IP Library Granted Patent US 11,823,815
Granted Patent B2
US 11,823,815 · App. 17/271,992 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Shield for a terminal of a high-voltage electrical device and method for operating the same

Inventors: Teresa Gargano (Savosa, CH); Daniele Villano (Gebenstorf, CH); Karl Frei (Baden-Dättwil, CH); Francesca Meyer (Zürich, CH)
Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
H01B17/583H01F27/04H01F27/29H01F27/36H01R13/53H01R13/74
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Patent No.
US 11,823,815
App. No.
17/271,992
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aspect of the present disclosure provides a shield for a terminal of a high-voltage electrical device including a first shield element having at least one axial opening and at least one lateral opening, and at least one second shield element, wherein the at least one second shield element is moveable between a first shield position and a second shield position for selectively opening and closing at least one of the at least one axial opening and the at least one first lateral opening. Further aspects provide a high-voltage electrical bushing comprising a shield according to the aspect above, and a transformer including said high-voltage electrical bushing. Yet a further aspect provides a method for installing a high-voltage bushing having a shield according to the aspect above.

Claims (22)

1. A shield for a terminal of a high-voltage electrical device comprising:

a first shield element having at least one axial opening and at least one first lateral opening; and

at least one second shield element;

wherein the at least one second shield element may be positioned so that the at least one axial opening and/or the at least one first lateral opening is in an open state or a closed state.

2. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein the high-voltage electrical device is a high-voltage bushing, particularly a high-voltage bushing for a transformer.

3. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one second shield element is a lateral shield element configured for opening or closing the at least one first lateral opening, and the first shield element and the lateral shield element are arranged concentrically to one another.

4. The shield according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one first lateral opening is changed between the open state and the closed state by relative rotation between the first shield element and the lateral shield element.

5. The shield according to claim 3 , wherein the lateral shield element comprises at least one second lateral opening, wherein the at least one first lateral opening is in the open state when the at least one first lateral opening is aligned with the at least one second lateral opening, and wherein the at least one first lateral opening is in the closed state when the at least one first lateral opening is misaligned with the at least one second lateral opening.

6. The shield according to claim 3 , wherein the first shield element comprises at least two first lateral openings, and the lateral shield element may be positioned such that a first one of the at least two first lateral openings is in an open state and a second one of the at least two first lateral openings is in a closed state.

7. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one second shield element is an axial shield element configured for opening or closing the at least one axial opening.

8. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein the shield has the same electrical potential as the terminal.

9. A high-voltage electrical bushing comprising a shield according to claim 1 .

10. The high-voltage electrical bushing according to claim 9 , wherein at least one electrical interconnect can be mounted to the terminal so that the at least one electrical interconnect extends in a lateral direction or an axial direction.

11. A transformer comprising at least one high-voltage electrical bushing according to claim 9 .

12. A method of installing a high-voltage bushing having a shield according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

mounting the high-voltage bushing;

configuring the at least one axial opening and/or the at least one first lateral opening in an open state or a closed state; and

terminating the high-voltage bushing.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the high-voltage bushing has a shield, wherein the lateral shield element comprises at least one second lateral opening, wherein the at least one first lateral opening is in the open state when the at least one first lateral opening is aligned with the at least one second lateral opening, and wherein the at least one first lateral opening is in the closed state when the at least one first lateral opening is misaligned with the at least one second lateral opening, and wherein configuring the at least one first lateral opening comprises relative rotation between the first shield element and the lateral shield element.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the high-voltage bushing has a shield wherein the at least one second shield element is an axial shield element configured for opening or closing the at least one axial opening, and

wherein configuring at least one axial opening comprises mounting or removing the axial shield element.

15. The method according to claim 12 , wherein terminating the high-voltage bushing comprises mounting at least one electrical interconnect to the terminal such that the at least one electrical interconnect passes through the at least one axial opening and/or the at least one first lateral opening.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Oct 4, 2023
From: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
To: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
Reel/Frame 065118/0737 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 31, 2021
From: ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG
To: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 058601/0692 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2021
From: GARGANO, TERESA; VILLANO, DANIELE; FREI, KARL; MEYER, FRANCESCA
To: ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 056900/0436 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 18191746 · Aug 30, 2018 · regional
Continuity (1)
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