PMT Gis

SF6-Gas Insulated Switchgear
ELK-3/550
ABB-Switzerland
Training Center for
Gas Insulated Switchgear
PTHS-F5/ M. Bruckert
Overview on Concept and

© Copyright 2009 ABB.
All rights reserved.
Switchgear Apparatus
(layout, design features and apparatus functions)
Issued: March.22/2009
ELK-3 GIS - ELK-3/550 in general
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Chapter 1:
Architecture of GIS feeders type ELK-3/550

è mechanical combination rules for GIS elements must be highly flexible
for an easy assembly of individual switching concepts like Double Busbar,
Rings and 1 1/2CB configurations
è Horizontal circuit breakers for low center of gravity and easy

removal of extinguishing chamber
è minimum variation of enclosures/ minimum variation of conductor elements
è easy and selective access to components

(mainly high busbar availability in case of maintenance and overhaul on breaker and disconnectors)
è proper gas partition concept

(to cope with requirements of specification regarding selective maintenance and overhaul)
© Copyright 2009 ABB
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General technical data

550
Double Busbar
Performance
n Um = 550 kV
n BIL = 1550 kV
n 63 kA breaking current
n In = 4000/5000/6300 A
n single-phase encapsulation
n aluminium enclosures
1 ½ CB Zig-Zag configuration
ELK-3
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Architecture of a Double Busbar Feeder ELK-3/550kV
= gas partition
Busbar I
Busbar II
5
5
4
4
3
2 1
Horizontal CB
ELK-3 n Typical Gas Schematic Diagram ELK3 500kV
550 for a Double Busbar Feeder
Common earthing switch, mounted between

busbar disconnectors and circuit breaker.
(inside a buffer compartment for selective
Gas partition overhaul of DS and CB)
each bay along busbars
TWO gas partitions between busbar

disconnector switches for selective overhaul
of one disconnector whilst the other
Buffer compartment
remains operative = 2nd busbar available !
(reduced pressure in cases of
overhaul of disconnectors or
circuit breaker)
Busduct is a
separate gas
Interface forms a compartment
separate gas
compartment
ELK-3
550 1 1/2- CB ègeometry of ELK-3 diameters for 500kV
Typical diameter arrangement Exit „TRANSFO“
Busbar 2 Bridge 2
Bridge 1
Exit „CABLE“
Busbar 1
ELK-3
550 1 ½ -CB ELK-3 for 500kV – Gas Schematic Diagram
Gas partition
each diameter
along busbars Basic Rule:
Disconnector Switches must remain
in service during overhaul of CB
Buffers between all DS and CBs Reason:

required to keep both feeders Customer requirement, that
in service during CB overhaul all feeders stay alive during
CB overhaul
Solution:
2 barrier insulators with
buffer compartment between
Disconnector Switches and CB
Interface is
seperate gas
compartment
ELK-3 Components ELK-3/550
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Chapter 2:
Components ELK-3/550 in Detail :
è Circuit Breaker SP-3/550 and drive mechanism HMB8
è Disconnector family TE / TV / TW / TX 550

and drive mechanism BAC 550
è Maintenance Earthing Switch EM 550
and drive mechanism BAC 550
è Fast acting Earthing Switch EB 550 and drive mechanism BAE 550
è Current Transformers and Voltage Transformers
è Connecting Elements, Compensators, Lateral Dismantling Devices
è Interfaces to Overhead Lines, Cables, Transformers
è Lightning Arresters
è Flanges and Gasket System
è Pressure Relief Device

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Circuit Breaker SP-3/550 – technical data

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Circuit Breaker SP-3/550 – complete pole

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Circuit Breaker SP-3/550

(puffer piston concept)
two extinguishing chambers in series with Fixed contact connection and

