Hitachi Energy Ltd

Dhairyshil Ramchandra Desai

Vikaskumar Thakur

Deepak Verma

Prashant Zatale

Chinmay Maheshbhai Dhaduk

Satish Baburao Hajare

Examples of an operating mechanism of a circuit breaker are described. The operating mechanism includes a housing, a cam element installed on a mechanically driven first shaft, a transmission lever installed on a second shaft parallel to the first shaft, and a support assembly. The transmission lever is provided with a first roller element. The support assembly includes a fork joint that is to support a second roller element and a damper element coupled to the fork joint. During a closing operation of the circuit breaker, the cam element rotates to interact with the first roller element to cause rotation of the transmission lever to close the circuit breaker and rotates further to engage with the second roller element on the fork joint to initiate a closing damper stroke.

Operating mechanism for circuit breakers

A high energy spring drive to control a high voltage circuit breaker is described. The high energy spring drive includes a closing assembly positioned at a first end and an opening assembly positioned at a second end, a charging assembly positioned between the closing and opening assembly, and a transmission assembly. The closing and opening assembly control the closing and opening of circuit breaker. The charging assembly includes a worm wheel arrangement coupled to a motor to transfer torque to a motor shaft, to energize the closing assembly, a decoupling mechanism to decouple the worm wheel arrangement from the motor shaft on energization of the closing assembly, and a cam-follower mechanism. The transmission assembly actuated by the follower of the cam-follower mechanism is to electrically close a circuit breaker when the follower rotates in a first direction and electrically open the circuit breaker when the follower rotates a second direction.

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Gujarat, India

Dhairyshil Ramchandra Desai