A drive apparatus for an isolator switch includes a motor and a gear mechanism. The gear mechanism has a drive shaft which can be driven in two opposite directions of rotation by the motor and the gear mechanism has an output shaft. A load torque lock prevents transmission of a load torque which acts on the output shaft to the drive shaft in either direction of rotation. An isolator switch with a drive apparatus is also provided.

A switching apparatus including one or more electric poles. For each electric pole, the switching apparatus includes a first pole terminal, a second pole terminal, a ground terminal, and a plurality of fixed contacts spaced apart one from another. For each electric pole, the switching apparatus further includes a movable contact and a vacuum interrupter. The vacuum interrupter includes a fixed arc contact and a movable arc contact reversibly movable along a corresponding translation axis between a coupled position with the fixed arc contact and an uncoupled position from the fixed arc contact. For each electric pole, the switching apparatus further includes a motion transmission mechanism operatively coupled to a contact shaft coupled to the movable arc contact. The motion transmission mechanism is actuatable by the movable contact to cause a movement of said movable arc contact along said translation axis, when said movable contact moves about said rotation axis.

A method for assembling a switching apparatus for medium voltage electric systems is provided. The method includes, for each electric pole of the switching apparatus, providing a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a support structure, a vacuum interrupter, a motion transmission mechanism, and an auxiliary contact. The method further includes providing a first semi-finished structure of the switching apparatus, where the first semi-finished structure includes, for each electric pole of the switching apparatus, a first pole terminal and a first fixed contact electrically connected to the first pole terminal. The method further includes, for each electric pole of the switching apparatus, installing the mounting assembly on the first semi-finished structure.

A DC disconnector comprising a static electrical contact, at least one moveable electrical contact comprising a plurality of conductor blades, and a shaft, coupled to the movable electrical contact. The shaft is configured to actuate the moveable electrical contact between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein at least a portion of each conductor blade abuts the static electrical contact in the first configuration, and wherein the plurality of conductor blades are displaced from the static electrical contact in the second configuration. The Disconnector further comprises at least one of a plurality of features, including (i) wherein the static electrical contact comprises plurality of contact elements; (ii) wherein the shaft is coupled to the moveable electrical contact by an eccentric component; (iii) wherein the moveable electrical contact comprises a plurality of spacers arranged in between the conductor blades; (iv) wherein the position of the shaft axis is adjustable; and (v) wherein the conductor blades are configured to be removable from the Disconnector.

In a switch in which one end portion of a blade is pivotally attached to a fixed contactor and another end portion of the blade is brought into pressure contact with a fixed contactor by rotational operation of the blade, at least one slit is provided in each of a conductive contact surface, with respect to the fixed contactor, of the one end portion of the blade and a conductive contact surface, with respect to the fixed contactor, of the other end portion of the blade, so as to divide each of the conductive contact surfaces, thereby achieving multi-point contact on each of the conductive contact surfaces, and a thickness of a contact-pressure spring fixing portion of the blade at which a contact-pressure spring for bringing the other end portion into pressure contact with the fixed contactor is made smaller than that of the other end portion.

A drive apparatus for an isolator switch includes a motor and a gear mechanism. The gear mechanism has a drive shaft which can be driven in two opposite directions of rotation by the motor and the gear mechanism has an output shaft. A load torque lock prevents transmission of a load torque which acts on the output shaft to the drive shaft in either direction of rotation. An isolator switch with a drive apparatus is also provided.

A switchgear having a turn and twist mechanism. The switchgear has a contact system for electrical current conduction and bus transfer switching. The contact system has a fixed contact assembly and a movable contact assembly. The turn and twist mechanism drives the movable contact assembly for engagement/disengagement of the movable contacts with the fixed contacts. The turn and twist mechanism comprises a cylindrical pipe and a driving assembly. The driving assembly comprises a driving base, a floating carrier and a driving pin arrangement, for driving the cylindrical pipe for the engagement/disengagement. The driving base drives the floating carrier for turning the cylindrical pipe about a first axis, and drives the driving pin arrangement for twisting the cylindrical pipe about a second axis.

A switchgear having a turn and twist mechanism. The switchgear has a contact system for electrical current conduction and bus transfer switching. The contact system has a fixed contact assembly and a movable contact assembly. The turn and twist mechanism drives the movable contact assembly for engagement/disengagement of the movable contacts with the fixed contacts. The turn and twist mechanism comprises a cylindrical pipe and a driving assembly. The driving assembly comprises a driving base, a floating carrier and a driving pin arrangement, for driving the cylindrical pipe for the engagement/disengagement. The driving base drives the floating carrier for turning the cylindrical pipe about a first axis, and drives the driving pin arrangement for twisting the cylindrical pipe about a second axis.

The present disclosure relates to a system for determining a position of a movable arm of a high voltage disconnecting switch. The system comprises a high voltage disconnecting switch with a movable arm for opening and closing the high voltage disconnecting switch and a time of flight sensor configured to determine a distance value indicating a distance between the time of flight sensor and the movable arm. The system further comprises a control device configured to determine, based on the distance value, whether the high voltage disconnecting switch is in an open state or in a closed state. Further, a method for determining a position of a movable arm of a high voltage disconnecting switch is provided.

The invention relates to a switchgear having a turn and twist mechanism. The switchgear has a contact system for electrical current conduction and bus transfer switching. The contact system has a fixed contact assembly and a movable contact assembly. The turn and twist mechanism drives the movable contact assembly for engagement/disengagement of the movable contacts with the fixed contacts. The turn and twist mechanism comprises a cylindrical pipe and a driving assembly. The driving assembly comprises a driving base, a floating carrier and a driving pin arrangement, for driving the cylindrical pipe for the engagement/disengagement. The driving base drives the floating carrier for turning the cylindrical pipe about a first axis, and drives the driving pin arrangement for twisting the cylindrical pipe about a second axis.