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Title: Non-binding conductor load bearing roller for a gas-insulated transmission line having a corrugated outer conductor

Abstract

A gas-insulated transmission line includes a corrugated outer conductor, an inner conductor disposed within and insulated from the outer conductor by means of support insulators and an insulating gas, and a non-binding transport device for supporting and permitting movement of the inner conductor/insulating support assembly axially along the corrugated outer conductor without radial displacement and for moving without binding along corrugations of any slope less than vertical. The transport device includes two movable contacts, such as skids or rollers, supported on a common pivot lever, the pivot lever being rotatably disposed about a pivot lever axis, which pivot lever axis is in turn disposed on the periphery of a support insulator or particle trap if one is used. The movable contacts are separated axially a distance equal to the axial distance between the peaks and valleys of the corrugations of the outer conductor and separated radially a distance equal to the radial distance between the peaks and valleys of the corrugations of the outer conductor. The transport device has the pivot lever axis disposed parallel to the motion of travel of the inner conductor/insulating support assembly.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Pittsburgh, PA
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
864972
Patent Number(s):
US 4444995
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
DOE Contract Number:  
ET-78-C-01-2870
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
non-binding; conductor; load; bearing; roller; gas-insulated; transmission; line; corrugated; outer; inner; disposed; insulated; means; support; insulators; insulating; gas; transport; device; supporting; permitting; movement; assembly; axially; radial; displacement; moving; binding; corrugations; slope; vertical; movable; contacts; skids; rollers; supported; common; pivot; lever; rotatably; axis; periphery; insulator; particle; trap; separated; distance; equal; axial; peaks; valleys; radially; parallel; motion; travel; rotatably disposed; disposed parallel; conductor disposed; radial distance; load bearing; particle trap; outer conductor; transmission line; inner conductor; gas-insulated transmission; insulated transmission; insulating gas; support assembly; insulating support; distance equal; corrugated outer; transport device; movable contact; support insulators; axis disposed; axial distance; assembly axially; radial displacement; support insulator; bearing roller; conductor load; /174/138/

Citation Formats

Fischer, William H. Non-binding conductor load bearing roller for a gas-insulated transmission line having a corrugated outer conductor. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Fischer, William H. Non-binding conductor load bearing roller for a gas-insulated transmission line having a corrugated outer conductor. United States.
Fischer, William H. 1984. "Non-binding conductor load bearing roller for a gas-insulated transmission line having a corrugated outer conductor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864972.
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abstractNote = {A gas-insulated transmission line includes a corrugated outer conductor, an inner conductor disposed within and insulated from the outer conductor by means of support insulators and an insulating gas, and a non-binding transport device for supporting and permitting movement of the inner conductor/insulating support assembly axially along the corrugated outer conductor without radial displacement and for moving without binding along corrugations of any slope less than vertical. The transport device includes two movable contacts, such as skids or rollers, supported on a common pivot lever, the pivot lever being rotatably disposed about a pivot lever axis, which pivot lever axis is in turn disposed on the periphery of a support insulator or particle trap if one is used. The movable contacts are separated axially a distance equal to the axial distance between the peaks and valleys of the corrugations of the outer conductor and separated radially a distance equal to the radial distance between the peaks and valleys of the corrugations of the outer conductor. The transport device has the pivot lever axis disposed parallel to the motion of travel of the inner conductor/insulating support assembly.},
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year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
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