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Title: Contamination control device

Abstract

A contamination control device for use in a gas-insulated transmission bus consisting of a cylindrical center conductor coaxially mounted within a grounded cylindrical enclosure. The contamination control device is electrically connected to the interior surface of the grounded outer shell and positioned along an axial line at the lowest vertical position thereon. The contamination control device comprises an elongated metallic member having a generally curved cross-section in a first plane perpendicular to the axis of the bus and having an arcuate cross-section in a second plane lying along the axis of the bus. Each opposed end of the metallic member and its opposing sides are tapered to form a pair of generally converging and downward sloping surfaces to trap randomly moving conductive particles in the relatively field-free region between the metallic member and the interior surface of the grounded outer shell. The device may have projecting legs to enable the device to be spot welded to the interior of the grounded housing. The control device provides a high capture probability and prevents subsequent release of the charged particles after the capture thereof.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Ligonier, PA
  2. Greensburg, PA
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
862882
Patent Number(s):
4034147
Assignee:
Gould Inc. (Rolling Meadows, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02G - INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
DOE Contract Number:  
E(49-18)-1615
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
contamination; control; device; gas-insulated; transmission; bus; consisting; cylindrical; center; conductor; coaxially; mounted; grounded; enclosure; electrically; connected; interior; surface; outer; shell; positioned; axial; line; lowest; vertical; position; thereon; comprises; elongated; metallic; curved; cross-section; plane; perpendicular; axis; arcuate; lying; opposed; opposing; tapered; form; pair; converging; downward; sloping; surfaces; trap; randomly; moving; conductive; particles; relatively; field-free; region; projecting; legs; enable; spot; welded; housing; provides; capture; probability; prevents; subsequent; release; charged; coaxially mounted; contamination control; device provides; plane perpendicular; outer shell; control device; device comprises; charged particles; interior surface; charged particle; electrically connected; gas-insulated transmission; insulated transmission; center conductor; vertical position; grounded housing; conductive particles; free region; /174/

Citation Formats

Clark, Robert M, and Cronin, John C. Contamination control device. United States: N. p., 1977. Web.
Clark, Robert M, & Cronin, John C. Contamination control device. United States.
Clark, Robert M, and Cronin, John C. Sat . "Contamination control device". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862882.
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abstractNote = {A contamination control device for use in a gas-insulated transmission bus consisting of a cylindrical center conductor coaxially mounted within a grounded cylindrical enclosure. The contamination control device is electrically connected to the interior surface of the grounded outer shell and positioned along an axial line at the lowest vertical position thereon. The contamination control device comprises an elongated metallic member having a generally curved cross-section in a first plane perpendicular to the axis of the bus and having an arcuate cross-section in a second plane lying along the axis of the bus. Each opposed end of the metallic member and its opposing sides are tapered to form a pair of generally converging and downward sloping surfaces to trap randomly moving conductive particles in the relatively field-free region between the metallic member and the interior surface of the grounded outer shell. The device may have projecting legs to enable the device to be spot welded to the interior of the grounded housing. The control device provides a high capture probability and prevents subsequent release of the charged particles after the capture thereof.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977},
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