the mover. Occurs between contacts
- An arrangement in which a large amount of steam is generated from an insulator arranged near a fixed contact due to the heat of a rotating arc is shown, for example, in FIGS. 16 and 17 of JP-A-7-22061.
- the insulator placed near the fixed contact has a shape that sandwiches the closed mover from the left and right, and the steam generated from the insulator immediately turns the closed mover into the closed mover. It flows out to the tip side and the armature rotation center side, and the arc atmosphere cannot be made sufficiently high.
- it is essential that the insulator surrounding the fixed contact be cylindrical.
- FIG. 52 shows a state in which the mover 1 further rotates from the state shown in FIG. 51 to reach the maximum opening position.
- the movable contact 2 is located outside the cylindrical space 26, and generates a sufficiently large arc voltage.
- the flow of insulator vapor (indicated by the white arrow) from the cylindrical space 26 along the axial direction of the arc column takes away the heat of the arc and cools the arc.
- the arc resistance becomes higher and the fault current rapidly goes to zero. Therefore, the passing energy, which is one of the indicators of the current limiting performance, can be made smaller.
- a high current limiting performance can be obtained with a pair of contacts, so that a current limiting device having excellent current limiting performance with low impedance can be obtained, and the present invention is applicable to a circuit that requires a large current carrying capacity.
- Application becomes easy.
- only one pair of contacts is used to obtain high current limiting performance, so that the thickness of the side wall of the housing can be increased, and the housing can be made of an inexpensive material.
- the thickness of the housing wall is reduced, and a conductor arrangement in which two contact pairs are connected in series is used. It is also possible to use it. In this case, when the current limiting operation is performed, two series arcs are generated in the cylindrical space, and the current limiting performance is further improved.
- FIG. 53 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the current limiting device according to the present embodiment, and the panel and the like are not shown.
- This embodiment is different from the embodiment shown in FIG. 49 in that terminal portions 15 and 16 are provided at a position higher than mounting surface (bottom) 91 of housing 36 by H ′. It is.
- the lower portion of the fixed conductor 1 2 Is bent into a U-shape and connected to the terminal portion 16, and the movable element 1 is connected to the terminal portion 15 by bending the U-shaped flexible conductor 11 into a substantially U-shape.
- the terminal of the current limiting device is installed at a position H 'higher than the mounting surface so that the terminal of the current limiting device and the terminal of the circuit breaker are directly engaged.
- the height H of the current limiting device should be equal to or lower than the height of the circuit breaker, considering the storability of the switchboard.
- the parallel mover hereafter referred to as the anti-power generation path
- the anti-power generation path of approximately parallel and opposite directions required for high-speed opening is provided for the mover 1 and stator 5 in the closed state. As shown in Fig.
- the fixed conductor 12 is roughly U-shaped, the stator-side electric path is folded back on the mounting surface 91, and the mover rotating shaft 13 is connected to the terminal 1 as shown in Fig. 53. It must be installed at a lower position on the mounting surface 91 side than the height of 5, 16.
- the magnetic field generated by the current component indicated by the white arrow acts to hinder the high-speed opening of the mover. Opening speed from form 22 Decrease. Therefore, in the following Embodiment 24, the opening speed of the mover is further increased as compared with Embodiment 22 under the restrictions of the height H and the terminal portion height H ′. Embodiment 24.
- Embodiment 24 of the present invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 54 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the current limiting device of the present embodiment, and the panel and the like are not shown.
- the mover 1 is located on the far side of the flexible conductor 11, that is, on the terminal portion 16 provided behind the stator 5, and on the stator 5.
- the fixed conductor 12 electrically connecting the fixed contact 6 and the terminal portion 15 is composed of electric paths 12a, 12b, and 12c.
- 1 2a is a circuit forming an anti-power generation path
- 1 2b is a circuit having one end connected to the circuit 12a and arranged below the mover 1 orthogonal to the movable arm of the mover 1 in the closed state
- 12 c is a circuit connecting the other end of the circuit 12 b to the terminal 15.
- the anti-power generation path portion of the contact pair in the closed state is disposed so as to be substantially orthogonal to the line connecting the terminal portions 15 and 16, and a plurality of A horseshoe-shaped arc-extinguishing plate 31 is provided.
- the fixed conductor 6 on the end of the stator 5 to which the fixed contact 6 is fixed is extended upward, and the extended conductor 9 2 is connected to the insulator cover-28 a from the arc extinguishing plate 3 1 side.
- An arc runner 79 is provided to be exposed to the user.
- an arc is generated in the cylindrical insulator 25 when a short circuit is interrupted, so that the arc spot on the fixed contact 6 side is limited by the inner diameter of the cylindrical insulator 25, and the current density Rises.
- the wear of the fixed contact 6 may be increased, and the number of possible current limiting operations is limited.
- the arc runner 79 where the arc A is commutated is provided above the fixed contact 6, and the mover 1 is In the latter half of the current-limiting operation in which the movable contact 2 rotates and moves out of the cylindrical space 26, the direction of arc discharge from the movable contact 2 changes from the fixed contact 6 to the arc extinguishing plate 31 side.
- the arc receives an electromagnetic force in the direction of the arc-extinguishing plate 31 due to the current flowing through the fixed conductors 12 a, 12 b, 12 c and the mover 1.
- the arc spot on the stator 6 moves from the fixed contact 6 to the arc runner 79. Therefore, consumption of the fixed contact 6 and the cylindrical insulator 25 is suppressed, and a current limiting device with excellent durability that can be used repeatedly can be obtained.
- the arc is commutated to the arc runner 79, whereby the arc touches the arc extinguishing plate 31 more strongly, and the heat of the arc is taken away by the latent heat of evaporation of the arc extinguishing plate 31. Since the arc temperature drops, the rise in the internal pressure of the housing in the latter half of the shutoff operation can be reduced.
- the mechanical strength of a molding material used for a circuit breaker for an impact stress is larger than the mechanical strength for a static stress. Therefore, the lowering of the internal pressure of the casing in the latter half of the shut-off operation has an effect of preventing cracking of the casing made of the mold material.
- the wear of the fixed contact 6 can be reduced by commutating the arc spot on the fixed contact 6 side to the arc runner 79, but the fixed contact 6 is instantaneously transferred when the arc is commutated to the first runner 79.
- the nearby arc moves to the outside of the cylindrical space 26, and the increased arc voltage in the high-pressure atmosphere of the cylindrical space 26 decreases. If this decrease in arc voltage occurs before the current peak, the current peak will increase significantly, and the current limiting performance will decrease significantly. Further, even if the arc voltage decreases after the current peak, the rate of current decrease in the latter half of the current limiting operation decreases, the cutoff time increases, and the passing energy may increase.
- the following embodiment 25 has solved such a problem. Embodiment 25.
- Embodiment 25 of the present invention is shown in FIG.
- the insulating cover 28b around the arc runner 79 is formed in a cylindrical shape to form an arc runner cylindrical space 26a.
- the fixed contact side arc spot does not immediately commute to the arc runner 79, and the cylindrical space 2 Arc pressure using high pressure atmosphere in 6
- the rise in current can be used effectively, and the current peak can be kept small.
- the tip of the mover 1 has a substantially L-shape in order to generate an arc in the cylindrical insulator 25 at the initial stage of opening. . Therefore, the arc spot on the mover 1 side is unlikely to move from the movable contact 2 to the end face of the mover 1 on the arc extinguishing plate side. It is difficult for the arc to touch the arc-extinguishing plate 31. Therefore, the arc cooling effect of the arc extinguishing plate 31 cannot be effectively used, and in the latter half of the current limiting operation, an unnecessary rise in the internal pressure of the casing that does not lead to an increase in the arc voltage may be caused.
- one end is electrically connected to the connection conductor 17 and the other end extends to the arc-extinguishing plate 31 side.
- a commutation electrode 75 of potential is provided behind the mover 1 so that the arc spot on the movable contact 2 side is commutated to the commutation electrode 75 and moves in the direction of the arc extinguishing plate 31. I have.
- the arc spot is also commutated to the arc extinguishing plate 31 side by the arc runner on the stator 5 side, and the arc is surely divided by the arc extinguishing plate 31 and cooled. Is done. Therefore, an unnecessary increase in the internal pressure of the casing in the latter half of the current limiting operation can be prevented.
- Embodiment 2 7 7.
- the tip of the mover since the tip of the mover has a substantially L-shape, the arc spot on the mover 1 does not easily move to the end face of the mover 1 on the arc extinguishing plate side. Therefore, the current near the arc spot on the mover side concentrates on the movable contact 2, and the consumption of the movable contact 2 tends to be large. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 58, a slit 94 is provided in the commutation electrode 75 a to allow the tip of the movable element 1 in the open state to enter, and a rod commutation shown in FIG.
