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    The present invention relates to a cut-off device (1) intended to be connected to an electrical circuit comprising at least one pyrotechnic initiator (3) and a body (11) in which are present: a pressurizing chamber (7) in communication with an output (S) of said pyrotechnic initiator (3), - at least one conductive portion of the electricity (8) intended to be connected to the electrical circuit, - at least one fusible element (40) connected in series with the portion conductive, the initiator being connected across said fuse element and said fuse element being configured to trip when the intensity of the current flowing therethrough exceeds a predetermined value and thereby to actuate the initiator, and - a movable breaking element ( 15), the pyrotechnic initiator being configured to switch the switchgear from a first current flow pattern to a second power cutoff configuration, movable cutoff element being set in motion when passing from the first to the second configuration to disconnect said conductive portion.
    公开号:FR3051282A1
    申请号:FR1654336
    申请日:2016-05-16
    公开日:2017-11-17
    发明作者:Gilles Gonthier；Frederic Marlin；Palma Jean-Francois De；Remy Ouaida
    申请人:Mersen France SB SAS；Herakles SA；
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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a device for breaking the current flowing in an electric circuit as well as a secure electrical system comprising such a cut-off device.
    Protection of electrical circuits can currently be provided by positioning fuses on each of the phases. These fuses allow the power to be cut off if a high current occurs for a sufficient time, their use is reliable in the case of faulty faults with high fault currents. However, for currents slightly above their rated current, these fuses may have a relatively long cut-off time or even an incomplete cut-off. An incomplete cut or made too late can lead to unacceptable damage to the electrical system and in particular to an electrical device powered by the electrical circuit. It is therefore desirable to improve the quality of the cut-off performed when a malfunction occurs in order to improve the safety and the life of electrical systems.
    There is therefore a need to provide relatively simple switching devices to improve the quality of the power cut.
    OBJECT AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To this end, the invention proposes, according to a first aspect, a cut-off device intended to be connected to an electrical circuit comprising at least one pyrotechnic initiator and a body in which there are present: a chamber pressurizing device in communication with an output of said pyrotechnic initiator, - at least one conductive portion of the electricity intended to be connected to the electrical circuit, - at least one fusible element connected in series with the conductive portion, the initiator being connected at the terminals of said fuse element and said fuse element being configured to trip when the intensity of the current flowing through it exceeds a predetermined value and to thereby actuate the initiator, and - a movable breaking element, the pyrotechnic initiator being configured to passing the cut-off device from a first current-flow configuration to a second configuration of cut-off of the current, the movable breaking element being set in motion during the passage from the first to the second configuration in order to disconnect said conductive portion.
    When actuated, the pyrotechnic initiator is configured to produce a pressurizing gas to pressurize the pressurizing chamber. The pressurizing gas exerts pressure on the movable cutoff member to move it. The movable breaking element thus set in motion is configured to move the device into the second configuration in which the conductive portion is disconnected, ie in a configuration in which the flow of an electric current in the conductive portion is interrupted. Thus, when the device is in the second configuration, the electric current flowing in the electrical circuit is cut off. The invention proposes a cut-off device making it possible to rapidly achieve a reliable electrical break in a circuit in case of overcurrent of the electric current and thus to avoid damage to an electrical device powered by said circuit. More specifically, during normal operation of the system, the fuse element is on, the voltage across the relatively weak fuse element and the current flowing through the ignition device of the pyrotechnic initiator is low enough not to operate the latter. On the other hand, when the intensity of the current flowing through the fusible element exceeds the predetermined value, the fuse element is triggered, that is to say that its resistance increases so as to initiate the disconnection of the conductive portion. Thus, the voltage at the terminals of the fuse element increases during its release and therefore the intensity in the ignition device increases, thus enabling the pyrotechnic initiator to be actuated and the device to be switched from the first to the second configuration. in order to permanently cut off the current flow in the circuit. Another advantage of the invention is that a compact and integrated cut-off solution is proposed insofar as the fuse element making it possible to trigger the initiator is present inside the cut-off device and not at the outside of the latter. The invention thus advantageously makes it possible to simplify the existing breaking systems by proposing an autonomous cut-off device directly integrating the element that will trigger the cut-off, in this case the fuse element. This advantageously eliminates the presence of a third device sensor / voltage analyzer / current to allow the triggering of the initiator. Thus, the combination of the cutoff by the fuse element and the cutoff by setting in motion the movable cutoff element makes it possible to very significantly improve the safety of feed systems in a relatively simple manner insofar as it makes it possible to autonomously ensure the realization of a complete break and thus to avoid situations where the fuse element does not completely cut off the current.
    Advantageously, at least one resistor or diode may be present in series on the line connecting the ignition device of the initiator to one of the terminals of the fuse element.
    Such an embodiment advantageously allows to avoid any risk of degradation of the ignition device by the current flowing in the latter.
    In an exemplary embodiment, the fuse element can be attached to the conductive portion. In this case, the fuse element constitutes a separate element of the conductive portion which has been connected in series with the latter, for example by welding.
