An improvement of a contact spring pin of a 126 kV vacuum circuit breaker by orthogonal experimental design

  • Haoqing Wang
  • , Bojian Zhang
  • , Xiangyang Li
  • , Xiaofei Yao
  • , Hao Zhang
  • , Zhiyuan Liu
  • , Yingsan Geng
  • , Jianhua Wang
  • , Junqi Cheng
  • , Haifang Yang

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to improve the fatigue life of a contact spring pin in a 126 kV vacuum circuit breaker (VCB). Firstly, the fatigue life of the contact spring pin during the opening or closing operation of the 126kV VCB is analyzed. Secondly, an orthogonal experimental method is used for the improvement of the fatigue life of the contact spring pin, in which three impact factors are considered, including the pin material, the cross section contour of the pin, as well as the location of the limiting apertures of the pin. The improved pin was with a material of Ni-Cr steel, a racetrack cross-section with the straight line length of 12 mm, and a limiting aperture of level 2, respectively. The mechanical endurance test result shows that the original pin is cracked after 178 operations. However, the mechanical endurance of the improved structure shows that the pin keeps normal function after 2000 operations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICEPE-ST 2017 - 4th International Conference on Electric Power Equipment- Switching Technology
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages947-950
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538616512
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Dec 2017
Event4th International Conference on Electric Power Equipment- Switching Technology, ICEPE-ST 2017 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 22 Oct 201725 Oct 2017

Publication series

NameICEPE-ST 2017 - 4th International Conference on Electric Power Equipment- Switching Technology
Volume2017-December

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Electric Power Equipment- Switching Technology, ICEPE-ST 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period22/10/1725/10/17

Keywords

  • Vacuum circuit breaker
  • contact spring pin
  • impact fatigue life
  • orthogonal design test

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