- the movable contact side arc spot is reliably commutated to the commutation electrode 75a relatively early in the current limiting operation.
- the arc commutated to the commutation electrode 75 a is transferred to the tip of the commutation electrode 75 a by the suction action of the arc extinguishing plate 31 and the electromagnetic driving force generated by the current flowing through the stator 5 and the commutation electrode 75 a.
- the arc length increases rapidly and the arc voltage rises. Due to the commutation from the mover 1 to the commutation electrode 75a at such a relatively early point, the wear of the movable contact 2 can be significantly reduced as compared with the embodiment 25, and the current limiting device The durability is improved.
- Embodiment 2 8 8.
- FIG. 59 is a perspective view showing a main part of the circuit breaker in the closed state according to the embodiment 28.
- the tubular insulator 108 and the insulating cover 109 are provided so that the internal configuration can be seen. The part of is cut off.
- FIG. 60 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the one shown in FIG.
- 101 is substantially perpendicular to the movable arm vertical portion 103 to which the movable contact 102 and the movable contact 102 are fixed and the movable arm vertical portion 103.
- This is a substantially L-shaped mover constituted by a movable arm horizontal portion 104.
- This mover 101 forms a pair with a stator 105 composed of a fixed contact 106 and a fixed conductor 107, and the mover 101 is a stator 1 0 It is biased in 5 directions.
- the mover 101 is rotatably supported about the mover rotating shaft 113, and is electrically connected to the terminal 115 via the sliding contact 110 and the connection conductor 114. Connected.
- the stator 105 is covered with the cylindrical insulator 108 and the insulating cover 109 except for the vicinity of the fixed contact 106 and the vicinity of the connection portion with the terminal portion 116.
- a plurality of arrows shown in the figure indicate current paths during energization, and the current of the movable arm horizontal portion 104 and the current of the fixed conductor 107 are configured to be substantially parallel and in opposite directions. ing.
- FIGS. 2, 3, and 4 in the description of the first embodiment, the comparison that occurs when the current limiting circuit is interrupted in the circuit breaker having the arc-type current limiting function is used.
- the conditions for increasing the arc voltage under high pressure of a large current arc with a relatively short gap are described.
- the graph of Fig. 4 shows the results of measuring the arc voltage change with the experimental apparatus shown in Fig. 61 by changing the atmospheric pressure P of a short gap large current arc of several cm or less.
- the arc is generated with the round rod-shaped electrodes 400 facing each other, so that the distance between the electrodes is equal to the arc length.
- Figure 6 shows the ratio R of the arc voltage V (P2 high) when the atmospheric pressure P is high and the arc voltage V (P2 low) when the atmospheric pressure P is low, as shown in Fig. 6.
- Figure 3 shows the ratio R of the arc voltage V (P2 high) when the atmospheric pressure P is high and the arc voltage V (P2 low) when the atmospheric pressure P is low, as shown in Fig. 6.
- the arc voltage rise rate R when the arc current value is relatively small increases as the arc length increases.
- the arc voltage rise rate R when the arc current value is comparatively large hardly increases unless the arc length exceeds a certain value.
- the circuit current rapidly increases immediately after the accident. Therefore, in order to satisfy the above two conditions and raise the arc voltage at a high atmospheric pressure to limit the fault current, (1) at least immediately after the arc occurrence (immediately after the fault occurs), (2) When the arc current is relatively small (immediately after the accident), it is necessary to increase the arc length. After the fault current increases, the current limiting performance does not improve much even if the atmospheric pressure is increased. Furthermore, the high-pressure atmosphere after the increase in the fault current not only does not contribute much to the improvement of the current limiting performance, but also causes damage to the housing and the like.
- the heat of the arc causes A large amount of steam is generated from the inner surface of 108, and a high-pressure atmosphere is generated in the cylindrical space 118 surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 8. Due to the high pressure generated in the cylindrical space 118, the mover 101 receives the opening force Fp due to the pressure difference. Due to the opening force Fp due to this pressure difference and the electromagnetic force F2, the mover 101 rotates at high speed, and the contacts open at high speed. This high-speed opening causes the arc length to increase rapidly in a high-pressure atmosphere, causing the arc voltage to rise rapidly and causing the accident current to reach a peak value.
- FIG. 66 shows the effect of the cylindrical insulator 108 when (a) the high-speed opening means is not used and (b) when the high-speed opening means is used.
- t s is the time of the occurrence of the accident, to is the contact opening time
- V 0 is the electrode drop voltage between the contacts
- the dashed line is the power supply voltage waveform.
- 66 (a) shows the case where the high-speed opening means is not used, and the time when the arc voltage catches up with the power supply voltage is t1 (when there is a cylindrical insulator), and t2 (when there is no cylindrical insulator). At this time, the current peaks I p 1 and I p 2 are met. If the high-speed opening means is not used, the rise of the arc length is slower than the rise of the fault current, so even if a high-pressure atmosphere is created with the cylindrical insulator 108, the arc length will be short and the arc voltage will rise. Difficult to meet the conditions.
- the cylindrical insulator 108 is arranged so as to surround the fixed contact 105 in order to increase the arc atmosphere pressure immediately after the opening of the mover 1. A large amount of steam is released from the insulator placed near the fixed contact due to the heat of the arc generated between the contacts.
- the arrangement to be generated is shown, for example, in FIGS. 16 and 17 of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-22061.
- the insulator disposed near the fixed contact has a substantially U-shape that sandwiches the closed mover from the left and right, and steam generated from the insulator immediately At this time, it flows out to the mover tip side and mover rotation center side in the closed state, and the arc atmosphere cannot be made sufficiently high.
- FIG. 67 shows a state in which the mover 101 further rotates from the state in FIG. 64 to reach the maximum opening position.
- the current peak has already passed, and a sufficiently large arc voltage has been generated, so that the fault current reaches the zero point.
- the electrode metal vapor in the vicinity of the movable contact 102 is supplied by ordinary means (for example, vapor flow from the insulator). , Grids, etc.), and can be easily diffused or cooled, and it is easy to interrupt the current by sufficient insulation recovery between the electrodes.
- the required dimensions in the direction in which the movable contact 102 opens and closes are the thickness of the fixed conductor 107, the thickness of the fixed contact 106, and the movable element.
- Embodiment 2 9 9.
- FIG. 68 shows an embodiment 29 of the present invention.
- FIG. 68 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing an end of the cylindrical insulator 108 and the stator 105 at the fixed contact 106 side, and FIG. 8 (a) has vertical pleats, and Fig. 68 (b) has horizontal pleats. If the area of the inner surface of the cylindrical space that contacts the arc is small, the amount of steam generated from the cylindrical insulator 108 during the breaking operation increases, and a higher pressure atmosphere can be quickly formed, so that the current limiting performance is improved. Is improved. Embodiment 30.
- Embodiment 30 of the present invention is shown in FIG.
- FIG. 69 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an end of the cylindrical insulator 108 and the stator 105 at the fixed contact 106 side, and the cylindrical insulator 108 has a cylindrical space 111. 8 It is composed of an insulator 108 a forming the inner surface and an insulator 108 b around the insulator 108 a.
- the insulator 108a is molded from a material that has the property of generating a large amount of vapor immediately upon exposure to arcs, for example, a resin material that does not contain any or little reinforcing material such as glass fiber.
- the insulator 108b is made of a reinforced resin having excellent mechanical strength. With such a configuration, a material that cannot mechanically withstand the high pressure generated in the cylindrical space 118 can be used as a material for the inner surface of the cylindrical space. Can be applied, and the current limiting performance is improved.
- Embodiment 3 1.
- FIG. 70 shows an embodiment 31 of the present invention.
- Fig. 70 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the cylindrical insulator 1 08, the fixed contact 106 side end of the stator 1 105, and the movable contact 102 side end of the mover 101.
- the trajectory drawn by the opening operation of the portion farthest from the rotation center of the mover 101 is indicated by a broken line.
- the surface of the cylindrical insulator 108 facing the tip of the mover 101 is formed so as to have a certain gap between the broken lines.
- the trajectory of the mover 101 expands from the position of the fixed contact 6 to the side opposite to the rotation center of the mover. for that reason, As shown in Fig.
- the inner surface of the cylindrical insulator 108 is formed along the trajectory of the mover 101, the volume surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 108 can be reduced, and the current limiting performance is improved.
