An apparatus for testing insulated high voltage devices includes a first ground plane connected to a reference voltage potential having a first plurality of resiliently compressible conductive fibers extending therefrom and a second ground plane connected to the reference voltage potential having a second plurality of resiliently compressible conductive fibers extending therefrom. The first and second ground planes are arranged to receive an insulated high voltage device under test connected to a voltage potential greater or less than the reference voltage potential between them and configured such that at least a portion of the first and second pluralities of resiliently compressible conductive fibers are in compressive contact with the insulated high voltage device under test. A method of testing insulated high voltage devices is also presented herein.

A circuit configuration for high-voltage tests includes an AC voltage source and at least two circuit branches, each of which can be electrically connected to the AC voltage source. An electrical AC voltage can be applied to a test object by a first circuit branch, and an electrical DC voltage can be applied to the test object by a second circuit branch which rectifies an AC voltage.

A test system (10) for testing an electric device (30), in particular a high-voltage device, has a portable main device (100) with a housing (140), an electric connection assembly (120, 121) and a mechanical connection assembly (145) and has a portable additional device (200, 300) with a separate housing (240, 340), an electric connection assembly (220, 320) and a mechanical connection assembly (245). The main device (100) can be mechanically connected to the additional device (200, 300) in a releasable manner by coupling the mechanical connection assemblies (145, 245) to form a structural unit, wherein the main device (100) can be electrically connected to the additional device (200, 300) via the first electric connection assemblies (120, 121, 220, 320).

A pulse voltage conditioning method of a vacuum interrupter with automatic conditioning energy adjustment based on a trend of a breakdown voltage of the vacuum interrupter during a conditioning process. A current-limiting resistor and a parallel capacitor are automatically adjusted to ensure the conditioning energy reaching a critical value without deconditioning effect. The critical value refers to a maximum conditioning energy without damaging the electrode surfaces, namely an optimal conditioning energy, which can better remove insulation defects on the electrode surface and improve insulation performance of a vacuum gap. The problems of insufficient conditioning and deconditioning effect during conventional voltage conditioning process of the vacuum interrupter can be solved. Therefore, insulation strength of the vacuum interrupter can be raised to a higher level through conditioning.

A relay diagnosis apparatus includes a first voltage detection circuit to generate first and second diagnosis voltages between positive and negative electrode terminals of a battery assembly and a chassis, respectively; and a controller to determine first and second insulation resistances between the positive and negative electrode terminals and the chassis, respectively, based on the first and second diagnosis voltages at first and second time points while respective relays are controlled into an off-state. The controller determines third and fourth insulation resistances between the positive and negative electrode terminals and the chassis, respectively, based on the first and second diagnosis voltages at third and fourth time points while the first and second relays are controlled into an on-state. The controller detects relay faults based on the insulation resistances.

An apparatus for testing insulated high voltage devices includes a first ground plane connected to a reference voltage potential having a first plurality of resiliently compressible conductive fibers extending therefrom and a second ground plane connected to the reference voltage potential having a second plurality of resiliently compressible conductive fibers extending therefrom. The first and second ground planes are arranged to receive an insulated high voltage device under test connected to a voltage potential greater or less than the reference voltage potential between them and configured such that at least a portion of the first and second pluralities of resiliently compressible conductive fibers are in compressive contact with the insulated high voltage device under test. A method of testing insulated high voltage devices is also presented herein.

The present disclosure provides a DC mechanical circuit breaker that can utilize two switches, one of which can generate zero-crossing with an alternate oscillatory circuit for the other one, which can be a conventional zero-crossing-based AC breaker and can be used in the main circuit. This is different from the conventional single-switch commute-and-absorb method currently used. The present disclosure shows that disclosed circuit breaker improves the fault current extinction and significantly reduces the voltage rate-of-change while creating the current zero-crossing faster compared to the available technology. Thus, disclosed circuit breaker is capable of interrupting high DC currents with minimal arc through a less expensive AC circuit breaker. Simulation and hardware results are provided to show the efficiency of the disclosed circuit breaker.

The smart circuit breaker tester is a portable system for testing medium voltage circuit breakers. The system includes a programmable logic controller (PLC), a human machine interface (HMI), transducers for measuring current and voltage, an impedance tester, a smart power supply for supplying voltages required for testing circuit breakers with related power and safety components, and plug and play and OEM cables for connecting the system to the circuit breaker under test. The PLC is programmed with custom software that reports such testing criteria as closing time and closing drain current, opening time and opening drain current, contact resistance, etc. within about two minutes, and permits testing automatically in sequence or manually one at a time. The system permits testing in situ while the circuit breaker is still connected to the circuit(s) being protected, or when drawn out.

A bushing for gas-insulated switchgear has an electrical conductor, which has a longitudinal axis and which is embedded in an insulating material, and a coated electrode that is arranged coaxially spaced apart from the conductor and that is formed from a plurality of segments.

A device for simulating intermittent arc grounding faults in a power distribution network includes a sliding rail, a first and a second support frames, an insulated electrode disk, and an electrode disk motor. The first support frame is fixed on the left side of the slide rail, and the position of the second support frame relative to the first support frame can be adjusted through the sliding rail. The second support frame is provided with an electrode disk motor for driving the insulated electrode disk to rotate. An upper and a lower conductive bars are installed on the first support frame, their adjacent ends provided with an upper and a lower arc-shaped conductor sheets, and the insulated electrode disk having two circles of conductive pillars is located between the conductor sheets. The conductor sheets are respectively installed on the side of the conductive bars close to the conductive pillar.