    Alternatively, the fuse element may be constituted by a thinned area of the conductive portion. In this case, the conductive portion and the fuse element are made of the same material.
    In an exemplary embodiment, the pressurizing chamber constitutes a first cutoff device chamber, at least a portion of the conductive portion being present in a second chamber present in the body, the movable breaking element separating the first chamber of the second chamber and having at least one relief formed of an electrically insulating material, said at least one relief being opposite the conductive portion, the movable breaking element being set in motion towards the conductive portion so as to break it by impact with the relief when passing from the first to the second configuration.
    In this case, the disconnection of the conductive portion is effected by breaking thereof by impact with the relief when the device passes from the first to the second configuration. The present invention is however not limited to such an embodiment where there is rupture of the conductive portion during actuation of the initiator.
    Indeed, in another embodiment, the conductive portion has a first electrically conductive element and a second electrically conductive element and the movable cleavage element has a third electrically conductive element, the third element conductor making the electrical connection between the first and second conductive elements when the cut-off device is in the first configuration and the third conductive element being disengaged from at least one of the first and second conductive elements so as to prevent the circulation of an electric current between them when the device is in the second configuration.
    In this case, an electric current can flow between the first conductor and the second conductor through the third conductor when the device is in the first configuration. On the other hand, when the device is in the second configuration, the first and second conductors are no longer electrically connected without breaking the conductive portion. This electrical disconnection results from the displacement of a conductive element of the movable breaking element when the device passes from the first configuration to the second configuration. Thus, in this case, the conductive portion is disconnected by eliminating the electrical connection between at least two conductive elements thereof, without breaking of said conductive portion, following the displacement of the mobile breaking element when the device goes from the first to the second configuration. As will be detailed below, the movable breaking element may, in this embodiment, be entirely formed of an electrically conductive material or comprise the third conductive element and an insulating portion of the electricity.
    In an exemplary embodiment, the device may comprise a single conductive portion. In this case, the cut-off device may be intended to be connected to a single-phase supply circuit.
    Alternatively, the device may comprise a plurality of conductive portions, a fuse element being connected in series with each of the conductive portions, the initiator being connectable across the fuse element and the fuse element being configurable to trip when the the intensity of the current flowing through it exceeds the predetermined value and thereby actuates the initiator. In this case, the cut-off device may be intended to be connected to a polyphase supply circuit. The multiphase supply circuit may for example be a three-phase circuit or alternatively have two or at least four phases. By "phase of the circuit" is meant, unless otherwise stated, the electrical conductor corresponding to said phase of the electrical circuit.
    When there are several conductive portions, all the conductive portions are simultaneously disconnected electrically during the passage of the device from the first to the second configuration. This advantageously allows a complete and simultaneous interruption of the current flowing in the circuit. The invention also relates to a secure electrical system comprising at least: - a secure power supply system comprising at least: - a cut-off device as described above, and - a power supply circuit connected to the cut-off device, said at least one conductive portion being connected to a phase of the supply circuit, and - an electrical device connected to said supply system and intended to be powered by the latter.
    In an exemplary embodiment, the electrical system may further comprise a control element of the electrical device configured to actuate the initiator when the value of an operating parameter of the electrical device reaches a predetermined value.
    This exemplary embodiment is advantageous in order to achieve a complete cut of the circuit when a malfunction occurs in the electrical device to be powered and not necessarily in terms of overcurrent of the current flowing in the circuit.
    The operating parameter can be pressure or temperature. Thus, the control element of the electrical device can be configured to actuate the pyrotechnic initiator when the temperature of the electrical device or the pressure of at least a portion of the electrical device exceeds a predetermined value.
    The present invention also relates to a vehicle comprising at least one secure electrical system as described above. The vehicle can for example be an aircraft, a train or an automobile.
    The present invention also relates to an installation comprising at least one secure electrical system as described above.
    The electrical device may for example be a train engine. Alternatively, the electrical device may be a heat pump or a power plant.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from the following description of particular embodiments of the invention, given by way of non-limiting examples, with reference to the appended drawings, in which: FIG. 1 shows a section of a first example of a breaking device according to the invention in the first configuration; - FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing different elements constituting the device of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a perspective view. of the cut-off device of FIG. 1 ready to be connected to an electric circuit; FIGS. 4A to 4C illustrate the breaking of the current carried out by the device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a detail of a second example. 5A is a detail of a third example of a breaking device according to the invention; FIG. 6 represents a section of a fourth As an example of a breaking device according to the invention in the first configuration, FIG. 7A represents a section of a fifth example of a breaking device according to the invention in the first configuration, FIG. 7B represents a section of the device of FIG. FIG. 8 represents an exploded view showing various elements constituting the device illustrated in FIGS. 7A and 7B; FIG. 9 schematically represents an example of a secure electrical system according to the invention; and FIG. 10 schematically represents a variant of a secure electrical system according to the invention.
