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US 2007/0165351 A1Published application
Optically ignited spark gap
OwnerPeter Menkeinventor
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Abstract
An overvoltage protector (1) has a spark gap (2) with opposing electrodes (3) and a light source for generating an ignition light in accordance with the trigger signals of a control unit, the ignition light being configured to directly ignite the spark gap (2). A reliable ignition of the spark gap is facilitated by equipping the overvoltage protector with an optical fibre (15) for conducting the ignition light to the spark gap (2).
Claims20
An overvoltage protection comprising:
- a spark gap which has mutually opposite electrodes
- a light source for production of an ignition light as a function of initiation signals from a control unit, wherein the ignition light designed for direct ignition of the spark gap,
- an optical waveguide for carrying the ignition light to the spark gap.
An overvoltage protection comprising:
- a spark gap which has mutually opposite electrodes,
- an ignition light source receiving initiation signals from a control unit, wherein the ignition light is designed for direct ignition of the spark gap, and
- an optical waveguide for carrying the ignition light to the spark gap.
An overvoltage protection comprising:
- a spark gap which has mutually opposite electrodes,
- a light source for production of an ignition light as a function of initiation signals from a control unit, wherein the ignition light is designed for direct ignition of the spark gap, and
- an optical waveguide for carrying the ignition light to the spark gap,
- wherein the electrodes are arranged on a platform which is designed to be electrically isolated, at a high-voltage potential, and provided for components to be mounted on, wherein the components can be connected to a high-voltage three-phase electrical power supply system, and wherein the light source is grounded.
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