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Surge arrester having thermal overload protection

US8129648B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14References

19Claims

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Assignee

EPCOS AG · DE

Inventors

Gero Zimmermann · Berlin, DE
Thomas Westebbe · Berlin, DE
Peter Bobert · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2010
Grant date	Mar 6, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01T1/02
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An overvoltage arrester includes at least two electrodes and a melt element that connects one of the electrodes to an outer terminal of the overvoltage arrester. An extinguishing device is designed to extinguish an electric arc.

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