Hydraulic actuator for an electric circuit breaker
Abstract
This actuator comprises a fluid motor having a piston, a breaker-opening space at one side of the piston, and a breaker-closing space at its opposite side. An accumulator freely communicates with the breaker-opening space for supplying pressurized fluid thereto during a circuit breaker opening operation. The breaker-opening space and the breaker-closing space are connected by an impeded flow passage. A pilot valve opens to allow the pressurized liquid in the breaker-closing space to flow to a back chamber of a normally closed main valve to cause the main valve to be opened during a circuit breaker opening operation to release the pressurized liquid from the breaker-closing space. An impeded passage affords communication between the back chamber and a sump located on the opposite side of the main valve from the back chamber. The pilot valve and impeded passage allow rapid opening of the main valve with pressurized liquid from the breaker closing side of the piston.
- Inventors:
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- Colonie, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864557
- Patent Number(s):
- 4384182
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01H - ELECTRIC SWITCHES
- DOE Contract Number:
- EX-76-C-01-2065
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- hydraulic; actuator; electric; circuit; breaker; comprises; fluid; motor; piston; breaker-opening; space; breaker-closing; opposite; accumulator; freely; communicates; supplying; pressurized; thereto; operation; connected; impeded; flow; passage; pilot; valve; allow; liquid; chamber; normally; closed; main; release; affords; communication; sump; located; rapid; closing; breaker-opening space; pressurized liquid; flow passage; electric circuit; normally closed; circuit breaker; pressurized fluid; breaker-closing space; allow rapid; pilot valve; supplying pressurized; hydraulic actuator; freely communicates; fluid motor; normally close; accumulator freely; /200/218/
Citation Formats
Imam, Imdad. Hydraulic actuator for an electric circuit breaker. United States: N. p., 1983.
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Imam, Imdad. Hydraulic actuator for an electric circuit breaker. United States.
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"Hydraulic actuator for an electric circuit breaker". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864557.
@article{osti_864557,
title = {Hydraulic actuator for an electric circuit breaker},
author = {Imam, Imdad},
abstractNote = {This actuator comprises a fluid motor having a piston, a breaker-opening space at one side of the piston, and a breaker-closing space at its opposite side. An accumulator freely communicates with the breaker-opening space for supplying pressurized fluid thereto during a circuit breaker opening operation. The breaker-opening space and the breaker-closing space are connected by an impeded flow passage. A pilot valve opens to allow the pressurized liquid in the breaker-closing space to flow to a back chamber of a normally closed main valve to cause the main valve to be opened during a circuit breaker opening operation to release the pressurized liquid from the breaker-closing space. An impeded passage affords communication between the back chamber and a sump located on the opposite side of the main valve from the back chamber. The pilot valve and impeded passage allow rapid opening of the main valve with pressurized liquid from the breaker closing side of the piston.},
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year = {1983},
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