Spark gap arrangement
AssigneeDEHN + SÖHNE GmbH + Co. KG
InventorsJohannes Wiesinger, Wolfgang Zischank, Peter Hasse, Walter Aumeier, Peter Zahlmann, Raimund Konig, Georg Wittmann
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Abstract
A spark gap arrangement capable of handling lightning includes a first spark gap with a relatively high-resistance insulating layer having a relatively short spark-over path, and at least one second spark gap which, compared to the first spark gap, has a relatively low-resistance insulating layer with a relatively long spark-over path, the second spark gap being electrically connected in series to the first spark gap.
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A spark gap arrangement capable of carrying lightning current, comprising at least two series-connected spark gaps, wherein each of said at least two spark gaps includes two electrodes and means consisting of an insulating layer arranged between the two electrodes for forming a spark-over path, wherein a thickness of a first of the at least two insulating layers is different from a thickness of a second of the at least two insulating layers, wherein the first insulating layer has a resistance which is higher than that of the second insulating layer, and wherein the first insulating layer forms a spark-over path which is shorter than a spark-over path formed by the second insulating layer.
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