The article describes design peculiarities of the novel compact vacuum circuit breaker with rated voltage 40.5 kV. The design incorporates several novel technical solutions: polycarbonate support insulation, mono-sta...The article describes design peculiarities of the novel compact vacuum circuit breaker with rated voltage 40.5 kV. The design incorporates several novel technical solutions: polycarbonate support insulation, mono-stable magnetic actuator, labyrinth pulling insulator, core-type flexible contact and new compact vacuum interrupter (VI). Phases are encapsulated into silicone rubber providing required creepage distance and excellent tracking resistance. These novelties along with extensive modeling of the mechanical and electrical fields followed by design optimization resulted in weight reduction of more than 50% compared with alternatives available in the market. And this is in spite of built in sensors measuring: phase currents, zero-sequence current, phase voltages.展开更多
This paper reports a new application of permanent magnet actuator for vacuum contactors.A novel permanent magnet(PM) actuator to drive a vacuum contactor with intrinsically safe and low supply voltage is proposed.PM i...This paper reports a new application of permanent magnet actuator for vacuum contactors.A novel permanent magnet(PM) actuator to drive a vacuum contactor with intrinsically safe and low supply voltage is proposed.PM is mounted on the static iron of the contactor to enhance its holding force and reliability.While only one coil is used to break the vacuum contactor,two series coils are deployed to yield a high magnetomotive force to realize the making operation.The electrical circuit equation,mechanical equation and magnetic field are all coupled in the simulation.A prototype is manufactured and tested to validate and showcase the performance of the contactor which is equipped with the proposed PM actuator.展开更多
文摘The article describes design peculiarities of the novel compact vacuum circuit breaker with rated voltage 40.5 kV. The design incorporates several novel technical solutions: polycarbonate support insulation, mono-stable magnetic actuator, labyrinth pulling insulator, core-type flexible contact and new compact vacuum interrupter (VI). Phases are encapsulated into silicone rubber providing required creepage distance and excellent tracking resistance. These novelties along with extensive modeling of the mechanical and electrical fields followed by design optimization resulted in weight reduction of more than 50% compared with alternatives available in the market. And this is in spite of built in sensors measuring: phase currents, zero-sequence current, phase voltages.
基金jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50907007)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 20090092120041)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK2010197)the Key Projects in the Changzhou Science & Technology Pillar Program (Grant No. CE20110024)
文摘This paper reports a new application of permanent magnet actuator for vacuum contactors.A novel permanent magnet(PM) actuator to drive a vacuum contactor with intrinsically safe and low supply voltage is proposed.PM is mounted on the static iron of the contactor to enhance its holding force and reliability.While only one coil is used to break the vacuum contactor,two series coils are deployed to yield a high magnetomotive force to realize the making operation.The electrical circuit equation,mechanical equation and magnetic field are all coupled in the simulation.A prototype is manufactured and tested to validate and showcase the performance of the contactor which is equipped with the proposed PM actuator.