- the inner surface of the cylindrical insulator 108 is formed along the trajectory of the tip of the mover 101, but even if the arc-shaped surface is not formed as shown in FIG. 7 As shown in 1, if the width D 1 on the opposite side of the fixed contact side D 2 of the cylindrical space 1 18 is made larger than the cylindrical insulator 1 08 shown in FIG. The volume inside 18 can be reduced, and the current limiting performance can be improved.
- Embodiment 32 of the present invention is shown in FIG. Fig. 72 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the cylindrical insulator 108, the fixed contact 106 end of the stator 105, and the end of the movable contact 101 of the mover 101 on the movable contact 102 side.
- the periphery of the fixed contact 106 at the end of the stator 105 is covered with a portion 108 c projecting toward the inner surface of the cylindrical space 118 of the cylindrical insulator 108.
- the cylindrical space 118 surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 108 has a cross section larger than the fixed contact contact surface in consideration of the trajectory and blur when the mover 1 is opened and closed.
- Embodiment 33 of the present invention is shown in FIG. Fig. 73 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the cylindrical insulator 1 08, the fixed contact 106 side end of the stator 105, and the movable contact 102 side end of the mover 101.
- the wall height on the opposite side to the rotor rotation center is higher than the wall height on the mover rotation center side.
- the current flowing through the fixed conductor 107 and the movable arm horizontal portion 104 generates an electromagnetic driving force on the side opposite to the mover rotation center.
- the arc in the cylindrical space 118 is more strongly touched by the wall on the side opposite to the rotation center of the mover. Also, in order to open the mover 101 at a high speed, it is advantageous to reduce the inertia moment of the mover 101, but depending on the height of the cylindrical insulator 108, it is advantageous. As the determined movable arm vertical portion 103 becomes longer, the armature moment of inertia increases. Therefore, as shown in Fig.
- FIG. Fig. 74 is a perspective view showing the main part of the circuit breaker in the form of a unit of the circuit breaker for wiring.
- the arc extinguishing device components are the arc extinguishing unit main body 123 and the arc extinguishing unit. It is accommodated by the housing lid 124 and constitutes the arc extinguishing unit 125 as a whole.
- 1 19 is an arc extinguishing plate
- 120 is an arc extinguishing side plate holding a plurality of arc extinguishing plates 1 19
- 1 26 is an exhaust port. As shown in Fig.
- a plurality of arc extinguishing units 125 are connected by a crossbar 127, and a mechanism part 128 that opens and closes contacts via the crossbar 127 Detect the relay 1 2 9 to operate the mechanism 1 2 8, and operate the mechanism 1 28 manually. Apply the handle 13 2 to the base 1, and apply these to the base 1 3 0 and cover 1 3 1 If it is stored at, it becomes a circuit breaker for wiring. If each component is unitized in this way and combined to form a circuit breaker for wiring, assembly is simplified and costs can be reduced. Becomes
- the arc extinguishing device is housed in the arc extinguishing unit main body 1 2 3 and the unit extinguisher cover 1 2 4, so that the pressure increase in the circuit breaker for wiring during the shut-off operation can be controlled. 0 and cover 1 3 1 will no longer receive it directly.
- the pressure receiving area of the arc extinguishing unit housing is smaller than the pressure receiving areas of the base 130 and the cover 131. Therefore, even if an arc-extinguishing unit housing with the same material and the same thickness as the base 130 and the cover 131, the larger internal pressure can be withstood, and the arc atmospheric pressure can be increased.
- the base and the cover are made of an expensive mold material with high mechanical strength in order to withstand the rise in internal pressure during the shut-off operation.However, pressure is applied by using the arc-extinguishing unit housing. The amount of the material of the housing can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.
- FIG. 77 is a perspective view in which components other than the current-carrying parts in the closed state are omitted, and FIG.
- FIG. 77 is a cross-sectional view of the current-carrying parts in section C in FIG. 77.
- the current directions in the movable arm horizontal portion 104, the fixed conductor 107, and the conductor 122 are indicated by arrows.
- the normal opening / closing operation is performed by manually operating the handle 13.
- the handle 132 By operating the handle 132, the rotor 122 rotates through the mechanism 128 and the crossbar 127, and the mover 101 opens and closes.
- the relay unit 12 9 detects an abnormal current, a trip signal is transmitted from the relay unit 12 9 to the mechanical unit 1 28, and the mechanical unit 1 28 operates to operate the rotor 1 2 2 Rotates, moving element 101 is lifted, and the contact opens.
- the electromagnetic repulsion force F1 due to the current concentration on the contact point and the current of the movable arm horizontal part 4 shown in Fig.
- Due to the sum Ft of the component force in the opening direction (F3.cos0) the contacts are opened by contact with the contact pressure by the panel 1 11 and an arc is generated between the contacts. With the occurrence of the arc, the electromagnetic repulsion F 1 due to the current concentration on the contact surface disappears, but the electromagnetic repulsion F 2 and the electromagnetic repulsion F The component force of 3 continues to rotate the mover 101 in the opening direction.
- the mover 101 After the current peak, the mover 101 further rotates and the distance between the contacts increases. Due to the increase in the distance between the contacts, the arc voltage further increases, and the fault current rapidly goes to zero. When the fault current is reduced to a small value, the arc is drawn into the arc extinguishing plate 1 19 made of iron, and the arc is divided, cooled, and extinguished. At this time, the movable contact 102 is outside the cylindrical space surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 108, and the insulation between the contacts has been sufficiently recovered, so that even if the power supply voltage can be applied between the electrodes, the current is restored again. There is no flow, and the shutoff operation is completed. Due to the high arc voltage due to the long inter-contact distance after the current peak, the breaking time is significantly shorter. Accordingly, it is an indicator of the current limiting capability pass energy 1 2 t (time integral of the square of the current) is reduced.
- the exhaust port 126 is provided only on the arc extinguishing plate 119 side when viewed from between the contacts 102 and 106.
- the insulation recovery effect of the air flow due to the accumulated pressure is almost as large as the flow speed of the air flow at the time of current interruption.
- the exhaust port area In order to increase the flow velocity, it is necessary to increase the accumulated pressure or reduce the cross section of the flow path. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the exhaust port area.
- the exhaust port 126 having a relatively small area is provided on the movable contact 101 side in the open state.
- the fixed contact 106 side arcs Since the arc in the vicinity of the pot is constrained by the cylindrical insulator 8, it is not possible to blow off the metal particles constituting the arc by an air current due to the accumulated pressure in the rotor side space.
- the arc near the mover-side arc spot is located outside the cylindrical insulator 108 when current is interrupted, and is easily affected by the above-described airflow. Therefore, by providing the exhaust port 126 having a relatively small area on the movable contact side in the open state, it is possible to effectively ensure insulation recovery between the electrodes at the time of current interruption.
- Embodiment 3 5 5.
- the fixed conductor 107 is arranged on the surface including the locus of rotation of the mover 101, but slides with the terminal part 115.
- the conductor 1 2 1 electrically connecting the contact 1 1 0 is arranged at a position deviated from the plane including the trajectory. Therefore, the force of the blur (F 3 ⁇ sin ⁇ ) acting in the direction perpendicular to the contact opening acts on the mover 101, which causes a decrease in the opening speed of the mover 101.
- the movable arm vertical portion 103 is inserted into the cylindrical insulator 108 in the closed state, when the mover 101 is moved right and left due to the above-mentioned shaking force, It is highly possible that the mover 101 and the cylindrical insulator 108 come into contact with each other. If such contact occurs, the opening speed will be significantly reduced. Also, if the mover 101 or the mover rotating shaft 113 is greatly deformed by the above-mentioned shaking force during the shut-off operation, it cannot be re-inserted.
- FIG. 80 is a sectional view taken along section C in FIG.
- Embodiment 36 is a sectional view taken along section C in FIG.
- Embodiments 36 are shown in FIG. 81 and FIG. Fig. 82 shows the cross section C in Fig. 81.
- FIG. In this embodiment, the center line of the fixed conductor 107 and the conductor 122 is arranged substantially in parallel with the movable arm horizontal portion 104 in a closed state on a plane including the above-mentioned trajectory.
- Electromagnetic repulsion F2 caused by currents flowing in opposite directions flowing through arm 104 and fixed conductor 107, respectively, and electromagnetic repulsion F caused by current flowing in opposite directions flowing through conductors 121 and 107, respectively.
- Neither of 3 has the above-mentioned blurring force component.
