Global Patent Index - EP 4042461 A1

EP 4042461 A1 20220817 - ON-LOAD TAP CHANGER

Title (en)

ON-LOAD TAP CHANGER

Title (de)

LASTSTUFENSCHALTER

Title (fr)

CHANGEUR DE PRISES EN CHARGE

Publication

EP 4042461 A1 20220817 (DE)

Application

EP 20774966 A 20200917

Priority

  • DE 102019130457 A 20191112
  • EP 2020075967 W 20200917

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021094015A1] An on-load tap-changer (10) for switching, without interruption, between winding taps (N1,...NJ,... NN) of a tapped transformer (1), said on-load tap-changer comprising: - at least one selector unit (30) for preselecting, without power, a designated winding tap (NJ); - at least one load transfer switch unit (40) for actually transferring a load from the previous winding tap (NJ-1) to the preselected winding tap (NJ); - at least one gear mechanism (50) comprising a first gear (31) and a second gear (41), said first gear (31) being associated with the selector unit (30) and said second gear (41) being associated with the load transfer switch unit (40); - and a driveshaft (60) that is operated by a motor drive (70), wherein: - the first gear (31) and the second gear (41) are directly mechanically operatively connected to each other so that the gears (31, 41) are operated simultaneously; - and the driveshaft (60) can drive either the first gear (31) or the second gear (41).

IPC 8 full level

H01H 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 9/0011 (2013.01 - US); H01H 9/0027 (2013.01 - EP); H01H 9/0038 (2013.01 - US); H01H 9/0072 (2013.01 - EP); H01H 2009/0094 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021094015A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102019130457 B3 20210204; AU 2020385221 A1 20220623; CN 114730669 A 20220708; EP 4042461 A1 20220817; JP 2023500074 A 20230104; US 2022406534 A1 20221222; WO 2021094015 A1 20210520

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102019130457 A 20191112; AU 2020385221 A 20200917; CN 202080078362 A 20200917; EP 2020075967 W 20200917; EP 20774966 A 20200917; JP 2022524205 A 20200917; US 202017775317 A 20200917