Abstract:
A locking apparatus for a hydromechanical spring energy store drive for actuating a medium-voltage or high-voltage circuit breaker is disclosed, the spring energy store drive includes a working piston, which is guided in an axial cutout in a pressure housing or working cylinder, and a spring energy store arrangement. The locking apparatus includes a first pressure region and a second pressure region, which are under elevated pressure when the circuit breaker is closed, and a third pressure region, which is unpressurized. The latching bolt can be arranged perpendicular to the working piston, via a latching apparatus, which can be arranged on a side of the latching bolt, which is to point towards the working piston and via the spring energy store arrangement, which is to be pushed away from the working piston.
Abstract:
According to an embodiment, a switchgear operating mechanism has a roller pin rotatably fixed to a leading end of a latch lever. A latch is fixed to a solenoid lever at a position different from the rotation axis of the solenoid lever, and has a leading end engageable with the roller pin. In a state where the switchgear operating state is shifted from the closed state to the cutoff state, the solenoid lever is pushed by an electromagnetic solenoid for cutoff so as to be rotated in an opposite direction to the biasing direction of the solenoid lever return spring, and the latch lever is rotated by a biasing force of the roller pin to release an engagement between the roller pin and the leading end of the latch, which causes a cutoff spring to discharge its energy to rotate the latch lever.
Abstract:
A circuit breaker has at least one pole arrangement with a movable contact. A twin-armed lever is pivotally mounted for opening and closing the movable contact. A switch-on energy storage device is provided and a cam disc that is coupled to the switch-on energy storage device and, via an actuating element, to a first end of the lever. The second end of the lever is connected to the movable contact piece of the pole arrangement. There is also provided at least one switch-off energy storage device. The circuit breaker has a simple and compact design. The actuating element is a switching shaft, which interacts with the cam disc, is mounted such that it can rotate and is connected to the first end of the twin-armed lever via the switch-off energy storage device.
Abstract:
A two-link, trip-free operating mechanism assembly for a switch includes a first pivotally-mounted link comprising a switch lever arm. One end of the switch lever arm is coupled to the switch and a second end of the switch lever arm has a roller mounted thereto. A second link assembly includes a pivotable support member to which a cam member is mounted for rotation. The pivotable support member is selectively fixed during the closing of the contacts, or movable between a contact-closed position and an overriding open position. The cam member controls the state of the switch. In the tripped condition, the cam member and the roller are disengaged and the switch assumes a tripped, or open, state. A first spring arrangement applies a force to the link arrangement to cause the links to close from an open position. For trip-free operation, a second set of springs forces the switch arm link to immediately move to a switch-open position. The trip-free operation functions so that the switch assembly can be tripped back to its open position at any time.
Abstract:
According to an embodiment, a switchgear operating mechanism has a roller pin rotatably fixed to a leading end of a latch lever. A latch is fixed to a solenoid lever at a position different from the rotation axis of the solenoid lever, and has a leading end engageable with the roller pin. In a state where the switchgear operating state is shifted from the closed state to the cutoff state, the solenoid lever is pushed by an electromagnetic solenoid for cutoff so as to be rotated in an opposite direction to the biasing direction of the solenoid lever return spring, and the latch lever is rotated by a biasing force of the roller pin to release an engagement between the roller pin and the leading end of the latch, which causes a cutoff spring to discharge its energy to rotate the latch lever.
Abstract:
A shorting switch includes a vacuum switch having fixed and movable contact assemblies and a driven member. A spring cover tube and bushing mount the driven member for linear movement along a path substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the movable contact assembly. The driven member moves the movable contact assembly between open and closed circuit positions. A compression spring has a compressed state and a released state, which moves the driven member and movable contact assembly to the closed circuit position. A release bolt has an opening therein and is coupled to the driven member to normally maintain the compression spring in the compressed state. A charge is disposed in the opening of the release bolt and is actuated to fracture the release bolt and release the compression spring to the released state. First and second terminals are respectively electrically interconnected with the fixed and movable contact assemblies.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus for moving an element, for instance a movable contact of a switch, from a first end position to a second end position and vice versa and selectively keeping the element in each of the noted end positions, the apparatus comprising an energy buffer (1), for instance a spring, mechanically coupled with the element, which can be in two stationary end conditions corresponding with the noted end positions, or in intermediate translation conditions in which potential energy is transduced into kinetic energy and vice versa, a mass (4) driven by the energy buffer (1) which can be moved to one of two end positions corresponding with the end conditions of the energy buffer, and a locking mechanism (8, 34, 31) for locking the mass (4) in its end positions. The locking mechanism consists of a wedge (8) with two wedge portions, each decreasing in cross section in opposite directions, which wedge (8) is positioned between a first surface which is moved with the mass (4) and a second surface, rolling balls (34) positioned between the wedge and the second surface, and a slide (31) for alternately displacing the rolling balls (34) to one of two partial spaces between one of the wedge portions and the second surface in order to press the wedge portion against the first surface by means of the balls (34), so that the mass (4) will be locked in position.
Abstract:
An operation mechanism of a switch comprises a first slidable device connected to a moving electrode of the switch; a second slidable device faced to the first slidable device with a gap; and a wedge type element which is inserted between both slidable devices to move the first slidable device depending upon the movement by a driving means and to move the moving electrode, whereby the electrode of switch is turned on and off depending upon the movement of the wedge type element inserted between both of the slidable devices.