Multiphase switchgear for high voltages

Claim 2

In an electrical distribution system for multiphase high voltage, the combination of a plurality of electrical components each having a plurality of conductors and casing means enclosing the conductors thereof, the conductors of each component having at least one group of stationary contacts associated therewith and each casing means having at least one access opening exposing such group of contacts, the contacts of each group being disposed in essentially the same spatial pattern, and coupling means joining said casing means at said access openings thereof for electrically connecting the groups of stationary contacts exposed at such access openings, each coupling means comprising a housing, mounting means at the opposite ends of said housing joining the respective casing means of adjacent components at the access openings thereof, an insulator carried within said housing, and electrical conductors carried by said insulator and having contacts at their opposite ends engaging the respective groups of stationary contacts of such adjacent components, said mounting means including screw threaded elements and oversize openings in said housing for allowing pivotal positioning of said housing with respect to the casing means of said adjacent components.

Claim 3

In an electrical distribution system as defined in claim 1 wherein said mounting means include part-spherical rings to allow swivelling of said housing relative to the casing means of said adjacent components.

Claim 4

In an electrical distribution system as defined in claim 2 wherein the contacts of said coupling means are rotatably mounted on the ends of their respective conductors whereby to match the spatial pattern of the stationary contacts with which they are engaged.

Claim 5

In an electrical distribution system as defined in claim 3 wherein said contacts of said coupling means are slidable on their respective conductors whereby to engage against the stationary contacts with which they are associated.

Claim 6

In an electrical distribution system for multiphase high voltage, the combination of a plurality of electrical components each having a plurality of conductors and casing means enclosing the conductors thereof, the conductors of each component having at least one group of stationary contacts associated therewith and each casing means having at least one access opening exposing such group of contacts, the contacts of each group being disposed in essentially the same spatial pattern, and coupling means joining said casing means at said access openings thereof for electrically connecting the groups of stationary contacts exposed at such access openings, each coupling means comprising a housing, mounting means at the opposite ends of said housing joining the respective casing means of adjacent components at the access openings thereof, an insulator carried within said housing, and electrical conductors carried by said insulator and having contacts at their opposite ends engaging the respective groups of stationary contacts of such adjacent components, said mounting means including part-spherical rings to allow swivelling of said housing relative to the casing means of said adjacent components, the contacts of said coupling means being rotatably mounted on the ends of their respective conductors whereby to match the spatial pattern of the stationary contacts with which they are engaged.

Claim 7

In an electrical distribution system for multiphase high voltage, the combination of a plurality of electrical components each having a plurality of conductors and casing means enclosing the conductors thereof, the conductors of each component having at least one group of stationary contacts associated therewith and each casing means having at least one access opening exposing such group of contacts, the contacts of each group being disposed in essentially the same spatial pattern, and coupling means joining said casing means at said access openings thereof for electrically connecting the groups of stationary contacts exposed at such access openings, each coupling means comprising a housing, mounting means at the opposite ends of said housing joining the respective casing means of adjacent components at the access openings thereof, an insulator carried within said housing, and electrical conductors carried by said insulator and having contacts at their opposite ends engaging the respective groups of stationary contacts of such adjacent components, said mounting means including part-spherical rings to allow swivelling of said housing relative to the casing means of said adjacent components, the contacts of said coupling means being rotatably mounted on the ends of their respective conductors whereby to match the spatial pattern of the stationary contacts with which they are engaged.

Claim 8

In an electrical distribution system as defined in claim 5 wherein said contacts of said coupling means are slidable on their respective conductors whereby to engage against the stationary contacts with which they are associated.