Flexible knife-contact connection rigid direct linkage from push rod to drive support for chambers
Support for chambers is
given by push rod
Removal of chambers
this side
Grading capacitors
= Gas partition
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(details on extinguishing chamber) Fixed contact
(main current carrying
Moving contact finger contacts
Nozzle
(Keflar material)
contact cage
Fixed contact
(arcing contact)
Push rod
(insulating material)
Push rod extension Moving contact

to 2nd chamber (arcing contact)
(insulating material)
Grading capacitor
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Circuit Breaker SP-3/550 with CR – technical data

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Circuit Breaker SP-3/550 with Closing Resistor

- complete pole
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with Closing Resistor
(puffer piston concept)
Removal of drive Removal of chambers and

unit HMB this side closing resistor this side

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Circuit Breaker: Puffer piston principle

closed commutate extinguish open
Animation
Puffer principle
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Operating Mechanism HMB-8

- technical data
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production line ABB-Germany
-> Energy storage with disc springs
-> Hydraulic system for charging

the springs and to control speed
-> O-CO-3min-CO or
CO-30sec-CO stored
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arrangement of components
Piston stroke: 205 mm

Switching sequence: O-CO-1min-CO or CO-30sec-CO
Mounting position: vertical / horizontal
Disk spring assembly: 16 x 485 mm
Weight: 468 kg
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hydraulic system
High pressure part
Low pressure part


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operating principle
High pressure part

Low pressure part
Animation
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some details: safety discharge lever
OIL-check
hydraulic
energy
storing valve block
springs
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more details: oil drainage/refill
cock-valve
oil pump motor

(external, easy to change)
gear wheels from

oil pump motor to

sealed oil circuit
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more details:
switchblock for indication of

stored energy status in spring
(rigid mechanical coupling to springs)
- shaft is moving directly

coupled with spring position
- rigid gearwheel to switchblock
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Disconnectors for ELK-3/550 – overview/1
ELK TE3 ELK TV3

ANGLE
LINEAR
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Disconnectors for ELK-3/550 – overview/2
ELK TW3 ELK TX3

T-CONNECT Combination of LINEAR
and T-CONNECT
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Disconnector / Contact System

Fixed contact
spiral contacts)
Pre-insertion contact
Moving contact (arcing finger)

conductor finger)
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Disconnectors for ELK-3/550 – technical data

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Disconnector Switch model TE

(linear disconnector)
Drive mechanism
(main drive)
Contact system Drive shaft

(insulated)
(*)Conical insulator
(can be support type or barrier type)
Integral part of switch
(*) (*)
Transmission gear
Access for (rotating movements of drive shaft
manual operation transferred to linear movements of

(hand crank) contact system)
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Disconnector Switch model TE

(linear disconnector)
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Disconnector Switch
model TE (details)
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Disconnector Switch model TV

(angle disconnector)
Transmission gear
(rotating movements of drive shaft Small flange
transferred to linear movements of (for pressure relief device
contact system) or earthing switch)
Drive shaft
(insulated) (*)
Flange to drive
mechanism
Contact system
(*)
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Disconnector Switch model TV

(angle disconnector)
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Disconnector Switch model TV (details)

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Disconnector Switch model TW

(T- disconnector)
Transmission gear
(rotating movements of drive shaft Large flange
transferred to linear movements of (extension of main
contact system) current path)
Drive shaft
(insulated) (*)
Flange to drive
mechanism
Contact system
(*)
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Disconnectors for ELK-3/550

– physical arrangement/1
ELK TV3
ANGLE
ELK TW3
T-CONNECT
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Disconnectors for ELK-3/550

– physical arrangement/2
Auxilliary gear
at outside phase
Auxilliary gear
at middle phase
Connection shaft
from main drive to phase 2
ELK TE3
LINEAR
Main drive with

motor gear, position indicator,
auxilliary switches
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Maintenance Earthing Switch EM
operating mechanism DH
Basic unit EM
earthing bridge
across the isolation plate insulation plate (10kV)
Receiving contact
(inside a T-element)
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application – overview/1
at disconnector TV3
at T-element
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for ELK-3/550 – technical data
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(details)
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EM staggered
at T-element
EM straight
at T-element
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Main drive with

auxilliary switches
Auxilliary gear
at middle phase
Auxilliary gear
at outside phase
3x Basic unit EM
(same at each phase)
Connection shaft
Connection shaft
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Disconnector & Maintenance Earthing Switch