- the arrangement of the fixed conductor 107 and the conductor 121 in which the current for generating the electromagnetic repulsive force flows in the mover 101 is the same as that of the embodiment 34, the embodiment 35, and the embodiment 36. Each is different. In general, the smaller the distance between the horizontal section 104 of the movable arm and the fixed conductor 107 or the conductor 121, the greater the electromagnetic repulsion force and the higher the contact opening speed. However, the vertical distance L 1 between the movable arm horizontal part 104 and the fixed conductor 107 shown in FIGS. 78, 80 and 82 is mainly determined by the cylinder height of the cylindrical insulator 108.
- the distance L 2 between the fixed conductor 107 and the conductor 121 is determined by the insulation distance required between the two conductors and the cross-sectional shape of the conductor. Furthermore, these dimensions are determined by conditions such as the strength of the circuit breaker housing for wiring, the applied circuit voltage, and the rated current. For example, if the height of the cylindrical insulator 8 is increased, the area of the insulator that contacts the arc increases, and the internal pressure of the arc-extinguishing unit increases, so the cylindrical insulator 8 is limited by the above-described housing strength. . The insulation distance is limited by the circuit voltage, and the conductor cross section is limited by the current carrying capacity. Therefore, the conductor arrangement that can obtain the largest electromagnetic opening force differs depending on the model of the circuit breaker for wiring.
- FIG. 83 shows simplified conductors that generate electromagnetic repulsion in Embodiments 34, 35, and 36.
- the Z axis direction is the direction in which the contacts are separated from the closed state
- the point P 0 (Z L 1) on the Z axis is in the closed state.
- the ZX plane corresponds to the plane including the locus drawn by the mover 101.
- Fig. 83 (a) corresponds to the embodiment 34
- Fig. 83 (b) corresponds to the embodiment 35
- Fig. 83 (c) corresponds to the embodiment 36.
- the magnetic flux density of the magnetic field component that generates an electromagnetic force in the opening direction at the movable arm horizontal part 104 out of the magnetic field at the point P0 (Z2L1) generated by the current flowing through the conductor 107 and the conductor 121 Is B y.
- Fixed conductor 1 When the current flowing through the fixed conductor 107 and the conductor 122 is approximated by the line current on the conductor center line, the magnetic flux density B y can be expressed by the equation shown in Fig. 83, respectively. .
- the magnetic flux density By increases in the order of (a) and (b).
- the fixed conductor 107 and the conductor 112 as in Embodiment 36 are used. It can be said that a stronger opening force can be obtained by arranging the conductors on the left and right as in the thirty-fourth or thirty-fifth embodiments than by arranging the conductors vertically.
- the above-mentioned cylinder height is low due to the limitation of housing strength or the like, it can be said that stronger conductor opening force can be obtained by arranging the conductors vertically above and below as in Embodiment 36.
- L2 is the sum of the insulation distance a and the conductor width b in the embodiment 34 and the embodiment 35, and the insulation distance in the embodiment 9 It is the sum of a and conductor thickness c.
- (conductor width b)> (conductor thickness c) when the terminal portion 15 and the conductor 21 are integrally formed by press working or the like, (conductor width b)> (conductor thickness c), and therefore, Embodiment 34 and Embodiment 34 Form 2 L 2 is larger. The equation shown in FIG.
- FIG. 88 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing Embodiment 37.
- the circuit breaker shown in the figure has the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 76 except for the commutation electrode 13.
- the commutation electrode 1 37 is electrically connected to the sliding contact 110 and extends from the sliding contact 110 to the exhaust port 126 side. It has a slit portion into which the mover 101 enters.
- the end of the commutation electrode 1 37 on the exhaust port 1 26 side is located above the arc-extinguishing plate 1 19, and the end of the slit on the exhaust port side is the movable contact of the movable element 101 in the open state. It is provided so as to face the side end.
- the mover 101 has a substantially L-shape in order to generate an arc in the cylindrical insulator 108 at the initial stage of opening. Therefore, the arc spot on the mover side is unlikely to move to the end face of the mover 101 on the arc extinguishing plate side, and even in the latter half of the shut-off operation, the direction in which the mover side arc is ejected does not point toward the arc extinguishing plate.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conductor 13 in a closed state of the circuit breaker of the embodiment and a core 13 3 of a magnetic material for enhancing the opening electromagnetic force, and includes a cylindrical insulator, a contact pressure generating means, and an arc extinguishing device. , Housing, etc. are omitted.
- the tubular insulator 108 is disposed so as to surround the fixed contact 106, the movable contact 102, and the movable arm vertical portion 103 in the closed state.
- Fig. 90 shows a plane perpendicular to the plane on which the mover 101 rotates, and perpendicular to the direction in which the fixed conductor 107 extends. It is a figure which shows the cross section of 07, 121. As shown in FIGS.
- the cores 13 3 are stacked in a plane direction orthogonal to the conductors 12 1, are arranged so as to surround the conductors 12 1 and the fixed conductors 10 7, and The movable arm horizontal portion 104 in the closed state is sandwiched between the protrusions 134 of the core 133.
- the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor 1 21 and the fixed conductor 107 can be concentrated in the closed movable arm horizontal section 104, so that the electromagnetic The opening force is strengthened and the opening speed is improved. Therefore, the high-pressure atmosphere formed by the cylindrical insulator vapor can be effectively linked to the increase in the arc voltage, and the current limiting performance is improved. Also, as shown in Fig. 89, when cores 133 are formed by laminating thin plates, the eddy current generated in core 13 33 can be reduced by ⁇ degrees Celsius, and the sudden rise of the fault current can be cut off rapidly. Even in the initial stage, the magnetic flux can be efficiently concentrated on the movable arm horizontal portion 104 by the core 133.
- Embodiment 3 9 9.
- FIG. 91 shows the U-shaped core opened at the top, the U-shaped core opened at the bottom shown in FIG. 92, if ⁇ surrounds the entire circumference shown in FIG. Similar effects can be obtained in the core.
- Embodiment 40 shows the U-shaped core opened at the top, the U-shaped core opened at the bottom shown in FIG. 92, if ⁇ surrounds the entire circumference shown in FIG. Similar effects can be obtained in the core.
- a core 13 3 having a shape shown in FIG. 92 is arranged so as to sandwich the arc-extinguishing unit housing main body 123 and the arc-extinguishing unit housing lid 124.
- the core 13 can receive a force applied to the housing due to a rise in the internal pressure of the housing at the time of interruption, and damage to the housing can be prevented.
- the arc extinguishing unit housing main body 123 and the arc extinguishing unit housing lid 124 can be connected by the core 133, connecting parts such as screws can be omitted. Become.
- the inner surface of the core can also be insulated by the housing, so that arcing of the core 133 can be prevented.
- the core shown in FIG. 92 is arranged on the upper side of the arc-extinguishing unit.
- the core having the shape shown in FIGS. 90, 91, and 93 is placed from the lower side of the arc-extinguishing unit.
- One of the cylindrical spaces 118 in the cylindrical insulator 108 shown in Embodiments 28 and 34 is closed by the stator. For this reason, after the interruption of the accident current, high-temperature gas such as electrode metal vapor and a molten material tend to remain in the above space. These prevent the insulation recovery of the cylindrical space 118 and cause re-ignition. Further, if the above-mentioned melt adheres to the surface of the fixed contact, it may cause an abnormal temperature rise when re-energizing after the interruption.
- FIG. 95 shows a cross section of the cylindrical insulator 108 of the present embodiment 41, a part of the movable contact of the mover 101 in the closed state, and a part of the fixed contact of the stator 5.
- FIG. The cylindrical insulator 108 has a pressure accumulating space 135 connected to the cylindrical space 118. As shown in Fig. 95, if the accumulator space 135 is provided on the fixed contact 106 side of the cylindrical insulator 108, the pressure accumulated in the accumulator space 135 during the occurrence of a large current arc A flow is discharged from the pressure accumulating space 135 to the outside of the cylindrical insulator 108 through the cylindrical space 118 before the arc disappears and after the current is cut off.
- FIG. 96 shows a state where pressure is accumulated in the pressure accumulating space 135 due to a large current arc generated during the breaking operation.
- Fig. 97 shows the state immediately before the current interruption, that is, just before the arc disappears, and the flow discharged from the accumulator space 135 to the outside through the cylindrical space 118 is indicated by an arrow. .
- the flow of the arrow is the fastest in the nozzle-shaped cylindrical space 118, and this high-speed flow removes the heat of the arc and promotes the disappearance of the arc.
- the high-temperature gas and the melt are discharged to the outside by this flow, so that the insulation of the cylindrical space 118 is quickly restored and the melt is prevented from adhering to the surface of the fixed contact. it can.
- Embodiment 4 2.
- FIG. 98 shows a perspective view of the stator 105 of the embodiment 41.