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    Figure 1 is a sectional view of an example of cut-off device 1 according to the invention. As will be detailed below, there is, in the example of cut-off device 1 illustrated in FIG. 1, rupture of the conductive portion during the passage of the device 1 from the first to the second configuration. Other arrangements are possible within the scope of the present invention as will be described later. In FIG. 1, the device 1 is in the first configuration, that is to say in a configuration in which an electric current (arrow I) can flow in the phase 10 of the supply circuit and in the conductive portion 8. In the example illustrated, the supply circuit is single-phase and the cut-off device 1 comprises a single conducting portion 8. However, it is not beyond the scope of the invention when the circuit comprises a plurality of phases and the cut-off device a plurality of conductive portions, such an embodiment being discussed below.
    The cut-off device 1 comprises a pyrotechnic initiator 3 comprising an ignition device 9 provided with two electrical conductors 5 (only one of these conductors being shown in FIG. 1, the two conductors 5 being visible in FIGS. 2 and 3). The pyrotechnic initiator 3 further comprises a pyrotechnic charge 4. The pyrotechnic charge 4 may be in the form of one or more monolithic blocks. Alternatively, the loading 4 may be in granular form. It is general knowledge of one skilled in the art to choose the nature and the dimensions of the pyrotechnic charge to be implemented for the application of cut-off of the targeted current.
    The device 1 comprises a body 11 inside which a first 7 and a second 12 chambers are present. The body 11 may for example be formed of a thermoplastic or thermosetting material. The pyrotechnic initiator 3 comprises a seal 6 of elastically deformable material bearing on an inner wall 14 of the body 11. The ignition device 9 is, in the illustrated example, housed in the body 11. The body 11 furthermore has two through-channels 11a, each of the conductors 5 extending in a separate channel 11a. The first chamber 7 constitutes a pressurizing chamber and is in communication with an output S of the pyrotechnic initiator 3. The pyrotechnic initiator 3 is configured to pressurize the first chamber 7 when it is actuated. In the illustrated example, the pyrotechnic charge 4 is present in the first chamber 7. However, it is not beyond the scope of the invention when this charge is present outside the first chamber as long as the latter remains in communication with the first chamber. an output of the pyrotechnic initiator.
    A conductive portion of the electricity 8 is present in the second chamber 12 (see FIGS. 1 and 3 in particular). The ends of the conductive portion 8 protrude from the body 11 in the illustrated example. This conductive portion 8 is, in the illustrated example, in the form of a tongue. The conductive portion 8 may for example be copper.
    The conductive portion 8 is provided with a fuse 40 which is connected in series with the latter. The fusible element 40 constitutes, in this example, a separate element of the conductive portion 8 which has been attached thereto. The fuse 40 may for example be soldered or clipped to the conductive portion 8. In the example illustrated, the fuse 40 has been welded with its insulating envelope to the conductive portion 8. It could alternatively be integrated in the conductive portion only the fusible element of a commercial fuse (without its insulating envelope). In addition, in this example, the fuse 40 is present in the second chamber 12 which is present inside the body 11.
    The electrical conductors 5 are each connected to a separate terminal of the fuse 40. Specifically, the side wall 22 of the body 11 has channels 23a and 23b through which electrical conductors 24a and 24b extend. The first electrical conductor 24a connects a first terminal of the fuse 40 to a first conductor 5 of the ignition device 9. The second electrical conductor 24b connects a second terminal of the fuse 40, different from the first, to a second conductor 5 of the device. ignition 9 different from the first driver. Thus, when an electric current of an intensity greater than the predetermined value passes through the phase 10 and the conductive portion 8, the fuse 40 is triggered. As a result, the resistance across the fuse 40 increases thereby generating a sufficient potential difference to actuate the ignition device 9 and thereby cut off the electric current. It is a general knowledge of those skilled in the art to choose the characteristics of the fuse to be implemented in order to obtain the cutoff at the desired intensity level. In particular, it can be noted that the fuse does not need to hold a high voltage which allows the use of fuses having a relatively low breakdown voltage. The cut-off device can be used in a system implementing a voltage of less than 100 V, for example.
    It is advantageous to place at least one resistor or a diode in series (not shown) on the line connecting the fuse 40 to the ignition device 9 in order to reduce the intensity flowing in the ignition device 9 and thus to avoid any degradation of the latter in the presence of the nominal current.
