Vacuum capacitor

• US 6,307,729 B1
• Filed: 08/09/1999
• Issued: 10/23/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Meidensha
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Meidensha
• Inventors: Ito, Takamitsu, Fukai, Toshimasa
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinkins, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US09/370,209
• Time in Patent Office: 806 Days
• Field of Search: 361/301.3, 361/302, 361/303, 361/306.1, 361/307, 361/309, 361/313, 361/329, 361/330
• US Class Current: 361/303
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/02 Gas or vapour dielectrics

Abstract

A vacuum capacitor and its manufacturing method are disclosed. The vacuum capacitor comprises: an insulating envelope; a pair of end electrodes, each end electrode being brazed under a non-oxidation atmosphere to a corresponding end of the insulating envelope and being formed together with the insulating envelope to constitute a vacuum vessel; a plurality of cylindrical electrode plates constituting a pair of cylindrical electrodes, each cylindrical electrode plate constituting one of the pair of cylindrical electrodes having a mutually different diameter and being extended along the insulating envelope from an inner surface of the corresponding one of the pair of end electrodes so as to be inserted into a space between the mutually adjacent cylindrical electrode plates constituting the other of the pair of cylindrical electrodes; and a positioning member to position one of the pair of cylindrical electrodes to the other of the pair of cylindrical electrodes in such a manner as to equalize a spatial interval between each cylindrical electrode plate constituting the one of the pair of cylindrical electrodes and that constituting the other of the pair of cylindrical electrodes.

Claims

1. A vacuum capacitor comprising:

an insulating envelope;

a pair of end electrodes, each end electrode being brazed to a corresponding end of the insulating envelope and being formed together with the insulating envelope to constitute a vacuum vessel;

a plurality of cylindrical electrode plates, each cylindrical electrode plate, constituting one of a pair of cylindrical electrodes, having a mutually different diameter and being extended along the insulating envelope from an inner surface of the corresponding one of the pair of end electrodes so as to be inserted into a space between the mutually adjacent cylindrical electrode plates constituting the other of the pair of cylindrical electrodes; and

a positioning member to position one of the pair of cylindrical electrodes to the other of the pair of cylindrical electrodes in such a manner as to equalize a spatial interval between each cylindrical electrode plate and wherein each of the pair of end electrodes is formed substantially in a letter T shape of cross section and wherein the positioning member comprises a plurality of circular U-shaped rails extended concentrically at equal spatial intervals and vertically on the inner surface of each of the pair of end electrodes, each circular U-shaped rail receiving the corresponding one of the cylindrical electrode plates of each of the pair of cylindrical electrodes.

2. A vacuum capacitor as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pair of metal fittings, each metal fitting being extended from a corresponding one of end surfaces of the insulating envelope and being brazed to a peripheral end of the corresponding one of the pair of end electrodes.

3. A vacuum capacitor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning member comprises an insulating positioning pin disposed in a space between the pair of end electrodes and engaged to each end electrode.

4. A vacuum capacitor as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of the end electrodes is provided with a convex portion projected toward the vacuum vessel from the inner surface of the corresponding one of the end electrodes, a tip of the convex portion having an engagement hole via which the positioning pin is engaged to the corresponding one of the end electrodes.

5. A vacuum capacitor as claimed in claim 4, wherein a connection portion is provided with an outer surface of the corresponding one of the end electrodes, the connection portion being used to connect the corresponding one of the electrodes to an external connection conductor.

6. A vacuum capacitor as claimed in claim 5, wherein each end electrode is formed integrally with an axial portion having the corresponding one of the engagement holes and a flange portion on which the corresponding one of the cylindrical electrodes is attached.

7. A vacuum capacitor as claimed in claim 6, wherein the connection portion of each of the end electrodes comprises a screwed hole extended vertically from a center of the outer surface of the axial portion and being concentric to the engagement hole in which the positioning pin is adjustably inserted.

8. A vacuum capacitor as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a pair of metal fittings each of the metal fittings having one end brazed to a corresponding end surface of the insulating envelope, having a hole for the corresponding one of the metallic fittings penetrated through the axial portion of the corresponding one of the end electrodes, and from an inner surface of which the corresponding cylindrical electrodes plates are extended at the mutually equal spatial intervals.

9. A vacuum capacitor as claimed in claim 8, wherein the end of each metallic fitting is brazed to the corresponding end surface of the insulating envelope under a heat brazing process to make the vacuum vessel in a vacuum state.

10. A vacuum capacitor as claimed in claim 3, wherein the positioning pin is formed of ceramics.

11. A vacuum capacitor comprising:

an insulating envelope;

a pair of end electrodes, each end electrode being brazed to a corresponding end of the insulating envelope and being formed together with the insulating envelope to constitute a vacuum vessel;

a plurality of cylindrical electrode plates, each cylindrical electrode plate, constituting one of a pair of cylindrical electrodes, having a mutually different diameter and being extended along the insulating envelope from an inner surface of the corresponding one of the pair of end electrodes so as to be inserted into a space between the mutually adjacent cylindrical electrode plates constituting the other of the pair of cylindrical electrodes; and

a positioning member to position one of the pair of cylindrical electrodes to the other of the pair of cylindrical electrodes in such a manner as to equalize a spatial interval between each cylindrical electrode plate,

wherein each of the pair of end electrodes is formed in substantially a letter T shape of cross section and wherein the positioning member comprises a plurality of circular grooves formed concentrically at equal spatial intervals on the inner surface of at least one of the pair of end electrodes, each circular groove receiving the corresponding one of the cylindrical electrode plates of the corresponding one of the pair of cylindrical electrodes.