- FIG. In the figure, the portion of the fixed conductor 107 around the fixed contact 106 is covered with an insulator 136.
- the insulator 1336 When the insulator 1336 is arranged around the fixed contact in this way, when a large current arc is generated, steam is generated from the insulator 13 and the pressure accumulated in the pressure accumulating space 135 becomes higher. The flow passing through the cylindrical space 118 becomes stronger, and the arc extinguishing action, the insulation recovery action, and the action of preventing the adhesion of the melt to the surface of the fixed contact are increased.
- FIG. 99 shows a cross-sectional view of the stator 105 according to the embodiment 43.
- the pressure accumulating space 135 is not provided on the surface of the stator 105 opposite to the fixed contact 106, but is provided around the fixed contact 106. ing. Even with such an arrangement, the same effects as in the embodiment of FIG. 95 can be obtained, and the assembly is simplified.
- an arc runner 38 electrically connected to the fixed contact side end of the stator 5 is provided, and the stator 5 of the arcrunner 38 is provided.
- the distal end 38 a opposite to the connection end of the cylindrical contact 8 is configured to be exposed from the cylindrical insulator 8 at a position closer to the arc extinguishing plate 19 than the fixed contact 6.
- the movable contact 2 at the time of the breaking operation rotates out of the space 18 surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 8, and then, as shown in FIG. Moves to the tip 38 a of the arc runner 38, so that the arc can effectively touch the arc extinguishing plate 19.
- the height of the cylindrical insulator 108 between the cylindrical space 1 18 and the arc runner tip 1 38 a is the height of the arc runner tip 1 3 It is configured lower than 8a.
- a part of the current flowing between the fixed contact 106 and the movable contact 102 becomes the tip of the arc runner 1 3
- a shunt state may flow between 8a and the movable contact 102, and the arc voltage may decrease. If this decrease in arc voltage occurs before the current peak, the current peak will increase significantly and the current limiting performance will decrease significantly.
- the stator-side arc spot has a cylindrical shape surrounded by an insulator. Since it moves out of the space 1 18, if there is an arc between the fixed contact 106 and the movable contact 102, the arc voltage will decrease, the interruption time will be longer, and the passing energy will increase. Therefore, in Embodiment 45, as shown in FIG. 101, the tip of the arc runner 1 38 a is made lower than the height of the cylindrical insulator 108, and the tip of the air runner 1 38 The vibrant material around a is configured to be mortar-shaped.
- FIG. 102 shows Embodiment 46.
- the cylindrical space 1 18 in which the fixed contact 106 is arranged and the mortar-shaped arcrunner cylindrical space 1 39 in which the arc runner tip 1 38 a is arranged are relatively cross-sectional. They are connected by a small pipeline 140. With this configuration, part of the hot gas generated in the cylindrical space 118 when the current is cut off passes through the pipe 140, and the arc runner cylindrical space surrounding the arc runner tip 1338a.
- FIG. 103 is a four-view diagram showing the mover 1 of the present embodiment.
- the mover 1 has a movable contact 2 and a movable
- the arm consists of a vertical arm 3, a movable arm horizontal 4a, 4b, and 4c, and an insulator 41 that covers the fixed contact side of the armature arm.
- the mover 1 substantially hook-shaped, even when the cylindrical insulator 8 is used, the distance between the fixed conductor 7 in the closed state and the movable arm horizontal portion 4c can be reduced. .
- FIG. 105 is a diagram showing the mover 1, the stator 5, and the cylindrical insulator 8 in the closed state according to the present embodiment, in which the flow of current is indicated by arrows.
- currents in opposite directions flowing through the fixed conductor 7 and the movable arm horizontal part 4c which generate the electromagnetic opening force when an accident current occurs, are generated when the L-shaped mover shown in Fig. 1 is used, for example. Approaching further, the electromagnetic repulsion increases, and the opening speed increases.
- FIG. 106 shows an embodiment 21 of the present invention.
- the center of rotation of the mover 1 is supported by a component that transmits the opening and closing operations of the mechanism, for example, a rotor 22. Therefore, the distance between the stator 5 and the rotor rotating shaft 13 cannot be made smaller than a certain value. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 106, if the shape of the mover 1 is made substantially S-shaped, and if one bend is added to the almost hook-shaped mover shown in Fig.
- FIG. 107 shows an embodiment 49 of the present invention.
- the nearly armature-shaped mover 101 in the closed state and the fixed conductor 107 facing the movable arm horizontal portion 104 are bent so as to approach the movable arm horizontal portion 104.
- the shown stator 105 is shown.
- the embodiment 47 is the same as that of the embodiment described in Embodiment 48. Since the moment of inertia can be made smaller than that of the movable armature, a higher speed opening is possible.
- Embodiment 50 since the moment of inertia can be made smaller than that of the movable armature, a higher speed opening is possible.
- an arc spot is formed by providing an opposing electrode 142 above the tip of the mover 101 at the fully opened position, so that the arc-shaped mover 101 is formed.
- the arc is moved to the end face of the arc extinguishing plate to make the arc effectively touch the arc extinguishing plate 1 19.
- the wall height of the cylindrical insulator 108 surrounding the cylindrical space 118 on the side opposite to the mover rotation center is set to be lower than the wall height on the mover rotation center side. That is, the upper surface of the cylindrical space 118 is directed to the arc extinguishing plate 119 side.
- a plate-like counter electrode 144 was used, but as shown in FIG.
- the arc spot can be connected to the L-shaped mover 101 by using the L-shaped counter electrode 142 arranged so that one side faces the arc-extinguishing plate side end face of the mover 101. It can be moved to the end face on the arc-extinguishing plate side.
- Embodiment 5 1.
- the arc is brought into contact with the arc-extinguishing plate using the counter electrode.
- the center position M 2 of the notch of the horseshoe-shaped arc-extinguishing plate 1 19 Is provided on the armature rotation center side from the end surface position M 1 of the cylindrical space 118 surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 108 opposite to the armature rotation center, the arc can be generated without using a counter electrode.
- the extinguishing plate 1 19 can be touched.
- the position M 2 of the notch is drawn by the tip of the mover indicated by the dashed line in the figure. ⁇ If the cross section intersects with the trajectory, the arc extinguishing plate 1 19 prevents the mover 1 from rotating.
- M2 must be located between the dashed line and the position M1.
- the cylindrical insulator 108 is surrounded by a horseshoe-shaped core 144 from the side opposite to the mover rotation center. Due to this core 14 3, the overload current arc with a relatively small current and the small current arc immediately before the current interruption during the short-circuit current interruption operation are located on the inner wall of the cylindrical space 1 18 opposite to the mover rotation center. Because it is pressed, it is cooled by the arc-extinguishing plate 1 19 and also cooled by steam generated from the inner wall of the cylindrical space 1 18, and is reliably shut off.
- Embodiment 5 2.
- stator 105 is directly connected to the terminal section 115, and the mover 101 is connected to the terminal 1 via the sliding contact 110. It is electrically connected to the relay by 16.
- the stator 105 shown in FIG. 11 has a conventional stator shape disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-20547, and has a movable arm horizontal in a closed state. It has an electric circuit 145c through which a current almost parallel to and in the opposite direction flows.
- the stator 155 is made of an insulator 146 integrally formed with the cylindrical insulator 408, and covers at least a portion of the movable contact 702 in an open state except for the vicinity of the fixed contact 506 except for the vicinity of the fixed contact 506. ing.
- the fixed conductor 107 and the conductor 122 are arranged as an electric path through which a current flows in a direction substantially parallel to and in the opposite direction to the movable arm horizontal portion 104 in the closed state.
- the electric circuit 145c corresponds to the electric circuit described above.
- the magnetic field created by the electric circuit 1 45 b also contributes to the opening electromagnetic force of the mover 101. Also, since the conductor length in the arc-extinguishing chamber can be shortened, costs can be reduced, and the structure is simplified and the assemblability is improved. Also, it is easy to secure the insulation distance.
- Embodiment 53 of the present invention is shown in FIG. 114 and FIG.
- FIG. 114 is a diagram showing the stator 105 of the present embodiment, and a part of the vertical circuit 144 b of the stator 105 of FIG. 1 4 5 c 'has been replaced with an up and down electric circuit 1 4 5 d.
- Fig. 115 shows the mover 1 in the closed state, the stator 105 shown in Fig. 114, the cylindrical insulator 108, and the cylindrical insulator 108 formed integrally with it.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing an insulator covering the stator, in which current directions are indicated by arrows.
- the stator shape shown in Fig. 114 by using the stator shape shown in Fig. 114, the movable arm horizontal part 104 and the electric circuit 144 c 'of the stator 101 are much closer, and the fault current is cut off.
