Abstract:
A two-pressure dead tank high voltage circuit breaker contains a plurality of series-connected circuit interrupters mounted within a grounded tank filled with sulfur hexafluoride at relatively low pressure. The interrupters are supported from the bottom of the tank by hollow insulation support tubes which are terminated with a blast valve assembly which in turn supports the interrupters. The insulation tubes serve the function of a pressure vessel to store relatively high pressure gas to eliminate the need for a separate pressure vessel and as a support for the blast valve assembly and also provide the necessary insulation between the interrupters and ground.
Abstract:
The interrupter of a two-pressure gas blast circuit breaker is wholly contained within an insulation tube support. The stationary contact of the interrupter is fixed to the upper end of the support and the movable contact slides axially within the tube and transfers current to a conductive support member carried at the bottom of a tube. The tube and its conductive members are then supported from the top of a metallic casting which is carried from the bottom of the circuit breaker tank.