    The conductive portion 8 is present on a support 18. The support 18 has, in the illustrated example, a drawer structure intended to be engaged in an opening 22a of the side wall 22 of the body 11. The support 18 defines a relief in Hollow 20 located below the conductive portion 8 when the device 1 is in the first configuration. The support 18 has a groove 19 in which is housed the conductive portion 8. The conductive portion 8 is intended to be connected to a phase 10 of the supply circuit. This connection can for example be performed by welding. The ends of the conductive portion 8 are connected to a phase 10 of the supply circuit. The exemplary device 1 of FIG. 1 further comprises a movable breaking element 15 formed of an electrically insulating material, for example polyetheretherketone (PEEK GF40) or polyphenylene sulphide (PPS). The cutoff element 15 sealingly separates the first chamber 7 from the second chamber 12. The cutoff element 15 is located between the first 7 and the second 12 chambers. The cutoff element 15 has at least one relief 17 opposite the conductive portion 8. The cutoff element 15 has a seal 16 formed of an elastically deformable material which bears on a side wall 22 of the body 11. The side wall 22 surrounds the first 7 and second 12 chambers. The side wall 22 of the body 11 defines an interior volume in which the first 7 and second 12 chambers are present and in particular wherein the fuse 40 is present. More precisely, in the example illustrated, the fuse 40 is present in the second chamber 12. The relief 17 is in the form of a portion of extra thickness. In the illustrated example, the cutoff element 15 has a single relief 17 intended to break the conductive portion 8. The invention is not limited to a particular shape for the distal end 17b of the relief 17 as long as the relief 17 is able to break the conductive portion 8 by impact with the latter. The distal end 17b of the relief 17 may thus for example have a flat shape as illustrated or a pointed or rounded shape. As will be detailed below, the breaking element 15 is configured to move along the axis of displacement X following the actuation of the pyrotechnic initiator 3. When the device 1 is in the first configuration, the recessed relief 20, the conductive portion 8 and the relief 17 are superimposed along the axis X.
    An example of mounting the various elements of the cut-off device 1 illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 will now be described.
    In a first step, the body 11 is overmolded on the pyrotechnic initiator 3. The cut-off element 15 is then forcefully inserted through the bottom 25. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the cut-off element 15 has a relief positioning device 26, here in the form of a notch, intended to cooperate with a relief present on the inner wall of the body. This cooperation makes it possible to block in rotation the breaking element 15 and thus to avoid that the latter turns around the axis X when the first chamber 7 is pressurized by the pyrotechnic initiator 3. The conductive portion carrying the fuse 40 is then placed in the groove 19 of the support 18. The support 18 is then inserted through an opening 22a of the side wall 22 of the body 11 transversely relative to the axis of displacement X and the son 24a and 24b are then soldered to the terminals of the fuse 40. The cut-off device 1 illustrated in FIG. 3 is thus obtained, which is ready to be connected to a supply circuit, for example by welding phase 10 to the conductive portion 8.
    The breaking of the electric current by the cut-off device 1 of FIG. 1 will now be described in connection with FIGS. 4A to 4C.
    The device 1 is initially in the first configuration in which an electric current (arrow I) can flow in the phase 10 and in the conductive portion 8 (the fuse 40 is passing). When the device 1 is in the first configuration, the breaking element 15 is in a first position, said high position. When the intensity of the current flowing through the conductive portion 8 exceeds the predetermined value, the fuse 40 is triggered. Thus, the resistance across the fuse increases, which allows to actuate the pyrotechnic initiator. The actuation of the pyrotechnic initiator 3 makes it possible to pass the breaking device of the first configuration to a second configuration in which the circulation of the electric current in the conductive portion 8 is interrupted (disconnected conductive portion). More precisely, the actuation of the pyrotechnic initiator makes it possible to carry out the combustion of one or more pyrotechnic charges 4 in order to generate a combustion gas (arrows F) which will pressurize the first chamber 7 (see FIG. 4A). This pressurization of the first chamber 7 moves the cut-off element 15 towards the conductive portion 8. The movable cut-off element 15 is configured not to be broken during the pressurization of the first chamber 7 by the pyrotechnic initiator . In the example illustrated, the cut-off element 15 is configured to move without deforming during the passage of the device 1 from the first configuration to the second configuration. The cut-off element 15 is driven in a translation movement along the X axis in the direction of the conductive portion 8 during the transition from the first configuration to the second configuration. In particular, because of the presence of the positioning relief 26, the movement of the cut-off element 15 does not include a component of rotation about the X axis during the passage from the first to the second configuration. Following its displacement, the cutoff element 15 impacts the conductive portion 8 and thus breaks the latter (see FIGS. 4B and 4C). This breaking of the conductive portion 8 into several distinct parts 8a and 8b makes it possible to prevent the flow of electric current and thus to guarantee the safety of the system. The cutoff element is configured as illustrated to impact the conductive portion 8 transversely, for example perpendicularly, to the direction of flow of electric current in this portion 8. In the illustrated example, the relief 17 is housed in the relief in hollow 20 of the support 18 when the device 1 is in the second configuration, the relief 17 thus abuts on the bottom of the recessed relief 20. When the device is in the second configuration, the breaking element 15 is in a second position, said low position and the current is cut. This example of a device according to the invention can advantageously make it possible to cut the current particularly fast, for example in about 0.2 ms. In the example shown, the relief 17 impacts the conductive portion at a zone distinct from that where the fuse 40 is present. However, it is not beyond the scope of the invention if the device is arranged so that the relief comes directly impact and break the fuse integrated in the conductive portion. The initiator may be chosen to have a dielectric insulation after operation greater than the system voltage.
    A maintenance operation may be performed after the power circuit has been cut in order to remove the breaking device in the second configuration and replace it with a cut-off device in the first configuration. The power supply of the electrical device via the supply circuit can then be resumed. The example of cut-off device 1 which has just been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and 4A to 4C is such that (i) the breaking of the current is carried out by breaking the conductive portion 8 during the impact of the latter with the movable breaking element 15, and (ii) the fuse 40 is present in the second chamber 12 in which the conductive portion 8 is present. Other configurations are conceivable in the context of the present invention as will be described below.