- the electromagnetic opening force at this time is greater than in the embodiment shown in FIGS. Em
- Embodiment 54 of the present invention is shown in FIG.
- the shape of the stator in the figure is shown in Fig. 117.
- a current path 145 c through which a current almost parallel to and in the opposite direction to the movable arm horizontal portion 104 in the closed state flows.
- the currents in the electric circuits 145 e and 145 f generate a magnetic field in a direction that prevents the mover 101 from opening.
- a slit 147 is provided on the stator, and the electric paths 145e and 145f are moved from the plane including the locus of rotation of the movable arm 101.
- FIG. 119 is a perspective view showing a three-limit current limiting device according to Embodiment 55 of the present invention, in which a part of housing 230 is cut away to show the internal configuration.
- the three-pole current limiting device can be connected in series with a circuit breaker to form a three-pole current limiting device.
- FIG. 120 is a perspective view showing the conductor configuration of one pole in the closed state of the three-pole current limiting device of FIG. 119, the cylindrical insulator 8 and the insulating cover 209, and FIG. A part of the insulating cover 209 is cut away so that the shape of the part constituting the conductive part can be understood.
- 201 is a mover
- 208 is a cylindrical insulator surrounding a contact pair when closed
- 209 is an insulating cover covering a stator
- 210 is a sliding contact
- 211 is a contact with a contact pair.
- 212 is a panel hanging
- 213 is a rotating shaft of the mover 201
- 214 is a connecting conductor
- 216a is a terminal
- 219 is an arc extinguishing plate
- 226 is an exhaust port
- 230 is an insulator casing.
- reference numeral 201 denotes a movable contact 202, a movable arm vertical portion 203 to which the movable contact 202 is fixed, and a movable arm horizontal portion 204 substantially orthogonal to the movable arm vertical portion 203. It is an L-shaped mover.
- This mover 201 forms one pair of contacts with a stator 205 composed of a fixed contact 206 and a fixed conductor 207, and the mover 201 is a panel which is a biasing means for applying a contact pressure. It is biased against the stator 205 by 21 1.
- the mover 201 is rotatably supported around a mover rotating shaft 213, and is electrically connected to a terminal portion 215 a via a sliding contact 210 and a connection conductor 214.
- the stator 205 is covered by the tubular insulator 208 and the insulating cover 209 except for the vicinity of the fixed contact 206 and the vicinity of the connection between the terminal portion 216a.
- a plurality of arrows shown in the figure indicate a current path during energization, and the current of the movable arm horizontal portion 204 and the current of the fixed conductor 207 flow in substantially parallel and opposite directions.
- Fig. 12-1 The conditions for effectively increasing the arc voltage of a large current arc with a relatively short gap generated during a current limiting operation in an arc current limiting device under high pressure are as shown in Fig. 12-1
- the graph of Fig. 4 shows the result of measuring the arc voltage change by changing the atmospheric pressure P of a short gap large current arc of several cm or less using the device.
- the arc is generated by facing the rod-shaped electrodes, so that the distance between the electrodes is equal to the arc length L.
- the electromagnetic repulsion F1 due to the current concentration at the contact surface disappears, but the electromagnetic repulsion F2 due to the current in the movable arm horizontal part 4 and the current in the fixed conductor 2007 remains movable.
- the child 201 is rotated in the opening direction.
- a large amount of steam is generated from the inner surface of the cylindrical insulator 208 by the heat of the arc due to the arc, and the cylindrical shape surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 208
- a high-pressure atmosphere is generated in the space 218. Due to the high pressure generated in the cylindrical space 218, the mover 201 receives an opening force Fp due to the pressure difference.
- the movable element 201 rotates at high speed due to the opening force Fp due to this pressure difference and the electromagnetic force F2 described above, and the contacts open at high speed.
- the arc opening length increases rapidly in a high-pressure atmosphere due to this high-speed opening, so that the arc voltage rises rapidly and the fault current reaches a peak value.
- Fig. 125 shows the effect of the cylindrical insulator when (a) the high-speed opening means is not used and (b) when the high-speed opening means is used.
- t s is the time of occurrence of the accident
- t 0 is the time of contact opening
- V 0 is the electrode drop voltage between the contacts
- the dashed line is the power supply voltage waveform.
- 125 (a) shows the case where the high-speed opening means is not used.
- the time t1 when the arc voltage catches up with the power supply voltage (when there is cylindrical insulation) and t2 (when there is no cylindrical insulation) are shown. At that time, the current peaks I p 1 and I p 2 are changed. Without high-speed opening means, the rise of the arc length is slower than the rise of the fault current, so even if a high-pressure atmosphere is created with a tubular insulator, the arc length is short and the arc voltage rises. It is difficult. Therefore, Fig. 1 2 5
- the cylindrical insulator 208 is disposed so as to surround the fixed contact 206 so as to increase the arc atmosphere pressure immediately after the mover is opened.
- An arrangement in which a large amount of vapor is generated from an insulator disposed near a fixed contact due to the heat of an arc generated between the contacts is disclosed in, for example, FIGS. 16 and 17 of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-22061. It has been.
- the insulator placed in the vicinity of the fixed contact has a shape in which the closed mover is sandwiched from the left and right, and the steam generated from the insulator immediately moves to the closed state.
- FIG. 126 shows a state where the mover 201 further rotates from the state shown in FIG. 124 to reach the maximum opening position.
- the movable contact 202 is located outside the cylindrical space 218, and generates a sufficiently large arc voltage.
- the flow of insulator vapor (indicated by the white arrow) from the cylindrical space 218 along the axial direction of the arc column takes away the heat of the arc and generates the arc. As it cools, the arc resistance becomes higher and the fault current rapidly moves to zero. Therefore, the passing energy, which is one of the indicators of the current limiting performance, can be made smaller.
- the width W of the current limiting device is It is clear that it is better to be equal to or shorter than the width W of the vessel.
- the thickness of the side wall of the housing parallel to the plane on which the mover rotates cannot be increased in order to satisfy the limitation of the width W.
- the housing was made of thin, strong, and expensive insulating material.
- only one pair of contacts is used to obtain high current limiting performance. Therefore, even when the width W is limited as described above, the thickness of the side wall of the housing is increased.
- the housing can be made of inexpensive materials.
- the increase in the internal pressure of the housing due to the arc is suppressed, it is also possible to reduce the wall thickness of the housing and use two contact pairs.
- Embodiment 5 6.
- FIG. 127 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the current limiting device according to Embodiment 56, and the illustration of panels and the like is omitted.
- the present embodiment is different from the embodiment 55 shown in FIG. 119 in that the terminals 2 15 and 2 16 are higher than the mounting surface (bottom) 2 96 of the housing 230 by H ′. This is the point provided at the position. For this reason, in the present embodiment, in order to secure a parallel arrangement electric path portion between the arm of the mover 201 and the stator 205, and to connect the arm portions to the terminal portions 215, 216.
- the lower part of the fixed conductor 207 is bent in a U-shape to connect to the terminal part 216, and the mover 201 is made of a flexible conductor 272 and bent almost in a U-shape. Connected to terminals 2 15.
- the current limiting device is connected directly to the circuit breaker.
- the terminal of the current limiting device must be located at a position H 'higher than the mounting surface so that the terminal of the current limiting device and the terminal of the circuit breaker are directly engaged.
- the height H of the current limiting device should be equal to or lower than the height of the circuit breaker, considering the storability of the switchboard.
- the closed mover 201 and stator 205 are connected to almost parallel and opposite electric paths (hereinafter referred to as anti-power paths) required for high-speed opening.
- anti-power paths In order to provide a sufficient length, as shown in Fig.
- the fixed conductor 7 is roughly U-shaped, the electric path on the stator side is folded back on the mounting surface 296, and the rotor shaft 2 It is necessary to provide 13 at a lower position on the mounting surface 296 side than the height of the terminals 2 15 and 2 16.
- the magnetic field generated by the current component indicated by the white arrow acts to hinder the high-speed opening of the mover. 5
- the opening speed is lower than 5. Therefore, in the following embodiment 57, the opening speed of the mover is further increased from the embodiment 55 under the restrictions of the height H and the terminal section height H'.o Form 5 7.
- Embodiment 57 of the present invention is shown in FIG.
- FIG. 128 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the current limiting device of Embodiment 57, and the panel and the like are not shown.
- the mover 201 is connected to the far side of the flexible conductor 272, that is, to the terminal section 2 16 provided behind the stator 205.
- the stator 205 extends from the fixed conductor 207 and is electrically connected to a far side, that is, to a terminal portion 215 provided behind the mover 201.
