IP Library Granted Patent US 8,344,840
Granted Patent B2
US 8,344,840 · App. 13/095,360 · Granted Jan 1, 2013

Transformer

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Patent No.
US 8,344,840
App. No.
13/095,360
Granted
Jan 1, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transformer is provided with at least one core leg on which three windings are arranged side by side, whose discharges are designed to be mutually insulated. Each winding is formed by a near-core low-voltage winding, which are each wound by an associated high-voltage winding, and the discharges of the low-voltage windings are axially designed, so that the lateral spacing of the windings to each other is minimized.

Claims (33)

1. A transformer comprising:

at least one core limb; and

three windings arranged beside one another on the at least one core limb, the windings having outgoing lines which are each routed out in a manner so as to be insulated from one another, wherein:

each winding is formed by a low-voltage winding which is close to the core and respectively has an associated high-voltage winding wound around the corresponding low-voltage winding; and

the outgoing lines of the low-voltage windings are axially routed out to minimize the lateral distance between the windings.

2. The transformer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outgoing lines of the low-voltage windings are each routed out parallel to the core limb in a region between the low-voltage winding and the high-voltage winding.

3. The transformer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outgoing lines of the low-voltage windings are routed out parallel to the core limb in a manner offset by 120° relative to one another based on the circumference of the core limb.

4. The transformer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outgoing lines of the low-voltage windings are routed out parallel to the core limb on one side.

5. The transformer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outgoing lines of one low-voltage winding arranged close to a yoke are routed out to one side, and the outgoing lines of the two other low-voltage windings are routed out to the opposite side axially parallel to the core limb.

6. The transformer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outgoing lines are routed out axially parallel to the core limb and each comprise a shrink tube.

7. The transformer as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:

shell-like spacers interposed between the low-voltage windings and the high-voltage windings respectively surrounding the corresponding low-voltage windings,

wherein the radial extent of the spacers corresponds approximately to the thickness of an outgoing line, and the spacers produce an annular gap between the low-voltage winding and the high-voltage winding.

8. The transformer as claimed in claim 7 , wherein an axially parallel free gap remains for an outgoing line between each of the shell-like spacers interposed between the low-voltage and high-voltage windings.

9. The transformer as claimed in claim 7 , wherein each of the shell-like spacers interposed between the low-voltage and high-voltage windings has a width enabling the each of the shell-like spacers to extend over an angular range of less than 120°.

10. The transformer as claimed in claim 7 , comprising at least one channel in the annular gap for cooling fluid to flow through.

11. The transformer as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:

three core limbs which are each provided with three windings, which are arranged beside one another and are formed from low-voltage windings and high-voltage windings,

wherein the ends of the limbs are each connected on both sides by means of at least one yoke.

12. The transformer as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the outgoing lines of the low-voltage windings are routed out parallel to the core limb in a manner offset by 120° relative to one another based on the circumference of the core limb.

13. The transformer as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the outgoing lines of the low-voltage windings are routed out parallel to the core limb on one side.

14. The transformer as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the outgoing lines of one low-voltage winding arranged close to a yoke are routed out to one side, and the outgoing lines of the two other low-voltage windings are routed out to the opposite side axially parallel to the core limb.

15. The transformer as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the outgoing lines routed out axially parallel to the core limb each comprise a shrink tube.

16. The transformer as claimed in claim 15 , comprising:

shell-like spacers interposed between the low-voltage windings and the high-voltage windings respectively surrounding the corresponding low-voltage windings,

wherein the radial extent of the spacers corresponds approximately to the thickness of an outgoing line, and the spacers produce an annular gap between the low-voltage winding and the high-voltage winding.

17. The transformer as claimed in claim 16 , wherein an axially parallel free gap remains for an outgoing line between each of the shell-like spacers interposed between the low-voltage and high-voltage windings.

18. The transformer as claimed in claim 16 , wherein each of the shell-like spacers interposed between the low-voltage and high-voltage windings has a width enabling the each of the shell-like spacers to extend over an angular range of less than 120°.

19. The transformer as claimed in claim 17 , wherein each of the shell-like spacers interposed between the low-voltage and high-voltage windings has a width enabling the each of the shell-like spacers to extend over an angular range of less than 120°.

20. The transformer as claimed in claim 16 , comprising at least one channel in the annular gap for cooling fluid to flow through.

21. The transformer as claimed in claim 16 , comprising:

three core limbs which are each provided with three windings, which are arranged beside one another and are formed from low-voltage windings and high-voltage windings,

wherein the ends of the limbs are each connected on both sides by means of at least one yoke.

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 CONVEYING PARTY "ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD."SHOULD READ "ABB TECHNOLOGY AG" PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040621 FRAME: 0822. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded May 11, 2022
From: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
To: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 059927/0691 →
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 040621/0822 →