Claim 9

In a multiphase, a high voltage electrical distribution system including a plurality of bus bars and tubular casing means enclosing said bus bars in gas tight fashion for retaining an insulating gas under pressure, and at least one electrical component including a plurality of conductors and second casing means enclosing said conductors in gas tight fashion for retaining an insulating gas under pressure, the improvement wherein: said bus bars are provided with a group of stationary contacts and the conductors of said component are provided with a group of stationary contacts, the contacts of each group being disposed in essentially the same spatial pattern, said tubular casing means having an access opening exposing that group of said stationary contacts connected to said bus bars and said second casing means having an access opening exposing said group of stationary contacts on said conductors; coupling means joining said tubular casing means to said second casing means at said access openings for maintaining the gas tight enclosures of said casing means while establishing electrical contact between said group of stationary contacts on said bus bars and said group of stationary contacts on said conductors through the access opening of said tubular casing means and the access opening of said second casing means, said coupling means including a plurality of further conductors having further groups of contacts at the opposite ends thereof, the contacts of said further groups being individually adjustable on said further conductors so as to match the spatial pattern of the stationary contacts with which they are engaged, the contacts of said coupling means being rotatably mounted on the ends of their respective conductors whereby to match the spatial pattern of the stationary contacts with which they are engaged.

Claim 10

In a multiphase, a high voltage electrical distribution system including a plurality of bus bars and tubular casing means enclosing said bus bars in gas tight fashion for retaining an insulating gas under pressure, and at least one electrical component including a plurality of conductors and second casing means enclosing said conductors in gas tight fashion for retaining an insulating gas under pressure, the improvement wherein: said bus bars are provided with a group of stationary contacts and the conductors of said component are provided with a group of stationary contacts, the contacts of each group being disposed in essentially the same spatial pattern, said tubular casing means having an access opening exposing that group of said stationary contacts connected to said bus bars and said second casing means having an access opening exposing said group of stationary contacts on said conductors; coupling means joining said tubular casing means to said second casing means at said access openings for maintaining the gas tight enclosures of said casing means while establishing electrical contact between said group of stationary contacts on said bus bars and said group of stationary contacts on said conductors through the access opening of said tubular casing means and the access opening of said second casing means, said coupling means including a plurality of further conductors having further groups of contacts at the opposite ends thereof, the contacts of said further groups being individually adjustable on said further conductors so as to match the spatial pattern of the stationary contacts with which they are engaged, the contacts of said coupling means being rotatably mounted on the ends of their respective conductors whereby to match the spatial pattern of the stationary contacts with which they are engaged.

Claim 11

In an electrical distribution system as defined in claim 7 wherein said contacts of said coupling means are slidable on their respective conductors whereby to engage against the stationary contacts with which they are associated.

Claim 12

In an electrical distribution system for multiphase high voltage, the combination of a plurality of electrical components each having a plurality of conductors and casing means enclosing the conductors thereof in gas tight fashion for retaining an insulating gas under pressure, the conductors of each component having at least one group of stationary contacts associated therewith and each casing means having at least one access opening exposing such group of contacts, the contacts of each group being disposed in essentially the same spatial pattern, and coupling means joining said casing means at said access openings thereof for maintaining the gas tight enclosures of said casing means while electrically connecting the groups of stationary contacts exposed at such access openings, each coupling means comprising a housing, mounting means at the opposite ends of said housing joining the respective casing means of adjacent components at the access openings thereof, an insulator carried within said housing, and electrical conductors carried by said insulator and having contacts at their opposite ends engaging the respective groups of stationary contacts of such adjacent components, the contacts of said coupling means being rotatably mounted on the ends of their respective conductors whereby to match the spatial pattern of the stationary contacts with which they are engaged.

Claim 13

In an electrical distribution system for multiphase high voltage, the combination of a plurality of electrical components each having a plurality of conductors and casing means enclosing the conductors thereof in gas tight fashion for retaining an insulating gas under pressure, the conductors of each component having at least one group of stationary contacts associated therewith and each casing means having at least one access opening exposing such group of contacts, the contacts of each group being disposed in essentially the same spatial pattern, and coupling means joining said casing means at said access openings thereof for maintaining the gas tight enclosures of said casing means while electrically connecting the groups of stationary contacts exposed at such access openings, each coupling means comprising a housing, mounting means at the opposite ends of said housing joining the respective casing means of adjacent components at the access openings thereof, an insulator carried within said housing, and electrical conductors carried by said insulator and having contacts at their opposite ends engaging the respective groups of stationary contacts of such adjacent components, the contacts of said coupling means being rotatably mounted on the ends of their respective conductors whereby to match the spatial pattern of the stationary contacts with which they are engaged.