    FIG. 5 shows a detail of a cut-off device according to an alternative embodiment of the invention. In this variant, the cut-off device comprises a plurality of conductive portions 80. The cut-off device comprising this plurality of conductive portions may be intended to be connected to a polyphase circuit. In the example shown, the cut-off device is intended to be connected to a three-phase circuit. The number of conductive portions 80 of the cut-off device can be equal to the number of phases of the circuit. Each of the conductive portions 80 is intended to be connected to a separate phase of this circuit. Each conductive portion 80 has a fuse 40 connected to it in series. The remainder of the cut-off device may be similar to that described in FIG. 1 except that the pyrotechnic initiator has a plurality of ignition devices each connected to the terminals of a separate fuse. The conductive portions 80 are spaced from each other by a non-zero distance. In this case, the relief of the breaking element is intended to simultaneously break the different conductive portions 80 during the actuation of the pyrotechnic initiator. In the same manner as described above, when an electric current of an intensity greater than the predetermined value passes through one of the phases, the resistance across the fuse associated with this phase increases, thereby generating a sufficient potential difference across the fuse. in order to actuate the ignition device connected to this fuse and thereby cut off the electric current. In the case where the circuit is polyphase, the implementation of such a cut-off device advantageously avoids situations in which at least one phase remains pass after cut-off of another phase, since after actuation of the device all the conductive portions are simultaneously broken, thus preventing any flow of current in the circuit.
    FIG. 5A shows a detail of another variant of the breaking device according to the invention. In this example, the conductive portion 90 is formed of a single material and has a thinned zone 140 of reduced width and possibly reduced thickness. This thinned zone 140 is configured to melt when the intensity of the current flowing through the conductive portion 90 exceeds the predetermined value. An initiator is further connected across the thinned area 140 so as to initiate the power cut when the resistance of the thinned area 140 increases, in a manner similar to that described above. Thus, it is possible in the context of the present invention that the fuse element is constituted by a necking of the conductive portion itself, without having to report a third fuse element in series therewith.
    FIG. 6 shows a variant of the breaking device 111 according to the invention in the first configuration, that is to say in a configuration in which an electric current (arrow I) can flow in the phase 110 of the circuit d. and in the conductive portion 180. In the example shown, the device 1 comprises a body 114 inside which are present: a first chamber 7, a second chamber 12 and a third chamber 128. The pyrotechnic initiator 3 has the same structure as in the example of Figure 1 and the same reference numerals have been repeated in Figure 6 to designate the same elements as in Figure 1.
    The first chamber 7 constitutes a pressurizing chamber and is in communication with an output S of the pyrotechnic initiator 3. In the example of FIG. 6, a conductive portion of the electricity 180 is present in the second chamber 12. However, unlike in the example of FIG. 1, the fuse element is not present in the second chamber 12. In this example, the device 111 comprises a third chamber 128 in which there is a fuse element 130 and a powder 131 of an electrically insulating material. The insulating material of the electricity may for example be silica. The fuse element 130 may be constituted by the fusible core of a commercial fuse which has been separated from its insulating envelope. The fuse element 130 is connected to the phase 110 of the circuit via the electrical connector 110a and this element 130 is further connected in series to the conductive portion 180 via the electrical connector 180a. The conductive portion 180 is, in turn, connected to the phase 110 of the circuit to allow, in normal operation, the circulation of an electric current in the circuit through the cutoff device 111.
    Moreover, the electrical conductors 5 are each connected to a terminal which is distinct from the fuse element 130. As in the example of FIG. 1, the side wall 122 of the body 114 has channels 123a and 123b through which electrical conductors 124a and 124b extend. The first electrical conductor 124a connects a first terminal of the fuse element 130 to a first conductor 5 of the ignition device 9. The second electrical conductor 124b connects a second terminal of the fuse element 130, different from the first, to a second driver 5 of the ignition device 9 different from the first driver. Thus, when an electric current of an intensity greater than the predetermined value passes through the phase 110, the resistance across the fusible core increases thereby generating a sufficient potential difference to actuate the ignition device 9 and thus to cut the electric current. In the same way as in the example of FIG. 1, the actuation of the ignition device 9 makes it possible to set in motion the mobile breaking element 15 which will break the conductive portion 8 by impact with the latter in order to interrupt the flow of electric current in the circuit.
    In the example of Figure 6, the first 7, second 12 and third 128 rooms are superimposed. The second chamber 12 is positioned between the first chamber 7 and the third chamber 128 in this example. The conductive portion 180 is present on a support 118 having a drawer structure similar to that described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. In the example of FIG. 6, however, the channels 123a and 123b extend through the drawer 118 so as to be able to connect the connectors 5 to the terminals of the fuse element 130. The actuation of the initiator results in the movement of the mobile breaking element 15 towards the conductive portion 180 in order to break the latter, in a manner analogous to that described in Figures 4A to 4C.
