An actuator (10) for actuating a vacuum switch tube (11) comprising a fixed contact (12) and a movable contact (13), comprises a bearing plate (14) that can be fastened to the fixed contact (12); a main spring (15) having a first end (151) with which it can engage the movable contact, and a second end (152); a return spring (16) having a first end (161) with which it engages at the bearing plate, and a second end (162); an actuating lever (17) having a first engagement area (171) at which the main spring (15) engages with its second end (152), and having a second engagement area (172) at which the return spring (16) engages with its second end (162);
wherein the actuating lever (17) is swivelably mounted on the bearing plate (14) such that the actuating lever (17) can assume a first end position in which the main spring (15) is at least partially relaxed and the return spring (16) is tensioned and in which, in particular, the movable contact (13) is disconnected from the fixed contact (14), and a second end position in which the return spring (16) is at least partially relaxed and the main spring (15) is tensioned and in which, in particular, the movable contact (13) is pressed against the fixed contact (14).

A switching module is for an on-load tap-changer. The switching module has: a plate having a first side and a second side that is opposite the first side; a vacuum interrupter; and a bridge switch. The vacuum interrupter is on the first side, and the bridge switch, which is directly behind the vacuum interrupter, is on the second side.

A system for controlling a vacuum interrupter for a power diverter switch comprises a main driving shaft which is configured to drive the control cam. The system further comprises the vacuum interrupter which is configured to separate electrical contacts in a vacuum by use of a contact rod, and a transmission unit which is configured to transmit the force generated by the main driving shaft to the contact rod. The transmission unit comprises a lever mechanism with a plurality of rollable guiding elements and a rotatable fork-shaped lever, the lever mechanism is coupled to both the control cam and the contact rod of the vacuum interrupter such that a rotation of the control cam generated by the main driving shaft causes a movement of the contact rod due to a guided rotation of the fork-shaped lever by means of rolling of the guiding elements.

The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring a vacuum on-load tap changer including determining a total main vacuum interrupter opening time as a time elapsed between a first point in time and a second point in time, a total resistor vacuum interrupter opening time as a time elapsed between the third point in time and the fourth point in time, a circulating current time as a time elapsed between the second point in time and the third point in time, and/or a switch time as the sum of the total main vacuum interrupter opening time, the total resistor vacuum interrupter opening time and the circulating current time.

A compact vacuum interrupter has an insulator element, a moving contact connection, a fixed contact connection, a moving contact, and a fixed contact. The moving contact has a moving contact rod and a moving-contact contact element. The fixed contact has a fixed contact rod and a fixed-contact contact element. The moving contact is formed with a material that is mechanically stronger than a material of the fixed contact.

A method analyses a state of an on-load tap-changer. The on-load tap-changer has at least one vacuum interrupter for switching between winding taps of a transformer. The method includes: capturing real-time data with respect to the on-load tap-changer; determining tap-changer-specific parameters; and determining at least one characteristic value for ascertaining a state index of the on-load tap-changer on the basis of the real-time data and the tap-changer-specific parameters. The state index includes a period of time until a due maintenance, a remaining service life, or a remaining number of switching processes of the on-load tap-changer.

A dropout recloser is capable of in accordance with its operating programming after a predetermined number of fault interrupting operations, e.g., 1, 2, 3 or more but typically 3, to drop out of a cutout and hang freely in a hinge contact of the cutout providing sectionalization with an observable visible gap. The recloser includes fault interrupting and reclosing components, a drop out mechanism and a controller. The drop out mechanism may include a bi-stable actuator to affect fault interrupting operation and dropout operation. The device may include motion limiting structures. The recloser may have a number of operating modes or sequences.

The present disclosure provides a degassing membrane tube module and an online gas-in-oil monitoring apparatus for a vacuum on-load tap changer (OLTC). The online gas-in-oil monitoring apparatus includes an online monitoring housing, an oil inlet tube, a gas monitoring device, an oil tank, and an oil diffusing screen, where one end of the oil inlet tube extends through an inner wall at one side of the online monitoring housing; the gas monitoring device is located on a top inner wall of the online monitoring housing; and a front end of the oil inlet tube is provided with the degassing membrane tube module for online preliminary degassing on insulating oil. With the degassing membrane tube module, the online gas-in-oil monitoring apparatus can increase removal rates for gases in the insulating oil within a short time, and can perform degassing on various gases in the insulating oil.

A method for actuating an on-load tap-changer using a control device, a sensor, and a drive is provided. The control device receives a switching command for actuating the on-load tap-changer. The sensor detects a current profile. The control device determines multiple consecutive times for current zero crossings of the current profile and multiple intervals between the multiple consecutive times of the current zero crossings. The control device derives a characteristic variable from the multiple intervals and compares the characteristic variable with a limit value. The control device terminates or pauses the actuation based on determining that the characteristic variable exceeds the limit value and performs the actuation by controlling the drive based on determining that the characteristic variable satisfies or falls below the limit value.

The present disclosure relates to a driving system for an on-load tap changer, comprising a vacuum interrupter driving mechanism configured to drive a vacuum interrupter of the on-load tap changer, an energy accumulation mechanism mechanically coupled with the vacuum interrupter driving mechanism, and a flywheel mechanism mechanically coupled with the vacuum interrupter driving mechanism. The flywheel mechanism comprises a flywheel. The energy accumulation mechanism is mechanically coupled with a primary driving unit and is configured to accumulate and release energy for combined motion of the vacuum interrupter driving mechanism and the flywheel mechanism. The vacuum interrupter driving mechanism and the flywheel mechanism are arranged along a main driving axis and the flywheel is concentrically arranged around the main driving axis.