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Potential control for high-voltage devices

US8155271B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Walter Beyerlein · Bubenreuth, DE
Richard Eichhorn · Hirschaid, DE
Werner Kuhnel · Uttenreuth, DE
Sabine Missel · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 3, 2008
Grant date	Apr 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 16, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05G1/10
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present embodiments related to a device having a device element to which a high voltage can be applied. The device is provided with at least one additional conducting element which is disposed, embodied and connected in such a way that the element is assigned a defined potential value and a change to the electric field generated by the high voltage in the sense of a more favorable field distribution is effected by means of position, shape and potential value. According to the invention, maximum loads on switching elements are avoided and undesirable phenomena such as voltage breakdowns or flow voltages are counteracted as a result of the more favorable field distribution.

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