    The examples which have just been described make a disconnection of the conductive portion by breaking of the latter by the movable breaking element. It will now be described, with reference to FIGS. 7A, 7B and 8, an example of a breaking device according to the invention in which the disconnection of the conductive portion is carried out in a different manner.
    The cut-off device 211 comprises a hollow body 216 of electrically insulating material delimiting a cavity 219, a pyrotechnic initiator 223 and a conductive portion comprising two primary electrical conductive pads 213, 214 which open into the cavity 219. In this example, the conductive portion thus comprises a first conductive element of electricity (conductive pad 213) and a second electrically conductive element (conductive pad 214). The first 213 and the second 214 electrically conductive elements are shifted along the longitudinal axis Y of the cavity 219 in the illustrated example.
    The cutoff device 211 also includes a movable cutoff element 220 configured to move in the cavity 219. In the example, the cavity 219 is cylindrical and the movable cutoff element 220 is itself essentially cylindrical. The movable breaking element 220 comprises, in the illustrated example, a first portion formed of an electrically insulating material and a second portion formed of an electrically conductive material. The movable cutoff element 220 comprises a split tube 221 which comprises at least one electrically conductive element. In the example illustrated in FIGS. 7A, 7B and 8, the split tube 221 is entirely electrically conductive. The split tube 221 has a slot 229. The movable cutoff element 220 further comprises a sliding drawer 222 of electrically insulating material forming a piston, adapted to move within the cavity, so as to cause with it the split tube 221. Alternatively, a movable cutoff member entirely formed of an electrically conductive material could be used in the example of the cutoff device shown in FIG. 7A. Such an element could include a first tube portion similar to the conductive tube 221 illustrated and a second disk portion extending transversely to the Y axis and obstructing the first portion.
    When the device 211 is in the first configuration as shown in Figure 7A, the slotted tube 221 (third conductive element) provides the electrical connection between the pads 213 and 214 (first and second conductive elements). This allows the current to flow in the circuit through the conductive portion of the cutoff device 211.
    According to the example, the pyrotechnic initiator 223 comprises a pyrotechnic gas generator, known per se, installed in the hollow body so as to communicate with the cavity 219. A pressurizing chamber 225 is defined between the pyrotechnic initiator 223 and one of the axial end faces of the piston 222. In the example, more particularly, the piston 222 has a cavity 226 in its upstream face, directed towards the pyrotechnic initiator 223, and this cavity 226 constitutes a part of the pressurizing chamber 225. In the initial position where the sliding drawer 222 is substantially in contact with the initiator 223, that is to say with the pressurizing chamber 225 reduced to its minimum volume, the two electrical conductive pads 213, 214 are electrically connected to each other via the slotted tube 221 in a first, so-called initial position. The electrical contact being made via the third conductive element (here the split tube 221), as mentioned above.
    The two conductive pads comprise two coaxial rings 213a, 214a axially offset along the Y axis (corresponding to the direction of movement of the mobile cut-off element 220) and these rings 213a, 214a are at least in close contact with the conductive part of the movable cutting element (here the split tube 221) when in said first position. In the example, the inner faces of the rings 213a, 214a are flush with the wall of the cavity 219. Advantageously, in said first position, the split tube 221 is engaged by forced engagement between the rings 213a, 214a of said primary conductive pads 213, 214 , which ensures an excellent electrical connection between said primary conductive pads during the entire period preceding the actuation of the cut-off device 211.
    As illustrated in Figure 8, one of the rings 213a has in the illustrated example a fuse 240 which is connected in series. The fuse 240 is, in the example shown, integrated with the ring 213a with its insulating envelope. However, without departing from the scope of the present invention, it would be possible to implement a fuse element formed solely by the fusible core of a commercial fuse (without its insulating envelope) or by a thinned zone of the ring, in a manner similar to what has been described above. The support portion 212 of the pyrotechnic initiator 223 includes two through-channels 212a and 212b. A first electrical conductor 240a extends through a first channel 212a so as to connect a first electrical conductor 223a of the pyrotechnic initiator 223 to a first terminal of the fuse 240. In the same way a second electrical conductor 240b is extends through a second channel 212b so as to connect a second electrical conductor 223b of the pyrotechnic initiator 223, different from the first conductor 223a, to a second terminal of the fuse 240 different from the first. Thus, when a current of an intensity greater than the predetermined value passes through the ring 213a, the resistance of the fuse 240 increases so as to create at its terminals a potential difference sufficient to be able to actuate the pyrotechnic initiator 223. Alternatively or in combination, a fuse element connected to the pyrotechnic initiator could be present on the electrical pad 214 being connected in series thereto.
    Upon actuation of the pyrotechnic initiator 223, the movable cutoff element 220, and therefore the slit tube 221, moves to a second position in the cavity (FIG. 7B), following the pressurization of the chamber. pressurized 225. In this second position, the split tube 221 is clear of the pad 213, this prevents the electrical connection between the two conductive pads 213, 214 and interrupt the flow of current in the circuit. In the illustrated example, when the device 211 is in the second cutoff configuration (that illustrated in FIG. 7B), the split tube 221 is separated from the pad 213 and is in contact with the pad 214. However, it does not come out of the If the slit tube was not in contact with the stud 213 or with the stud 214 when the device is in the second configuration.