End Cap ZX
with pressure relief
Main drive DH with
auxilliary switches
3x Basic unit EM
(same at each phase)
Disconnector TW
with end cap
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Drive mechanism DH
for Disconnectors and
Maintenance Earthing Switch
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Secondary gears DM & DA and connection shaft DV

(used with drive mechanism DH)
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Drive mechanism DH
(details)
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DH-padlocking/1
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DH-padlocking/2
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Fast-acting Earthing Switch ELK EB3
Basic unit EB operating mechanism DB
earthing bridge
across the isolation plate
insulation plate (10kV)
Receiving contact
(inside a T-element)
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Fast Acting Earthing Switch EB

with mechanism DB (complete 1-phase unit)
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for ELK-3/550 – technical data
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operating mechanism DB
(same for all 3 phases)
Basic unit EB
earthing bridge with auxilliary switches
across the
insulation plate
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(basic unit with aux. switch block
and position indicator)
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(details of basic unit)
Moving Contact
Connection flange
to drive unit DB
Moving Contact pin
(screening hood removed)
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Fast Acting Earthing Switch

(details of drive unit DB)
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Fast Acting
Earthing Switch
(details of drive
unit DB)
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Voltage Transformer
Primary
winding
Secondary
winding
complete unit
(gas partition insulator is an integral piece
and can only removed in factory !!)
Voltage transformer is
always a s e p e r a t e
gas compartment
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Current Transformer ELK CB3

Terminal box
Secondary windings
around iron core
path for induced return

current Ip must be OUTSIDE
of the secondary cores !!`
Medium is SF6
Ip = forward current
inside GIS conductor
Metal enclosure
Medium is AIR
Insulating plate
Note, the secondary winding turns are OUTSIDE the SF6-gas compartment. They are NOT exposed
to high voltage conditions and therefore only subjected to low voltage insulation requirements
The metal enclosure around the secondary circuit is fully capable to carry the return current and
provides a good srceening for magnetic fields and against high-frequency signals
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- application examples/1
(x)
Note the 2 gas partitions !
buffer
Upper gas partition (*) allows to
keep the disconnector under full
gas pressure
= full di-electrical capability.
Pressure in buffer compartment
can be lowered to avoid differential
pressure at this (**) gas partition (xx)
towards breaker in cases where
the breaker extinguising chamber
is replaced
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- detail for arrangement
Location of insulating flange

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Connection Elements – overview
VL
VG/VI
Flange for EM or EB or
VW
pressure relief device
VX
VT
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Connection Elements
– application example busduct VG
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Connection Elements – detail
Sliding
contact Back bone
Base
insulator
Carefully choose the position of the

backbone and base insulator in order
to enable a simple connection of
shipping units at site and for probable
selective dismantling for repair !!
Sliding Sliding
contact contact
VX
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Compensation Elements – overview
Lateral Dismantling Unit ELK VQ3 Parallel Compensator ELK VP3
Expansion
Compensator ELK BD3
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VQ - details
Slide this part into

counter piece
Fixing rods to hold VQ

against adjacent flange
in closed position
counter piece
Remove conductor element
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VP - details
3° angle/offset 3° angle/offset
è can handle +/- 3° angle/offset
è available up to more than 3m length
è To compensate large tolerances of foundation levels,

extreme thermal expansion of long GIS-busses,
adapt to large tolerances at transformer flanges
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VP compensator
- application examples
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Pressure compensated elements to compensate

