Lightning arrester assembly for an overhead electricity line with a device for flagging an arrester malfunction
US6002571A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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