    Figure 8 shows how one can achieve a simple and economical way a cutoff device 211 as described. The hollow body 216 is defined by the assembly of two housing elements 230, 231, respectively left 230 and right 231. The housing element 230 comprises two threaded blind holes 232 surmounted by a laterally open recess 233a, 233b and 233c and whose shape is defined to accommodate a portion of each electrical conductive pad 213, 214 and a portion of the support 212 of the pyrotechnic initiator. Each electrical conductive pad has a ring 213a and 214a extended laterally by a connection bar 213b and 214b protruding outside the insulating hollow body so that it can be connected to the external electrical circuit at the breaking device 211. The second element of FIG. housing 231 has two through holes 236 for inserting fastening screws 237. In the same manner as the first housing member 230, it further comprises a laterally open recess 234a, 234b and 234c and whose shape is defined to accommodate a portion of each electrical conductive pad 213, 214 and a portion of the support 212 of the pyrotechnic initiator. The support 212 is mounted between the two housing members 230, 231 and comprises a bore 238 which receives at its end the initiator 223. The initiator 223 is mounted inside said support 212 so as to define the setting chamber. under pressure 225 within said bore 238. As mentioned above, the split tube 221 is forced into each of the two rings 213a, 214a.
    In this way, in said first initial position, the two axially offset and coaxial rings 213a, 214a are electrically connected via the split metal tube 221. In the example shown, the insulating drawer 222 is inserted inside. Slotted split tube 221. A first or upstream portion 241, cylindrical in shape, of diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the cavity 219, slides along the inner faces of said cavity. In its upstream face, directed upwards in FIGS. 7A, 7B and 8, the first part 241 comprises a cavity 226, here also substantially cylindrical, which partially delimits the initial volume of the pressurizing chamber 225. Figure 8, the first portion 241 has two circumferential grooves 261, 262, axially spaced from each other, and each receiving an O-ring seal 263, 264. Thus, the piston 222 closes the chamber of pressurized 225 and allows the rapid increase in pressure in the enclosed environment of this chamber. Thus, the gases generated in the pressurizing chamber 225 do not infiltrate to the conductive rings 213a, 214a.
    A groove is advantageously formed in at least one of said grooves and configured to form a calibrated passage for exhausting air from the pressurizing chamber when mounting the piston 222 in the carrier 212 of the initiator pyrotechnic 223. The piston 222, located at least partly upstream of the split tube, has the function of transmitting to the said tube 221 the pressure force generated by the gases in the pressurizing chamber 225 and to allow the breaking of the circuit by moving said tube 221. The first portion 241 is extended by a second downstream portion 242, of slightly smaller diameter chosen to allow its insertion, possibly by force, inside the split tube once it inserted between the rings 213a, 214a. This second part can act as a guide element for the split tube, when moving inside the cavity 219. It can also, in an advantageous embodiment, form a complementary clamping member of the split tube against the rings 213a, 214a. After triggering the pyrotechnic initiator 223, the situation is illustrated in FIG. 7B. The electrical connection between the two pads 213, 214 is interrupted and the flow of electric current through the conductive portion of the cut-off device 211 is thus interrupted. Note that the piston 222 has here, on a portion directly upstream of the split tube, a diameter at most equal to the outer diameter of the tube once inserted between the rings. In the illustrated example, the diameter of the upstream portion of the piston is even slightly less than that of the split tube, so that the piston, driving the split tube, can slide easily between the rings, without being blocked. This is made possible here by a slight difference in diameter between the most upstream part of the cavity along which the piston (here formed by the bore of the initiator support) slides and its downstream part (formed by the housing elements), wider, into which the rings open.
    As seen in the drawings, the cavity 219 is extended downstream by a guide portion 245 which guides the split tube 221 when it passes from the first to the second position and to ensure that it here is a rectilinear trajectory. A damping stud 29 is inserted into the bottom of the cavity 219. If necessary, this damping stud 29 serves to reduce the energy of the impact of the conductive split tube 221 and the insulating piston 222 when the two pieces come into contact with each other. on the bottom of the body 216.
    FIG. 9 shows a first example of a secure electrical system 30 according to the invention. The secure electrical system 30 comprises a secure power supply system 2 connected to an electrical device 31 intended to be powered by this power supply system 2. The power supply system 2 comprises a single-phase power supply circuit comprising an electric generator G and a phase 10 connected to this generator G. The generator G may for example be an alternator. The generator G can be connected to a heat engine such as an internal combustion engine or a turbojet engine. Alternatively, the generator G may be part of an installation such as a power plant producing an alternating current. In this example, the cut-off device 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 is connected to the phase 10 as detailed above. The cut-off device 1 is connected in series with the generator G and the electrical device 31. The cut-off device 1 is present between the generator G and the electrical device 31. The generator G is present upstream of the cut-off device 1 and the electrical device 31 is present downstream of the cut-off device 1. The terms "upstream" and "downstream" are here used with reference to the direction of the electric current in the supply circuit (arrow I). As explained above, when the intensity of the current flowing through the phase exceeds the predetermined value, the tripping of the fuse 40 present in the breaking device 1 makes it possible to actuate the pyrotechnic initiator 3 and thus the cut-off of the current flowing in the circuit. circuit.
