Integrated Gas Insulated Switchgear Linear Operating Rod

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional gas insulated switchgear has a complex structure with separate housing for circuit-breaker and disconnector, leading to increased size and installation challenges, and poses safety risks due to potential arc generation during maintenance and inspection.

Innovation Solution

The integration of a disconnector around the circuit breaker within a single case filled with insulating gas, using linearly connected operating rods to sequentially perform switching operations, preventing arc generation by ensuring correct operation order and reducing size for easier installation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If separate housing cases are used for circuit breaker and disconnector, then each component can be independently maintained, but the overall device size increases and installation becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveIndependent maintenance capabilityVSAvoidStructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the circuit breaker and disconnector into a single integrated housing case, eliminating the need for separate housing cases. The operating mechanism integrates both components through a unified structure where the circuit breaker and disconnector share common mounting and control systems, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining independent maintenance capability through modular internal design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Ease of manufacture

If separate housing cases are used for circuit breaker and disconnector, then each component can be independently maintained, but the overall device size increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveIndependent maintenance capabilityVSAvoidDevice size
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The circuit breaker and disconnector are merged into a single housing case, eliminating the need for two separate housing cases. This integration significantly reduces the overall device volume by removing redundant structural elements, mounting brackets, and sealing components that would be present in separate housing configurations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If disconnector operates before circuit breaker during maintenance, then operational flexibility is improved, but arc generation occurs causing safety hazards

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveOperational flexibilityVSAvoidArc generation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The integrated operating mechanism incorporates a mechanical interlock system that performs preliminary verification of the correct operation sequence. Before allowing disconnector operation, the system checks whether the circuit breaker is in the appropriate state, and only then permits disconnector actuation. This preliminary action prevents incorrect operation sequences that would generate arcs, thereby eliminating safety hazards while maintaining operational flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Volume of stationary object

If integrated design is used for circuit breaker and disconnector, then device size is reduced, but operational sequence control becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveDevice sizeVSAvoidOperation control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The integrated operating mechanism employs a self-service mechanical interlock system that automatically enforces the correct operation sequence without requiring external control systems or complex electronic controls. The mechanical design itself provides the control logic, where the physical configuration of linkages and interlocks ensures that only valid operation sequences are mechanically possible, thereby simplifying overall control complexity despite the integrated design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This design significantly reduces the size of the switchgear, enhances safety by preventing arc-related hazards, and simplifies installation while ensuring correct operation order between disconnector and circuit breaker.

Implementation Method 1

a gas insulated switchgear integrally having a case and a circuit breaker and a disconnector within the case, and being filled with an insulating gas for preventing the generation of an arc resulting from open-circuit

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrical insulation: Dielectric

Implementation Method 2

a disconnector of a main line portion and a disconnector of a load drawing line portion are linearly arranged at both sides of a power circuit breaker, respectively, and safe switching operation is possible by means of a linear insulating rod

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMechanical force transmission: Mechanical Force

Data Source

PatentEP2667395B1Gas insulated switchgear
Publication Date: 2016.03.23 HD HYUNDAI HEAVY IND CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a gas insulated switchgear which removes erroneous operations, significantly reduces the size of the switchgear to enable easy installation, and largely improves safety through the removal of an arc by linearly arranging a disconnector of a main line portion and a disconnector of a load drawing line portion at both sides of a power circuit breaker, enabling a safe switching operation through a linear insulating rod, integrally mounting the disconnector around the circuit breaker to prevent the inversion of operation orders of the disconnector and the circuit breaker, and integrating switching operations of the circuit breaker and the disconnector to subsequently perform switching operations of the circuit breaker and the disconnector through an operating rod linearly connected to the circuit breaker and the disconnector.