SF6 Circuit-Breaker

LTB 72.5-170D1/B with operating mechanism BLK 222 3-pole operation Product Description
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Article number: 1HSB425455-1 en rev2 Date: 2000-05-08

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1. Description.......................................................................... 1
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Design of the circuit-breaker...........................................................1 Circuit-breaker gas system..............................................................2 Operating mechanism .....................................................................4 Standards.........................................................................................4

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1. Description
High-voltage circuit-breaker LTB 72.5-170D1/B, with operating mechanism type BLK 222.

1.1 Design of the circuit-breaker

The circuit-breaker is made up of three separate poles. These consist of three main parts. At the bottom is a mechanism in an alloy housing, above this is hollow post insulators through which the operating insulator runs and at the top is the breaking unit. Each breaking unit consists of one breaking chamber insulator, which together with an upper and a lower flange make up the enclosure, and upper and lower current path and a puffer. The puffer, which is designed with integrated lower operating current contacts, runs outside of the lower current path. The upper operating current contacts are integrated in the upper current path. The poles are mounted on a pole beam or on a separate hot-dipped galvanised column frame. The frame consists of two welded formed plate halves, which are interconnected with bolted cross stays. The weight of component parts:
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Item 1 2 3 4 5

Part Circuit-breaker pole Operating mechanism Pole beam with gas pipe Gas pipe Frames

Weight, kg see dimension drawing 205 see dimension drawing see dimension drawing 86-200
3 5 2

4 5
B30095

Figure 1-1. Circuit-breaker type LTB 72.5-170D1/B.

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1.2 Circuit-breaker gas system

The circuit-breaker poles are permanently filled with gas to the following pressure at +20C: for LTB 72,5-145D1/B, 50 Hz: 0,5 MPa abs, SF6 gas for circuit-breakers operating down to -40C ambient temperature 0,7 MPa abs, SF6 gas mixed with N2 gas or CF4 gas for circuit-breakers operating down to -50C ambient temperature.

for LTB 72,5-145D1/B, 60 Hz: 0,7 MPa abs, SF6 gas for circuit-breakers operating down to -30C ambient temperature 0,7 MPa abs, SF6 gas mixed with N2 gas or CF4 gas for circuit-breakers operating down to -50C ambient temperature.

for LTB 170D1/B, 50 and 60 Hz: 0,7 MPa abs, SF6 gas for circuit-breakers operating down to -30C ambient temperature 0,7 MPa abs, SF6 gas mixed with N2 gas or CF4 gas for circuit-breakers operating down to -40C ambient temperature.

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1.2.1 Opening and closing

The circuit-breaker poles work in accordance with the Auto-PufferTM- principle with a puffer cylinder (1) that is divided into two chambers. An Auto-PufferTM- section (2) and a compression section (3). When breaking normal operating currents the SF6-gas is compressed in the compression section to an overpressure. When the arcing contacts separate the gas in the compression section flows out and extinguishes the arc at the zero crossing. When breaking the short-circuit currents the requisite extinguishing pressure is built up in the Auto-PufferTM- section through the heat from the arc. In this way a pressure increase is obtained using energy from the arc and no extra energy from the operating mechanism is needed. On closing, the puffer cylinder slides upwards, the contacts engage and the puffer cylinder is refilled with gas.

1 2 3

B30033

Figure 1-2. Circuit-breaker pole in the Closed position.

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1.3 Operating mechanism

The LTB circuit-breaker is operated by a motor-charged spring operating mechanism type BLK 222. The operating mechanism is connected to the circuit-breaker poles mechanisms via a pull-rod system. The circuit-breaker is closed by means of the operating mechanism, which houses the closing springs. On closing, the opening spring is tensioned, which is permanently fixed to the C poles operating mechanism. The tripp latch in the operating mechanism keeps the circuit-breaker in the closed position. Opening of the circuit-breaker only requires the release oft the tripp latch. The normal operating cycle is: O-0.3 s-CO-3 min-CO (according to IEC) or CO-15 s-CO (according to ANSI).

1.4 Standards
The circuit-breakers comply with the requirements according to IEC Publication 60056 and in most cases also ANSI C37 and are restrike-free when breaking a capacitive load.

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