    FIG. 10 represents another example of a secure electrical system and power supply system 300 according to the invention. In the example of FIG. 10, a structure similar to that of FIG. 9 has been used in which a control element 37 of the electrical device 31 has been added. This control element 37 is connected to the ignition device of the breaking device 100. The control element 37 is configured to actuate the pyrotechnic initiator when an operating parameter of the electrical device reaches a predetermined value. This makes it possible to cut the electric current by the cut-off device 100 also in the event of a malfunction of the electric device 31 and not only in case of overcurrent in the circuit. The control element 37 comprises for example a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature of the electric device 31. As a variant or in combination, the control element 37 may comprise a pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure of a part at least the electrical device 31. Thus, the control element 37 can be configured to actuate the pyrotechnic initiator when the temperature of the electric device 31 or the pressure of a portion of said device 31 exceeds a predetermined value and this in order to guarantee the security of the system 300 when a malfunction is observed.
    The electrical systems 30 and 300 that have just been described can be mounted in a vehicle such as an aircraft or a train or be present in an industrial installation.
    权利要求:
    Claims (12)
    [1" id="c-fr-0001]
    1. Cut-off device (1; 100; 111; 211) intended to be connected to an electrical circuit comprising at least one pyrotechnic initiator (3; 223) and a body (11; 114; 216) in which are present: pressurizing chamber (7; 225) in communication with an output (S) of said pyrotechnic initiator (3; 223); - at least one electrically conductive portion (8; 80; 90; 180; 213; 214); intended to be connected to the electrical circuit, - at least one fusible element (40; 130; 140; 240) connected in series with the conductive portion, the initiator being connected across said fuse element and said fuse element being configured to trip when the intensity of the current passing through it exceeds a predetermined value and thereby to actuate the initiator, and - a movable breaking element (15; 220), the pyrotechnic initiator being configured to pass the breaking device of a first passag configuration e of the current at a second current cutoff configuration, the movable cutoff element being set in motion upon the transition from the first to the second configuration to disconnect said conductive portion.
    [2" id="c-fr-0002]
    2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the fuse element (40; 130; 240) is attached to the conductive portion.
    [3" id="c-fr-0003]
    3. Device according to claim 1, wherein the fuse element (140) is constituted by a thinned area of the conductive portion.
    [4" id="c-fr-0004]
    4. Device (1; 111) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pressurizing chamber (7) is a first cutoff device chamber, at least a portion of the conductive portion (8; 180) being present in a second chamber (12) in the body (11; 114), the movable breaking element (15) separating the first chamber (7) from the second chamber (12) and having at least one relief (17) formed of an electrically insulating material, said at least one relief (17) being facing the conductive portion (8; 180), the movable breaking element (15) being moved towards the conductive portion (8; 180) for breaking it by impact with the relief when passing from the first to the second configuration.
    [5" id="c-fr-0005]
    5. Device (211) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the conductive portion has a first electrically conductive element (213) and a second electrically conductive element (214) and wherein movable cutoff element (220) has a third electrically conductive element (221), the third conductive element (221) providing the electrical connection between the first (213) and second (214) conductive elements when the cutout is in the first configuration and the third conductive element (221) being disengaged from at least one of the first (213) and second (214) conductive elements so as to prevent the flow of an electric current between them when the device is in the second configuration.
    [6" id="c-fr-0006]
    6. Cutoff device (1; 111; 211) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the device comprising a single conductive portion (8; 180; 213; 214).
    [7" id="c-fr-0007]
    7. Cutoff device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the device comprises a plurality of conductive portions (80), a fuse element (40) being connected in series to each of the conductive portions, the initiator being connected to the fusible element terminals and the fuse element being configured to trip when the intensity of the current flowing through it exceeds the predetermined value and thereby actuate the initiator.
    [8" id="c-fr-0008]
    8. Secure electrical system (30; 300) comprising at least: - a secure power supply system (2; 200) comprising at least: - a cut-off device (1; 100) according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and a power supply circuit connected to the breaking device, said at least one conductive portion (8) being connected to a phase (10) of the power supply circuit, and - an electrical device (31) connected to said power supply system. power supply (2; 200) and intended to be powered by the latter.
    [9" id="c-fr-0009]
    The system (300) of claim 8, further comprising a control element (37) of the electrical device configured to actuate the initiator (3) when the value of an operating parameter of the electrical device reaches a predetermined value.
    [10" id="c-fr-0010]
    10. System (300) according to claim 9, the operating parameter being the pressure or the temperature.
    [11" id="c-fr-0011]
    11. Vehicle comprising at least one secure electrical system (30; 300) according to any one of claims 8 to 10.
    [12" id="c-fr-0012]
    12. Installation comprising at least one system (30; 300) according to any one of claims 8 to 10.
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