IP Library Granted Patent US 7,391,605
Granted Patent B2
US 7,391,605 · App. 11/508,944 · Granted Jun 24, 2008

Encapsulated gas-insulated switchgear assembly

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Patent No.
US 7,391,605
App. No.
11/508,944
Granted
Jun 24, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The switchgear assembly has a polyphase design and has a gas-filled, modular encapsulation for each phase. Provided as the modules are at least one busbar, which is guided predominantly horizontally, a circuit breaker and two combined disconnecting-earthing switches having a disconnection and grounding function. A first one of the combined disconnecting-earthing switches supports a section of the busbar and is connected between the busbar and a first current terminal of the circuit breaker. The second combined disconnecting-earthing switch is connected between an outgoing feeder or a further busbar of the assembly and the second current terminal of the circuit breaker. The combined disconnecting-earthing switches are aligned such that two drive apparatuses, which are provided for their actuation, point in the same, predominantly horizontal direction.

Claims (30)

1. An encapsulated gas-insulated switchgear assembly having a modular design, containing at least one first busbar, which is guided predominantly horizontally, a circuit breaker having two current terminals, of which a first current terminal can be connected to the first busbar and at least two combined disconnecting-earthing switches having a disconnection and grounding function, of which a first combined disconnecting-earthing switch is connected between the first busbar the first current terminal and the second combined disconnecting-earthing switch is connected between an outgoing feeder or a second busbar, which is guided predominantly horizontally, of the switchgear assembly and the second current terminal of the circuit breaker, a housing of the first combined disconnecting-earthing switch supporting a section of the first busbar, wherein the housings of the combined disconnecting-earthing switches are aligned such that at least two drive apparatuses, which are provided for their actuation, point in the same direction.

2. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the switchgear assembly is single-phase-encapsulated or three-phase-encapsulated.

3. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a common drive apparatus is provided in each case for three phases or a dedicated drive apparatus is provided in each case for each phase.

4. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein all of the drive apparatuses point in the same direction.

5. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drive apparatuses point in the same, predominantly horizontal direction.

6. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the circuit breaker is aligned horizontally.

7. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the combined disconnecting-earthing switches are of identical design.

8. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing of the second combined disconnecting-earthing switch supports a section of the second busbar, and wherein the housings and the busbars supported by them are arranged such that they are offset with respect to one another in the vertical direction.

9. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one third busbar is provided which is guided predominantly horizontally and can be connected to the first current terminal via a third combined disconnecting-earthing switch, and wherein a housing of the first combined disconnecting-earthing switch supports a section of the first busbar, and a housing of the third combined disconnecting-earthing switch supports a section of the third busbar.

10. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the third combined disconnecting-earthing switch has an identical design to the first combined disconnecting-earthing switch.

11. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the two housings are connected to one another via a module, which contains a connection node of the first current terminal, and wherein the housings of the first combined disconnecting-earthing switch and the third combined disconnecting-earthing switch and the busbars supported by these housings are arranged such that they are offset with respect to one another in the vertical direction.

12. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the module containing the connection node is in the form of a T and is installed in the assembly such that the arms of the T are aligned vertically and form a predominantly vertical longitudinal connection, such that the base of the T forms a predominantly horizontal transverse connection, and such that the module of the first combined disconnecting-earthing switch is connected to the node module at the horizontally guided base of the T, and the module of the third combined disconnecting-earthing switch is connected to the node module at the upwardly guided arm of the T.

13. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the combined disconnecting-earthing switches are each in the form of elbow disconnectors, at least the first (a) of the two limbs (a, b) of the elbow being arranged predominantly horizontally and containing, in a coaxial arrangement, a grounding contact, a drive guided through the grounding contact and two contacts of a disconnector.

14. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one of the two disconnector contacts is configured to be moveable and contains two contact parts, which are connected to a retaining element and of which a first contact part forms the mating contact of a grounding device (E) containing the grounding contact and a second contact part forms the mating contact of a stationary contact of the disconnector (T).

15. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the second limb (b) of the elbow is guided vertically or horizontally.

16. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 having two or more encapsulated phases, wherein the combined disconnecting-earthing switches and further switching devices which may be provided and which are only in the form of disconnectors or only in the form of grounding devices are of identical design in all phases.

17. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 having two or more encapsulated phases, wherein the combined disconnecting-earthing switches and further switching devices which may be provided and which are only in the form of disconnectors or only in the form of grounding devices are aligned in identical fashion in all phases.

18. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein switching devices which are arranged in different phases but perform identical functions are arranged on a diagonal determined by the vertical and horizontal spacing.

19. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a common drive apparatus is provided in each case for three phases or a dedicated drive apparatus is provided in each case for each phase.

20. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 19 , wherein all of the drive apparatuses point in the same direction.

21. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the drive apparatuses point in the same, predominantly horizontal direction.

22. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the circuit breaker is aligned horizontally.

23. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the combined disconnecting-earthing switches are of identical design.

24. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 23 , wherein the housing of the second combined disconnecting-earthing switch supports a section of the second busbar, and wherein the housings and the busbars supported by them are arranged such that they are offset with respect to one another in the vertical direction.

25. The switchgear assembly as claimed in claim 24 , wherein at least one third busbar is provided which is guided predominantly horizontally and can be connected to the first current terminal via a third combined disconnecting-earthing switch, and wherein a housing of the first combined disconnecting-earthing switch supports a section of the first busbar, and a housing of the third combined disconnecting-earthing switch supports a section of the third busbar.

26. An encapsulated gas-insulated switchgear assembly having a modular design, comprising:

at least one first busbar;

a circuit breaker having first and second current terminals, of which the first current terminal can be connected to the first busbar;

at least two combined disconnecting\circuit common switches having a disconnection function, of which a first combined disconnecting\circuit common switch is connected between the first busbar the first current terminal and the second combined disconnecting\circuit common switch is connected between an additional conductor of the switchgear assembly and the second current terminal of the circuit breaker;

a housing of the first combined disconnecting\circuit common switch supporting a section of the first busbar, wherein housings of the at least two combined disconnecting\circuit common switches are aligned such that at least two drive apparatuses, which are provided for their actuation, point in a common direction.

Assignments (5)
MERGER Recorded Nov 13, 2023
From: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
To: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
Reel/Frame 065549/0576 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE CONVEYING PARTY'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040620 FRAME: 0802. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 10, 2022
From: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
To: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 059914/0738 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 31, 2021
From: ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG
To: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 058666/0540 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2020
From: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
To: ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 052916/0001 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 15, 2016
From: ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD
To: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 040620/0802 →