Recloser means for reclosing interrupted high voltage electric circuit means
First Claim
1. An interrupted electric circuit recloser means for reclosing an interrupted high voltage electric circuit system, said recloser means including means for opening multiple vacuum contact means which will be tripped and separated by the absence/excess or severe reduction in normal high voltage, an enclosure means having a sealed tank and cover for encasing the parts of said recloser means in a sealed chamber, a solenoid means in said sealed tank and including a solenoid plunger means connected through a yoke means for returning said vacuum contact means back to a closed contacting position, dampening means for regulating the opening movement of said solenoid plunger, a dielectric gas filling said sealing chamber and permeating said solenoid and acted on by said solenoid plunger, said solenoid including a central chamber complimentarily accepting said solenoid plunger and with said central chamber of said solenoid being substantially closed at one end, said central chamber including means in said closed end to permit the ingress of said dielectric gas when said solenoid plunger is moved in an outward direction within the central chamber away from said closed end and a second dampener means controlling said solenoid plunger'"'"'s movement toward said closed end.
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Abstract
An interrupted electric circuit recloser for reclosing an interrupted high voltage electric circuit system and a solenoid to be utilized for use in a sealed pressurized dielectric gaseous atmosphere. The recloser has a sealed tank and a solenoid therein. The solenoid has a plunger connected through a yoke for returning vacuum contact back to a closed contacting position, a dampener for regulating the opening movement of the plunger, a dielectric gas filling the sealed chamber and permeating the solenoid and acted on by the solenoid plunger. The solenoid also has a central chamber complimentarily accepting the plunger. The central chamber of the solenoid is substantially closed at one end and permits the ingress of the dielectric gas when the plunger is moved in an outward direction within the central chamber away from the closed end and a second dampener controlling the solenoid plunger'"'"'s movement toward the closed end.
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25 Claims
- 1. An interrupted electric circuit recloser means for reclosing an interrupted high voltage electric circuit system, said recloser means including means for opening multiple vacuum contact means which will be tripped and separated by the absence/excess or severe reduction in normal high voltage, an enclosure means having a sealed tank and cover for encasing the parts of said recloser means in a sealed chamber, a solenoid means in said sealed tank and including a solenoid plunger means connected through a yoke means for returning said vacuum contact means back to a closed contacting position, dampening means for regulating the opening movement of said solenoid plunger, a dielectric gas filling said sealing chamber and permeating said solenoid and acted on by said solenoid plunger, said solenoid including a central chamber complimentarily accepting said solenoid plunger and with said central chamber of said solenoid being substantially closed at one end, said central chamber including means in said closed end to permit the ingress of said dielectric gas when said solenoid plunger is moved in an outward direction within the central chamber away from said closed end and a second dampener means controlling said solenoid plunger'"'"'s movement toward said closed end.
- 21. A solenoid for use in a sealed pressurized dielectric gaseous atmosphere including in combination a pressurized container accepting a predetermined pressurized dielectric gas, said solenoid having a magnetizable solenoid frame, a coil assembly including a pot coil wound on a hollow bore coil form with leads connected to a high voltage system through a switch connected to said solenoid, said solenoid frame supporting said coil assembly from end at the top of said coil form, a magnetizable solenoid plunger, a central aperture in said solenoid frame guiding said plunger into coaxial movement within said coil form hollow bore, a magnetizable apertured bride plate spaced from said solenoid frame and supporting said coil assembly from the opposite bottom end, said solenoid frame, said coil form and said bridge plate each serving as part of a magnetic circuit, a gas pressure relief means located at the bottom end of said hollow bore, said bridge plate supporting a plunger stop means adapted to stop said plunger during the closing operation when said plunger is magnetically drawn axially within said hollow form bore, said plunger stop means being an assembly consisting of at least a resiliency absorbent non-metallic stop, and a non-magnetic metallic ring spacer between said absorbent stop and said plunger stop means, a plurality of stringer means used to space and clamp said solenoid frame, said pot coil, said coil form and said bridge plate together to withstand the resulting magnetic forces and form a part of said magnetic circuit, said gas pressure relief means utilized to regulate the pressure or vacuum produced in the hollow coil form chamber during the closing and opening operations respectively, said solenoid plunger including axially extending radial slots cut to a depth and length to limit eddy current losses and to adjust the vacuum upon the opening of the solenoid by movement of the plunger outwardly through said coil frame central aperture, said slots also adjusting the pressure buildup after a closing operation, and linkage means connected to said plunger to provide a motive force for operation of secondary means.
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25. An interrupted electric circuit recloser means for reclosing an interrupted high voltage electric recloser means for reclosing an interrupted high voltage electric circuit including a sealed tank chamber for enclosing said recloser means, a dielectric pressurized gas filling said sealed tank chamber, said recloser having vacuum contact means which will be tripped and separated by the absence/excess or severe reduction in normal high voltage, said vacuum contact means including compact coaxial dampener means for preventing bounce of said contact means during opening of said interrupted high voltage circuit, and high voltage solenoid means including link means interconnected with said vacuum contact means adapted to activate means to a close condition, said solenoid having integral coaxial dampener means for controlling bounce of said contact means during closing of said circuit.
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