IP Library Granted Patent US 12,626,850
Granted Patent B2
US 12,626,850 · App. 18/023,776 · Granted May 12, 2026

Housing part, electrical system and operating method

Inventors: Samuel Brodeur (St-Bruno, CA); Mattias Viksten (Hudiksvall, SE); Glenn Stromberg (Ludvika, SE); John Richard Tillery (Holly Springs, NC); Joakim Johansson (Ludvika, SE)
Assignee: Hitachi Energy Ltd
H01F27/04H01F27/025H01F27/12H01F27/402H01F2027/404
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Patent No.
US 12,626,850
App. No.
18/023,776
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A housing part is configured to be connected to an electric component, to house an electric line, and to be filled with a liquid. The housing part includes an electrically conductive material and has an open mounting side to be connected to the electric component. A surface-to-volume ratio of the housing part is at least 3 m-1, and a ratio of the volume and a wall rupture pressure of the housing part is at least 0.02 m3MPa-1. A corresponding electric system is operated so that, when an electric arc occurs in the housing part, the housing part absorbs a pressure rise that is led into a component tank.

Claims (39)

1 . A housing part, configured to be connected to an electric component, configured to house an electric line, and configured to be filled with a liquid, wherein the housing part comprises an electrically conductive material, wherein the housing part has an open mounting side to be connected to the electric component, a surface-to-volume ratio of the housing part being at least 3 m −1 and is at most 9 m −1 , and a ratio of a volume and a wall rupture pressure of the housing part being:

between 0.04 m 3 MPa −1 and 0.6 m 3 Mpa −1 inclusive if the housing part is a straight turret,

between 0.4 m 3 MPa −1 and 1.5 m 3 MPa −1 inclusive if the housing part is an external or a side turret,

between 0.1 m 3 MPa −1 and 1 m 3 MPa −1 inclusive if the housing part is a cable box.

2 . The housing part of claim 1 , formed as one of a straight turret and an external turret, the housing part configured to be added to a transformer or to a shunt reactor as the electric component.

3 . The housing part of claim 1 , wherein the housing part comprises a top side and a side wall configured to the top side and the open mounting side, wherein the side wall is of a metal having a modulus of elasticity of at least 150 GPa at room temperature, and wherein a wall thickness of the side wall is at least 6 mm.

4 . The housing part of claim 3 , wherein the side wall is composed of at least two elements, said at least two elements being connected by at least two intermediate flanges located along the side wall between the top side and the open mounting side, and wherein the at least two intermediate flanges mechanically strengthen the side wall.

5 . The housing part of claim 1 , wherein a diameter (D) and a length (L) of housing part are between 0.3 m and 7 m inclusive, wherein a volume of a component tank is between 12 m 3 and 170 m 3 inclusive, and wherein the liquid that fills the housing part is transformer oil.

6 . The housing part of claim 1 , wherein the housing part further comprises a bottom flange surrounding the open mounting side, wherein the housing part is configured to be mounted to a component tank by means of the bottom flange.

7 . The housing part of claim 1 , wherein the housing part further comprises a top flange on a side of a side wall remote from the open mounting side, wherein a cover of the housing part that forms the top side comprises a cover flange, wherein the cover is fastened to the side wall by means of the top flange and the cover flange, wherein the cover comprises a lead-through opening, and wherein the electric line is fed into the housing part through the lead-through opening.

8 . An electric system, comprising:

a housing part, configured to be connected to an electric component, configured to house an electric line, and configured to be filled with a liquid, wherein the housing part comprises an electrically conductive material, wherein the housing part has an open mounting side to be connected to the electric component, a surface-to-volume ratio of the housing part being at least 3 m −1 and is at most 9 m −1 , and a ratio of a volume and a wall rupture pressure of the housing part being:

between 0.04 m 3 MPa −1 and 0.6 m 3 Mpa −1 inclusive if the housing part is a straight turret,

between 0.4 m 3 MPa −1 and 1.5 m 3 MPa −1 inclusive if the housing part is an external or a side turret,

between 0.1 m 3 MPa −1 and 1 m 3 MPa −1 inclusive if the housing part is a cable box; and

an electric component having a component tank, wherein the housing part is mounted to the component tank by the open mounting side so that an interior of the component tank is connected with an interior of the housing part at the open mounting side, and wherein a volume of the component tank exceeds the volume of the housing part by at least a factor of 3.

