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Overvoltage protection equipment

US8982525B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Rainer Durth · Niederheesten, DE
Thomas Meyer · Ottenstein, DE
Joachim Cerny · Bielefeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 24, 2012
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02H9/06
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Overvoltage protection equipment may include: a first connection; a second connection; a first discharge path disposed between the first and the second connections, wherein the first discharge path comprises a spark gap; a second discharge path disposed between the first and the second connections, wherein the second discharge path comprises a triggerable circuit breaker and a thermistor connected in series; and a control device that induces the triggerable circuit breaker to switch on, based on at least one of a state or a state path of the first discharge path as a result of a discharge event.

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