BD – details/1
elongation/contraction of busducts thermal compensation)
Telescopic element
(tolerance compensation)
Fixing rods to hold BD against adjacent flanges

and to transfer expansion forces to bellows
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BD – details/2
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BD – application example
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Bushing ELK HB3
with Composite Insulator
Main Features:
n selfcleaning silicon rubber sheds
n alternating sheds
n high creepage distance
n main insulation by SF6-gas
n field grading electrode
n absolutely explosion proof
n high safety for staff
n no secondary damages
n seismic proof
n high resistivity against sandstorm

n low weight
n maintenance free
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Bushing ELK HD RAKF
with Porcelain Insulator
Main Features:
n porcelain insulator
n alternating sheds
n high creepage distance
n resin impregnated paper core
n capacitor layers for electric field
control
n compressible filling
n explosion proof
n high safety for staff
n no secondary damages
n maintenance free
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with composite
insulator
Application
examples
for Bushings
with porcelain
insulator
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Cable Connection ELK HK3
Gas partition
(to minimize gas handling time)
Removable contact element

to isolate GIS from cable
(for testing purpose)
Cable sealing end

provided by cable supplier
Limit of supply
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Cable Connection ELK HK3

- application examples
separate earthing
bar for GIS
Insulating plate
between GIS and cable
-> separate earthing
Cable cone
decoupled from cable
bending forces by
fixing sleeves
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Transformer Connection ELK HT3
Gas partition
(to minimize gas handling time)
damping assembly to
decouple GIS conductor from
humming transformer
damping assembly
to decouple GIS
enclosure from
humming transformer
Oil/SF6 bushing
provided by
transformer supplier
Limit of supply
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Surge Arrester
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Pressure Relief Device/1
Variants for
deflection
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Pressure Relief Device/2

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Adsorber Unit
(molecular sieve)
ELK-3
© Copyright 2009 ABB 550 Partial Discharge Sensor
ELK-3
550 Contact Inspection
with portable ,,Bendoscope,,

ELK-3
550
Non-Return valve system DILO
Sealing pressure
released by pins
Sealing pressure
by spring
Sealing
system
Valve open
(male and female piece connected)
Valve closed
and capped
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Flange Joints ELK 3
Flange-to-flange connection Flange-insulator-flange connection
Flange-to-flange connection Flange-insulator-flange connection

(with grease nippel)

(with grease nippel)
For outdoor application

ELK-3
550 Conductor Connection to Insulator
screening hood
,,hand-over,, springs for current
guiding sleeve
sliding conductor tube

insulator
contact stud
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Support insulator IO3

Gas partition insulator IG3
cast resin part

Groove for ,,liquid gasket,,
O-ring inside ,,floating,, inside metal flange ring (silicone grease filler)
cast resin part (decoupling of forces/moments !!)

ELK-3
550 Density Monitor WT - TRAFAG
Characteristics of device:
WT without scale
-> real density measuring device
(no thermal compensation element needed)
-> connected to GIS by DILO valve

(removal practically without gas loss)
-> differential bellow principle
WT with: Note:
in case a pressure scale
- red/yellow/green
is required,it must refer
densitiy ranges
to a temperature value !
- pointer & scale
3 potential-free contact
loops for 3 alarm steps
ELK-3
550 Density Monitor WT - TRAFAG
Details on working principle
(differential bellow)
operating pin
reference gas
-> density values must be same
compartment inside reference compartment
and inside GIS to create a
-> density pre-set
-> temperature Tref defines balanced position of operating pin
pressure on bellow
towards GIS
Tref
-> if density value inside GIS will
decrease (gas loss), operating pin
will be pushed down and will
GIS gas GIS Tgis initiate microswitch(es) to operate
compartment
-> density to be monitored
-> temperature Tgis varries
-> by equation: P xV
____ = const.
by load and ambient conditions
and will define pressure on
T
bellow towards reference
compartment and if Tgis = Tref, there is no need
for thermal compensation !!
Tref = gas temperature in reference comp.