9 . The electric system of claim 8 , wherein the housing part comprises a top side opposite the open mounting side and a side wall connecting the top side and the open mounting side, wherein the side wall is of a metal having a modulus of elasticity of at least 150 GPa at room temperature, and wherein a wall thickness of the side wall is at least 6 mm.

10 . The electric system of claim 9 , wherein the side wall is composed of at least two elements, said at least two elements being connected by means of at least two intermediate flanges located along the side wall between the top side and the open mounting side, and wherein the at least two intermediate flanges mechanically strengthen the side wall.

11 . The electric system according to claim 10 , wherein a bushing comprises a shield that clutches an end of the electric line, wherein at least one of the at least two intermediate flanges runs around at least one of the bushing and the shield on an exterior face of the side wall.

12 . The electric system according to claim 10 ,

wherein at least one of the at least two intermediate flanges, a bottom flange and the component tank, and the top flange and a cover flange are flanged together with a tightening torque of at least 1 kNm, and

wherein at least one of a ratio of a thickness of the at least two intermediate flanges and the wall thickness of the side wall, a ratio of a thickness of the top flange and the wall thickness of the side wall, a ratio of a thickness of the bottom flange and the wall thickness of the side wall, and a ratio of a thickness of the cover flange and the wall thickness of the side wall is at least 5.

13 . The electric system according to claim 9 , wherein the housing part further comprises a top flange on a side of the side wall remote from the open mounting side, wherein a cover of the housing part that forms the top side comprises a cover flange, wherein the cover is fastened to the side wall by means of the top flange and the cover flange, wherein the cover comprises a lead-through opening, the electric line is fed into the housing part through the lead-through opening.

14 . The electric system according to claim 8 , wherein the electric component is a high-power transformer or a shunt reactor, wherein the housing part houses the electric line that is connected to a bushing of the electric component.

15 . The electric system according to claim 14 , wherein the bushing protrudes the component tank and terminates within the housing part.

16 . The electric system according to claim 8 , wherein a diameter (D) and a length (L) of the housing part are between 0.3 m and 7 m inclusive, wherein the volume of the component tank is between 12 m 3 and 170 m 3 inclusive, and wherein the liquid that fills the housing part and also the component tank is transformer oil.

17 . The electric system according to claim 8 , wherein the housing part further comprises a bottom flange surrounding the open mounting side, wherein the housing part is mounted to the component tank by means of the bottom flange.

18 . An operating method for an electric system comprising:

a housing part, configured to be connected to an electric component, configured to house an electric line, and configured to be filled with a liquid, wherein the housing part comprises an electrically conductive material, wherein the housing part has an open mounting side to be connected to the electric component, a surface-to-volume ratio of the housing part being at least 3 m −1 and is at most 9 m −1 , and a ratio of a volume and a wall rupture pressure of the housing part being:

between 0.04 m 3 MPa −1 and 0.6 m 3 Mpa −1 inclusive if the housing part is a straight turret,

between 0.4 m 3 MPa −1 and 1.5 m 3 MPa −1 inclusive if the housing part is an external or a side turret,

between 0.1 m 3 MPa −1 and 1 m 3 MPa −1 inclusive if the housing part is a cable box; and

an electric component having a component tank, the housing part being mounted to the component tank by the open mounting side so that an interior of the component tank is connected with an interior of the housing part at the open mounting side, and wherein a volume of the component tank exceeds the volume of the housing part by at least a factor of 3,

the method comprising:

absorbing a pressure rise due to an electric arc occurring in the housing part;

leading the pressure rise from the housing part into the component tank through the open mounting side; and

deforming the component tank upon receiving the pressure rise to contain the pressure rise.

19 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein a travelling time of the pressure rise from a location of the electric arc to the open mounting side within the housing part is smaller than a full build-up time of the pressure rise.

20 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein the electric arc occurs at a bushing, at a shield and/or at a cable.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Nov 13, 2023
From: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
To: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
Reel/Frame 065548/0869 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 30, 2023
From: ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG
To: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 063209/0071 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2023
From: BRODEUR, SAMUEL; VIKSTEN, MATTIAS; STROMBERG, GLENN; TILLERY, JOHN RICHARD; JOHANSSON, JOAKIM
To: ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 062822/0947 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 202010987942.9 · Sep 18, 2020 · national
CN 202022057262.5 · Sep 18, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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