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Lightning arrester assembly for an overhead electricity line with a device for flagging an arrester malfunction

US6002571A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 21, 1998
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G13/80
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The lightning arrester assembly for an overhead line for transporting electricity comprises a lightning arrester connected in series with a horned spark-gap between the electricity transport line and a support structure in the form of an arm of a pylon connected to ground. The assembly also includes a device for flagging a malfunction of the lightning arrester, which device is connected in series with the lightning arrester on one of the horns of the spark-gap.

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