Claim 14

In an electrical distribution system as defined in claim 9 wherein said contacts of said coupling means are slidable on their respective conductors whereby to engage against the stationary contacts with which they are associated.

Claim 15

In an electrical distribution system for multiphase high voltage, the combination of a plurality of electrical components each having a plurality of conductors and casing means enclosing the conductors thereof in gas tight fashion for retaining an insulating gas under pressure, the conductors of each component having at least one group of stationary contacts associated therewith and each casing means having at least one access opening exposing such group of contacts, the contacts of each group being disposed in essentially the same spatial pattern, and coupling means joining said casing means at said access openings thereof for maintaining the gas tight enclosures of said casing means while electrically connecting the groups of stationary contacts exposed at such access openings, said coupling means including a plurality of further conductors having further groups of contacts at the opposite ends thereof, the contacts of said further groups being individually adjustable on said further conductors so as to match the predetermined pattern and to engage against the stationary contacts with which they are associated, said contacts of said further groups being slidable and pivotable on said further conductors.

Claim 16

In an electrical distribution system for multiphase high voltage, the combination of a plurality of electrical components each having a plurality of conductors and casing means enclosing the conductors thereof in gas tight fashion for retaining an insulating gas under pressure, the conductors of each component having at least one group of stationary contacts associated therewith and each casing means having at least one access opening exposing such group of contacts, the contacts of each group being disposed in essentially the same spatial pattern, and coupling means joining said casing means at said access openings thereof for maintaining the gas tight enclosures of said casing means while electrically connecting the groups of stationary contacts exposed at such access openings, said coupling means including a plurality of further conductors having further groups of contacts at the opposite ends thereof, the contacts of said further groups being individually adjustable on said further conductors so as to match the predetermined pattern and to engage against the stationary contacts with which they are associated, said contacts of said further groups being slidable and pivotable on said further conductors.

Claim 17

In an electrical distribution system for multiphase high voltage, the combination of a plurality of electrical components each having a plurality of conductors and casing means enclosing the conductors thereof in gas tight fashion for retaining an insulating gas under pressure, the conductors of each component having at least one group of stationary contacts associated therewith and each casing means having at least one access opening exposing such group of contacts, the contacts of each group being disposed in essentially the same spatial pattern, and coupling means joining said casing means at said access openings thereof for maintaining the gas tight enclosures of said casing means while electrically connecting the groups of stationary contacts exposed at such access openings, each coupling means comprising a housing, mounting means at the opposite ends of said housing joining the respective casing means of adjacent components at the access openings thereof for allowing adjustable positioning of said housing with respect to said casing means and, an insulator carried within said housing, and electrical conductors carried by said insulator and having contacts at their opposite ends engaging the respective groups of stationary contacts of such adjacent components, the contacts of said coupling means being rotatably mounted on the ends of their respective conductors whereby to match the spatial pattern of the stationary contacts with which they are engaged.

Claim 18

In an electrical distribution system for multiphase high voltage, the combination of a plurality of electrical components each having a plurality of conductors and casing means enclosing the conductors thereof in gas tight fashion for retaining an insulating gas under pressure, the conductors of each component having at least one group of stationary contacts associated therewith and each casing means having at least one access opening exposing such group of contacts, the contacts of each group being disposed in essentially the same spatial pattern, and coupling means joining said casing means at said access openings thereof for maintaining the gas tight enclosures of said casing means while electrically connecting the groups of stationary contacts exposed at such access openings, each coupling means comprising a housing, mounting means at the opposite ends of said housing joining the respective casing means of adjacent components at the access openings thereof for allowing adjustable positioning of said housing with respect to said casing means and, an insulator carried within said housing, and electrical conductors carried by said insulator and having contacts at their opposite ends engaging the respective groups of stationary contacts of such adjacent components, the contacts of said coupling means being rotatably mounted on the ends of their respective conductors whereby to match the spatial pattern of the stationary contacts with which they are engaged.

Claim 19

In an electrical distribution system as defined in claim 12 wherein said contacts of said coupling means are slidable on their respective conductors whereby to engage against the stationary contacts with which they are associated.