Tgis = gas temperature inside GIS comp.
V = volume of a compartment
ELK-3
550 SF6 Gas Monitoring
Mollier diagramme 550 kV
circuit-breaker
other compartments
filling pressure
Pressure [kPa abs.]

alarm pressure
Density [g/dm³]
blocking pressure
Temperature [°C]
ELK-3
550 Gas Pressures 420/550kV application
other
Circuit-breaker compartments
absolute [kPa] 420kV / 550 kV
min. functional pressure (20°C) 600 350 / 390
In service Alarm pressure (20°C) 620 370 / 410
Rated filling pressure (20°C) 680 420 / 460
gauge [kPa]
Design pressure 770 500
Bursting disc 1150 750
Enclosure Routine test pressure 1540 1000
Type test pressure > 3850 2500
gauge [kPa]
against cone into cone
Design 600 360
Insulator Routine testing 1200 720
Rupture 1800 1080

ELK-3
550 Corrosion Protection ELK 3
Type of varnish
B4 basic layer Acryl varnish One component 40 µm
C5 cover layer Acryl varnish One component 40 µm
C6 cover layer Acryl varnish One component 40 µm

C8 intermediate layer Acryl varnish One component 25 µm
Varnish layers
Indoors Outdoors
designation extreme &
normal extreme normal
sandstorm
1 basic layer B4
1 basic layer B4 1 basic layer B4
1 cover layer C5 1 interm. layer C8
1 cover layer C5 1 cover layer C6
cast and stainless 1 cover layer C6
encapsulations
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SF6-Gas Insulated Switchgear

Overview on Concept and

Architecture of GIS feeders type ELK-3/550

è Horizontal circuit breakers for low center of gravity and easy

è minimum variation of enclosures/ minimum variation of conductor elements

è easy and selective access to components

è proper gas partition concept

General technical data

Common earthing switch, mounted between

TWO gas partitions between busbar

Typical diameter arrangement Exit „TRANSFO“

Buffers between all DS and CBs Reason:

è Disconnector family TE / TV / TW / TX 550

è Current Transformers and Voltage Transformers

è Connecting Elements, Compensators, Lateral Dismantling Devices

è Interfaces to Overhead Lines, Cables, Transformers

è Flanges and Gasket System

è Pressure Relief Device

Circuit Breaker SP-3/550 – technical data

Circuit Breaker SP-3/550 – complete pole

Circuit Breaker SP-3/550

two extinguishing chambers in series with Fixed contact connection and

Circuit Breaker SP-3/550

Push rod extension Moving contact

Circuit Breaker SP-3/550 with CR – technical data

Circuit Breaker SP-3/550 with Closing Resistor

Circuit Breaker SP-3/550

Removal of drive Removal of chambers and

unit HMB this side closing resistor this side

Circuit Breaker: Puffer piston principle

Operating Mechanism HMB-8

Operating Mechanism HMB-8

production line ABB-Germany

-> Energy storage with disc springs

-> Hydraulic system for charging

Operating Mechanism HMB-8

Piston stroke: 205 mm

High pressure part

Low pressure part

Operating Mechanism HMB-8

High pressure part

Operating Mechanism HMB-8

Operating Mechanism HMB-8

oil pump motor

gear wheels from

oil pump motor to

Operating Mechanism HMB-8

switchblock for indication of

- shaft is moving directly

Disconnectors for ELK-3/550 – overview/1

ELK TE3 ELK TV3

Disconnectors for ELK-3/550 – overview/2

ELK TW3 ELK TX3

Disconnector / Contact System

Moving contact (arcing finger)

Disconnectors for ELK-3/550 – technical data

Disconnector Switch model TE

Contact system Drive shaft

manual operation transferred to linear movements of

Disconnector Switch model TE

Disconnector Switch model TV

Disconnector Switch model TV

Disconnector Switch model TV (details)