- the fixed conductor 207 for electrically connecting the fixed contact 206 and the terminal portion 215 is composed of electric paths 207a, 207b and 207c.
- 207a is an electric circuit forming an anti-power generation path
- 207b is connected at one end to the electric circuit 207a, and is orthogonal to the movable arm of the movable element 201 in the closed state.
- An electric circuit 207 c disposed below is an electric circuit connecting the other end of the electric circuit 207 b and the terminal portion 215.
- the anti-power generation path portion of the contact pair in the closed state is disposed so as to be substantially perpendicular to the line connecting the terminal portions 25.2.16, and a plurality of A horseshoe-shaped arc extinguishing plate 2 19 is provided.
- the fixed conductor at the end of the stator 205 to which the fixed contact 206 is fixed is extended upward, and the extended conductor 238 is attached to the insulator cover 209a from the insulator cover 209a.
- An arc runner 234 exposed on the arc extinguishing plate 219 side is provided.
- the arc spot on the fixed contact 206 is limited by the inner diameter of the cylindrical insulator 208.
- the current density increases.
- the wear of the fixed contact 206 may be increased, and the number of current limiting operations is limited as much as possible.
- the arc lancer 134 is provided above the fixed contact 206 where the arc A is commutated, and as shown in FIG.
- the direction of arc discharge on the movable contact 202 side is from the fixed contact 206.
- the arc receives an electromagnetic force in the direction of the arc-extinguishing plate 219 by a current flowing through the fixed conductors 207a, 207b, 207c and the mover 201.
- the arc spot on the stator 205 moves from the fixed contact 206 to the arc runner 234. Therefore, consumption of the fixed contact 206 and the cylindrical insulator 208 is suppressed, and a current limiting device excellent in durability that can be used repeatedly can be obtained.
- the arc is diverted to the arc runner 234, so that the arc touches the arc extinguishing plate 219 and the heat of the arc is reduced by the arc extinguishing plate 219. Since the arc temperature is reduced by the latent heat of vaporization, the rise in the internal pressure of the housing in the latter half of the breaking operation can be reduced. In general, the mechanical strength of a molding material used in a circuit breaker for impact stress is greater than the mechanical strength for static stress. Therefore, in the latter half of the shutoff operation As described above, the arc spot on the fixed contact 206 side is commutated to the arc runner 2 34 by reducing the internal pressure of the housing.
- FIG. 130 shows an embodiment 58 of the present invention.
- the insulation cover 209a around the arc runner 234 is formed into a cylindrical shape to form an air cleaner-tube-shaped space 239. I have.
- the fixed contact-side explosion pot is immediately transferred to the arc runner 234. Therefore, it is possible to effectively utilize the increase in arc voltage using the high-pressure atmosphere in the cylindrical space 218, and to reduce the current peak.
- the arc runner 230 remains in the arc runner cylindrical space 23 surrounded by the cylindrical insulating cover 209a. As a result, the arc voltage does not decrease, the interruption time can be shortened, and the amount of passing energy is reduced.
- Embodiment 5 9.
- the tip of the mover 201 is formed in a substantially L-shape in order to generate an arc in the initial stage of opening of the electrode in the cylindrical insulator 208. ing. Therefore, it is difficult for the arc spot on the mover 201 to move from the movable contact 202 to the end face of the mover 201 on the arc-extinguishing plate side. The direction does not point in the direction of the arc-extinguishing plate, making it difficult for the arc to touch the arc-extinguishing plate 2 19.
- Embodiment 59 as shown in FIG. 13 1, one end is electrically connected to the connection conductor 2 14, and the other end is extended to the arc-extinguishing plate 2 19 side.
- a commutation electrode 237 having the same potential is provided behind the mover 201, and the arc spot on the movable contact 202 side is commutated to the commutation electrode 237 to the arc-extinguishing plate 219. It is configured to move to.
- the stator 205 also has a configuration in which the arc spot is diverted to the arc extinguishing plate 219 side by an arc runner, so that the arc is extinguished.
- the arc plate 2 19 ensures separation and cooling. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an unnecessary increase in the internal pressure of the casing in the latter half of the flow limiting operation.
- the tip of the mover since the tip of the mover has a substantially L-shape, the arc spot on the mover 201 side is on the end face of the mover 201 on the arc extinguishing plate side. Difficult to move. Therefore, the current near the arc spot on the mover side concentrates on the movable contact 202, and the wear of the movable contact 202 tends to increase. Therefore, in the present embodiment 60, as shown in FIG. 13 32, a slit 2447 into which the tip of the movable element 201 in the open state enters is inserted into the commutation electrode 237a. As compared with the rod-shaped commutation electrode 237 shown in FIG. 31, the movable contact side arc spot is surely commutated to the commutation electrode 237a relatively early in the current limiting operation.
- the arc that has been commutated to the commutation electrode 2 37 a is driven by the suction action of the arc extinguishing plate 2 19 and the electromagnetic driving force generated by the current flowing through the stator 205 and the commutation electrode 2 37 a. 7a Driven to the tip, the arc length increases rapidly, and the arc voltage rises. Due to the commutation from the mover 201 to the commutation electrode 237a at such a relatively early point in time, the wear of the movable contact 202 can be significantly reduced as compared with the embodiment 59. The durability of the current limiting device is improved.
- Embodiment 6 1.
- FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of an end portion on the sixth side, a tip end of a mover 201, and an arc-extinguishing plate 219, and the mover 201 is at a position during an opening operation.
- the other components are not shown, but have basically the same configuration as the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the cylindrical insulator 208 shown in FIG. 133 is formed so as to expand toward the open end side of the cylindrical space 218, and the rotation center of the mover (rotating shaft 211, not shown) It is configured so that the cylindrical insulator wall on the side farther from) spreads like a trumpet.
- the flow of the high-pressure steam generated in the cylindrical space 218 flows to the arc-extinguishing plate 219 side as shown by the arrow in the figure.
- the arc between them is elongated by the steam flow to the arc extinguishing plate 2 19.
- FIG. 1 34 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the fixed insulator side end of the cylindrical insulator 208 and the stator 205.
- the cylindrical insulator 208 is an insulator forming the inner surface of the cylinder. It is composed of 208 a and its surrounding insulator 208 b.
- the insulator 208a is made of a material that has the property of generating a large amount of steam immediately upon exposure to an arc, for example, molded from a resin material that contains a small amount of reinforcing material such as glass fiber and does not contain any.
- the insulator 208 b is made of a reinforced resin having excellent mechanical strength.
- FIG. 135 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the fixed insulator side end of the cylindrical insulator 208, the stator 205, and the movable contact side tip of the mover 201.
- the trajectory drawn by the opening operation of the part farthest from the rotation center of the child 201 is indicated by a broken line.
- the surface of the cylindrical insulator 208 facing the tip of the mover is formed to have a certain gap between the broken lines.
- FIG. 13 36 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the fixed insulator side end of the cylindrical insulator 208 and the stator 205 and the movable contact side tip of the mover 201.
- the periphery of the fixed contact 206 at the end of No. 5 is covered with an insulating portion 208 c that protrudes toward the inner surface of the cylindrical insulator 208.
- the other components are not shown, but have basically the same configuration as the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the cylindrical space 218 surrounded by the cylindrical insulator 208 has a larger cross section than the contact surface of the fixed contact 206 in consideration of the trajectory and blur during the opening / closing operation of the mover 201. c Therefore, when the insulating part 208 c is not provided, when the contact surface of the fixed contact 206 is viewed from the mover 201 side, a part of the fixed conductor 206 around the fixed contact 206 is It looks exposed. When an arc is generated during the breaking operation, the arc spot on the fixed contact side spreads to this exposed part.
- Embodiment 135 of the present invention is shown in FIG. Fig. 13 37 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the fixed insulator side end of the cylindrical insulator 208 and the stator 205 and the movable contact side tip of the mover 201.
- the wall height of the wall of the cylindrical insulator 202 surrounding the 18 is closer to the center of rotation of the mover than to the wall farther from the center of rotation of the mover.
- the other components are not shown, but have basically the same configuration as the embodiment shown in FIG. In the arc generated between the contacts at the time of the breaking operation, an electromagnetic driving force is generated on the opposite side of the movable member rotation center by the current flowing through the fixed conductor 207 and the movable arm horizontal portion 204.
- the arc in the cylindrical space 218 touches the wall farther from the rotation center of the mover. Also, in order to open the mover 201 at high speed, it is advantageous to reduce the moment of inertia of the mover 201, but the movable arm determined by the cylinder height of the cylindrical insulator 208 is advantageous. As the vertical part 203 becomes longer, the moment of inertia of the mover increases. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 138 is a perspective view showing the mover 201 of the present embodiment.
