Measuring device for a metal-enclosed, gas-insulated high-voltage installation

• US 5,917,316 A
• Filed: 07/08/1997
• Issued: 06/29/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AG (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Kaczkowski, Andrzej, Hertig, Thomas, Bosco, Antonio
• Primary Examiner(s): Ballato, Josie
• Assistant Examiner(s): Solis, Jose M.
• Application Number:
  US08/889,573
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 336/174, 336/175, 324/126, 324/127, 324/536
• US Class Current: 324/126
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 15/181 using coils without a magnetic core, e.g. Rogowski coils
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 13/0356 Mounting of monitoring devices, e.g. current transformers

Abstract

The measuring device is intended for a metal-enclosed, gas-insulated high-voltage installation. It contains at least one Rogovski coil (10), which is arranged in an enclosure tube (3), filled with insulating gas, of the metal enclosure and serves to detect the current in a current-carrying conductor (9), led through the enclosed tube (3), and a measuring electrode (11), which surrounds the conductor (9) and serves to detect the voltage of the conductor (9). The current conductor (9) is rigidly connected to a current-conducting cast armature (13) of an insulator (14) fastened to the enclosure tube (3). In the measuring device according to the invention, a defined field geometry is maintained in the interior of the enclosure tube (3) even over long periods and under changing loads. Consequently, the sensors, in particular the voltage sensor containing the measuring electrode (11), can transmit output signals of high measuring accuracy.

Claims

1. A measuring device for a metal-enclosed, gas-insulated high-voltage installation having at least one Rogovski coil, which is arranged in an enclosure tube, filled with insulating gas, of the metal enclosure and serves to detect the current in a current-carrying conductor led through the enclosure tube, having at least one measuring electrode, which surrounds the conductor and serves to detect the voltage of the conductor, and having at least one electronic evaluation device, which processes output signals of the Rogovski coil and the measuring electrode, wherein the current conductor is rigidly connected to a current-conducting cast armature of an insulator fastened to the enclosure tube.

2. The measuring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the current conductor is constructed in at least two parts, a first part of the current conductor being fastened to the cast armature with the aid of screws which are guided in the direction of the tub axis.

3. The measuring device as claimed in claimed in claim 2, wherein the first part is of hollow construction and has in its interior at least one sliding contact, on which the second part is supported in an electrically conducting fashion and displaceably in the direction of the but axis.

4. The measuring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein on the current conductor additionally provided shields are rigidly screwed to the conductor.

5. The measuring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insulator is fixed on the enclosure tube by means of screws with the aid of a holding ring guided axially against the insulator.

6. The measuring device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the screws are protected against unauthorized operation with the aid of a seal.

7. The measuring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein characteristics and calibration data of sensors containing the Rogovski coil and the measuring electrode are stored in a read-only data memory which can be called by the evaluation device.

8. The measuring device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the data memory is arranged in the interior of the metal housing protected against unauthorized operation by a seal.

9. The measuring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is provided in addition to the at least one evaluation device at least one further evaluation device, which in the event of a failure of the at least one evaluation device takes over its tasks.

10. The measuring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the evaluation device is arranged in a bipartite metal housing which is of dustproof construction and whose one part is formed by a hollow metal flange, integrally formed on the outer surface of the enclosure tube, and the region of the enclosure tube bordered by the hollow flange, and whose other part is a housing element, recessed in the form of a trough, which is fastened with its rim, bounding the trough opening, to the hollow metal flange of the enclosure tube.