Device for the determination of the quantitative composition of gases

• US 4,764,344 A
• Filed: 09/30/1985
• Issued: 08/16/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri & Company Limited (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri & Company Limited (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Knab, Hans-Josef
• Primary Examiner(s): Richman, Barry S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Johnston, Jill
• Application Number:
  US06/781,705
• Time in Patent Office: 1,051 Days
• Field of Search: 422/83, 422/89, 422/91, 422/101, 422/80, 422/81, 436/32, 436/177, 436/178, 436/181, 417/238, 55/189, 55/190, 55/314, 73/19
• US Class Current: 422/89
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 1/22 in the gaseous state specially adapted for biological material G01N33/497; measuring breath flow A61B5/087
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/2841 Gas in oils, e.g. hydrogen in insulating oils
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/255 including use of a solid sorbent, semipermeable membrane, or liquid extraction

Abstract

A device used in the determination of the quantitative composition of gases dissolved in the insulating oil of oil-insulated electrical apparatus wherein the device is capable of removing insulating oil samples and includes a pump arrangement for the extraction of the gases from the insulating oil sample by means of reduced pressure and for conveying it to an analytical section is disclosed. This device is intended to operate directly on the electrical apparatus to be investigated. This is achieved in that the device is constructed in a transportable manner and incorporates a peristaltically operating pump arrangement. This pump arrangement contains at least one peristaltic pump, whose inlet can be connected via an extraction vessel with the removal device and whose outlet can be connected optionally with the outside air or with a gas collecting vessel. The gases from the gas collecting vessel are analyzed in the analytical section.

Claims

1. In an apparatus for the determination of the quantitative composition of gases which are dissolved in insulating oil of an oil-insulated electrical apparatus, including a device for removing insulating oil samples from an oil-insulated electrical apparatus, a gas collecting vessel, a gas extraction section constructed and arranged for extraction of gases from the insulating oil samples supplied by the removing device by means of reduced pressure and for conveying extracted gases to the gas collecting vessel, and a gas chromatograph positioned and arranged for analysis of gases from the gas collecting vessel, the improvement comprising:

a peristaltic pump whose inlet is connected via the gas extraction section to the removing device;

means for selectively connecting an outlet of the peristaltic pump to either a vent to outside air or to an inlet of the gas collecting vessel; and

a bypass pipe connected between the inlet of the pump and the inlet of the gas collecting vessel, said bypass pipe including a shut off valve.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an oil separating filter is in fluid communication with the inlet of the peristaltic pump.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a changeover valve is disposed with an inlet in communication with the outlet of the peristaltic pump and has outlets positioned and arranged in communication with the gas collecting vessel and with a vent to outside air;

and a stopcock is inserted between the changeover valve and the gas collecting vessel.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a second peristaltic pump is connected in series with the first peristaltic pump.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the peristaltic pump is constructed for remote control operation.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the peristaltic pump is installed in a case-like housing.

7. In an apparatus for the determination of the quantitative composition of gases which are dissolved in insulating oil of an oil-insulated electrical apparatus, including a device for removing insulating oil samples from an oil-insulated electrical apparatus, a gas collecting vessel, a gas extraction section constructed and arranged for extraction of gases from insulating oil samples supplied by the removing device by means of reduced pressure and for conveying extracted gases to the gas collecting vessel, and a gas chromatograph positioned and arranged for analysis of gases from the gas collecting vessel, the improvement comprising:

first and second peristaltically operating pumps whose inlets are connected via the gas extraction section to the removing device;

an outlet of the first peristaltic pump being connected to the inlet of the second peristaltic pump and to the gas collecting vessel,

means for selectively blocking the outlet of the first peristaltic pump,

an outlet of the second peristaltic pump being connected to a vent to outside air, and

means for selectively blocking the inlet of the second peristaltic pump.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first and second peristaltic pumps are mounted on a common drive shaft.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein an oil separating filter is in fluid communication with the inlet of the first peristaltic pump.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a first stopcock is provided between the outlet of the first peristaltic pump and the gas collecting vessel, and a second stopcock is provided between the gas collecting vessel and the inlet of the second peristaltic pump, and a third stopcock is provided between the extraction vessel and the inlet of the second peristaltic pump.

11. An apparatus for determining the quantitative composition of gases which are dissolved in insulating oil of oil-insulated electrical equipment, comprising:

a gas collection vessel,

an extraction vessel,

first conduit means for conducting insulating oil from oil-insulated electrical equipment to said extraction vessel,

second conduit means for conducting gas from said extraction vessel to said gas collection vessel,

peristaltic pump means for pumping gas from said extraction vessel and said gas collection vessel and said second conduit,

first valve means in the second conduit for selectively conducting gas from said peristaltic pump means to the atmosphere or to said gas collection vessel,

gas chromatograph means for receiving gas from said gas collection vessel for analysis of the gas,

a bypass pipe connected between the inlet of the peristaltic pump means and the inlet of the gas collecting vessel, and

second valve means in the bypass pipe for shutting off flow in said bypass pipe,

wherein when said first and said second valve means are set in a first mode, the peristaltic pump means pumps gases from said extraction vessel, said gas collection vessel, and said second conduit to the atmosphere, and when said first and said second valve means are set in a second mode, said peristaltic pump means pumps gases from said extraction vessel to said gas collection vessel.

12. The apparatus as in claim 11 wherein the inlet of the peristaltic pump is in fluid communication with an oil separating filter.

13. The apparatus as in claim 11, including a changeover valve and a stopcock positioned and arranged after the changeover valve, said valve and stopcock disposed between an outlet of the peristaltic pump and the gas collection vessel.

14. The apparatus as in claim 11, wherein the peristaltic pump means is constructed for remote control operation.

15. The apparatus as in claim 11, wherein the peristaltic pump means is installed in a case-like housing.

16. An appartus for determining the quantitative composition of gases which are dissolved in insulating oil of oil-insulated electrical equipment comprising:

a gas collection vessel,

an extraction vessel,

first conduit means for conducting insulating oil from oil-insulated electrical equipment to said extraction vessel,

second conduit means for conducting gas from said extraction vessel to said gas collection vessel,

peristaltic pump means for pumping gas from said extraction vessel and said gas collection vessel and said second conduit,

valve means in the second conduit for selectively conducting gas from said peristaltic pump means to the atmosphere or to said gas collection vessel, and

gas chromatograph means for receiving gas from said gas collection vessel for analysis of the gas,

wherein the peristaltic pump means includes first and second peristaltic pumps whose inlets are connected to the extraction vessel, an outlet of the first peristaltic pump being connected to the inlet of the second peristaltic pump and to the gas collecting vessel, means for selectively blocking the outlet of the first peristaltic pump, the outlet of the second peristaltic pump being connected to a vent to outside air, and means for selectively blocking the inlet of the second peristaltic pump.

17. The apparatus as in claim 16 wherein the inlet of one of the peristaltic pumps is in fluid communication with an oil separating filter.

18. The apparatus in claim 16, wherein a first stopcock is provided between the outlet of the first peristaltic pump and the gas collecting vessel, a second stopcock is provided between the gas collecting vessel and the inlet of the second peristaltic pump, and a third stopcock is provided between the extraction vessel and the inlet of the second peristaltic pump.