- the mover 201 has a movable contact 202, a movable arm vertical part 203, and a part 204. It is composed of a movable arm horizontal part 204 composed of c, 204 d and 204 e, and an insulator 241 covering the fixed contact side surface of the armature arm. Becomes Thus, the mover 201 is almost hook-shaped Thus, even when a cylindrical insulator is used, the distance between the fixed conductor in the closed state and the movable arm horizontal portion 204 e can be reduced.
- the other components are not shown, but have basically the same configuration as the embodiment shown in FIG.
- FIG. 13 9 is a diagram showing the mover 201, the stator 205, and the tubular insulator 208 in the closed state of the present embodiment.
- the flow of current is indicated by arrows. Is shown.
- currents in opposite directions flowing through the fixed conductor 207 and the movable arm horizontal portion 204 e, which generate an electromagnetic opening force when an accident current occurs are shown in, for example, the L-shape shown in FIG. It comes closer than when using a mover, increases the electromagnetic repulsion, and improves the opening speed.
- FIG. 141 shows an embodiment 67 of the present invention.
- a part for rotatably and electrically connecting the mover is arranged near the rotation center of the mover 201.
- a sliding contact 210 is provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 120.
- the panel is arranged near the center of rotation of the mover. Therefore, the distance between the stator 205 and the rotor rotating shaft 213 cannot be made smaller than a certain value.
- the shape of the mover 201 is bent roughly into an S-shape, and if one more bent portion is added than the almost hook-shaped mover shown in Fig. 139, the movable Arm horizontal
- the sliding contact part and twist panel can be arranged without increasing the distance between 204 e and the fixed conductor 207, so even if the rotating shaft 213 is far from the fixed conductor 207, an accident can occur. A large electromagnetic opening force can be obtained when a current is generated.
- the other components are not shown, but have basically the same configuration as the embodiment shown in FIG. Embodiment 6 8.
- FIG. 142 shows an embodiment 68 of the present invention.
- Note c is the stator 2 0 5 bent into shown, others not shown, an embodiment is basically the same configuration shown in FIG. 1 1 9.
- the embodiment 66 is the same as the embodiment shown in Embodiment 67. Since the moment of inertia can be made smaller than that of the mover, higher speed opening is possible.
- the current limiting device having one pair of contacts is shown, but in the conductor arrangement having two pairs of contacts as shown in FIGS.
- the ends of the two movers are made ragged, and a cylindrical insulator as shown in Fig. 2 is placed around both fixed contacts, and two series arcs are formed in the cylindrical space during the current limiting operation. If it occurs, the current limiting performance will be further improved.
- the ability to protect the electromagnetic switch connected in series to the circuit is increased, so that the welding resistance of the electromagnetic switch can be reduced, and the cost of the entire power distribution system can be reduced.
- Embodiment 70 the current limiting device described in any one of Embodiments 55 to 69 can be connected in the longitudinal direction of a circuit breaker having a capability of interrupting a small current by using the current limiting device. A circuit breaker with excellent current limiting performance can be obtained. At this time, if the width and height of the current limiting device are the same or less than the above-mentioned circuit breaker, as in the conventional example shown in Figs. I do.
- Embodiment 70 Embodiment 70.
- Embodiment 70 of the invention is shown in FIGS. Fig. 14 3 basically shows Fig. 3 except for the shape of the cylindrical insulator 2 25 and the coil runner 2 79 composed of the extension conductor 2 92 extending from the stator 205.
- This is the same as Embodiment 16 shown in FIG.
- the cylindrical cross section of the cylindrical insulator 225 of FIG. 144 is the same as that of the embodiment 16 and has a shape spreading to the terminal portion 215 side.
- the stator 5 has a fixed contactor-side portion provided with an air runner 79 extending to the terminal portion 211 side.
- the cylindrical space of the cylindrical insulator 225 is expanded to the terminal portion 215 side, and the arc cleaner 279 where the arc spot of the fixed contact 206 moves is provided.
- the arc generated immediately after opening the electrode is the electromagnetic driving force due to the currents of the electric circuits 286b and 286c, and the black arrow in the figure. Due to the force of the steam flow generated from the cylinder wall of the mover rotation center 2 13 side of the cylindrical insulator shown in the figure, it is quickly pushed out to the terminal section 2 15 side, so that the aforementioned fixed contact 206 is worn out. It is suppressed.
- the arc on the stator side moves to the tip of the core runner 279, making it easier for the arc to touch the horseshoe-shaped iron extinction plate 219.
- the arc temperature decreases, and the rise in the internal pressure of the housing is suppressed.
- the arc of the creepage resistance is sufficiently drawn into the extinguishing plate, even if the surface of the cylindrical insulator is carbonized or deteriorated due to deterioration of the creepage resistance due to deterioration.
- the current can be interrupted by the extinction effect of the extinction plate, and the reliability of the interruption is improved.
- the stator shape is approximately J-shaped, but the arc runner is attached to the fixed contact side end of the stator shown in FIGS. 59, 114, 44, and 48.
- a similar effect can be obtained by adding the above and combining it with the cylindrical insulator spread on the arcrunner side.
- the electric circuit 286 d in which the current having the current component in the opposite direction to the arc flows is provided near the mover rotation center near the fixed contact. Electromagnetic driving force to the arc by the current d is strong, and the arc moves to the arc runner immediately after opening, so the effect of reducing contact wear is greater.
- both contact pairs are located in the isolated unit housing main body 23 6 and the isolated unit housing cover 23 7 (not shown), and have a cylindrical space. Due to the arc generated in 226, the pressure increase is not immediately discharged to the outside, but the internal pressure in the housings 236, 237 is increased.
- Embodiment 7 1.
- Embodiment 71 of the invention is shown in FIG. This embodiment is basically the same as the embodiment 70 except for the extinguishing plate 219a shown in FIG. Fig. 146 shows the state near the contact pair when the opening distance during the fault current interruption operation has increased to some extent. As shown in Fig. 146, the stator side arc spot moves to the tip of the arc runner 279 in the latter half of the breaking operation after the current peak at which the opening distance increases to some extent.
- a low-cost current limiting device having an excellent current limiting function can be obtained with one arc extinguishing device, and the current limiting performance is excellent and the impedance is improved. And the dimensions in the contact opening and closing direction are small.
- the current limit breaker is connected integrally with the circuit breaker. Is easy to get.
- a low-cost circuit breaker having an excellent current limiting function and an interrupting function with a single arc extinguishing device, and is excellent in current limiting performance and impedance.
- a circuit breaker With a small size in the contact opening / closing direction, and a current limiting function that can reduce the strength required for the housing by suppressing the rise in internal pressure of the housing at the time of shutoff, which is not effective in improving current limiting performance A circuit breaker can be obtained.
- the switching operation of the mover is not hindered by the cylindrical insulator, so that a circuit breaker having excellent current limiting performance and a highly reliable current limiting function can be obtained.
- a high-pressure atmosphere sufficient to raise the arc voltage is generated, which is excellent. Current limiting performance.
- the arc easily touches the arc-extinguishing plate, and a circuit breaker with high reliability and a current limiting function that can reliably cut off the current can be obtained.
- circuit breaker having a reliable current limiting function that can reliably cut off the current and does not easily cause re-ignition due to dielectric breakdown.
- the arc contact on the fixed contact side is diverted to the tip of the clamper exposed from the insulator surrounding the fixed contact in a cylindrical shape around the fixed contact, making it easier for the arc to touch the arc-extinguishing plate and ensuring the arc. In this way, a highly reliable circuit breaker that is cooled, extinguished, and reliably shuts off the current can be obtained.
- the movable contact and the fixed contact are arranged in the cylindrical space formed by the cylindrical insulator in the closed state, and the movable contact is arranged outside the cylindrical space in the open state.
- the atmospheric pressure at the beginning of arc generation can be increased, the breaking performance can be improved with a simple configuration with a small number of parts, and unnecessary rise in the internal pressure of the housing can be suppressed.
- the arc can be guided to the arc-extinguishing plate, and the arc cooling effect can be used effectively.
- the effect of preventing the internal pressure of the housing from increasing can be prevented.
- the electric circuit arrangement of the mover and the stator that generates electromagnetic repulsion force enables high-speed opening.
- the current limit breaker is connected integrally with the circuit breaker. Is easy to get. Industrial applicability
- a current limiting device according to the present invention and a circuit breaker having a current limiting function using the same are useful as a device for protecting a circuit from a large accident current such as a short circuit current.
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