Epcos Ag

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Tdk Electronics Ag

Wolfgang Daeumer

Juergen Boy

Frank Werner

Peter Bobert

Zhipeng Fang

Eberhard Soelter

Dieter Gerlach

Winfried Voelkner

Michael Mewes

Bernd Petschel

A triggerable spark gap, a switching circuit and a method for manufacturing a triggerable spark gap are disclosed. In an embodiment, a triggerable spark gap includes a trigger electrode, an adjacent electrode at the trigger electrode, a counter electrode and a gap between the counter electrode and the adjacent electrode, wherein a distance between the trigger electrode and the adjacent electrode is less than a distance between the trigger electrode and the counter electrode, wherein the distance between the trigger electrode and the counter electrode is less than a distance between the adjacent electrode and the counter electrode, wherein the counter electrode and/or the adjacent electrode includes a first phase including a first material and a second phase including a second material, and wherein the second material has a lower electron work function than the first material.

Triggerable spark gap, switching circuit having a triggerable spark gap, and process for manufacturing a triggerable spark gap

A surge arrester comprises an electrical insulator (), which surrounds a cavity (), a pin electrode () and a tube electrode (), which are arranged in the cavity (), wherein the pin electrode () projects into the tube electrode (). An ignition strip () is applied on an inner surface (S) of the insulator facing the cavity (). An outer metallization () is arranged on an outer surface (S) of the insulator (). As a result, an effective reduction of the protection level can be achieved in the case of the surge arrester.

Surge arrester

A surge arrester includes two side electrodes extending into an interior space formed by means of at least one insulating body and a central electrode. The end-side distance between the side electrodes is greater than the distances between a respective side electrode and the central electrode. The distance between the side electrodes is less than the distance between the end regions of the central electrode and a base of the side electrodes.

Surge arrester with low response surge voltage

A gas-filled discharge gap includes at least two electrodes and an electrode-activation mass that is arranged on at least one of the electrodes. The electrode-activation mass contains KWO.

Gas-filled discharge gap

Gas-filled discharge paths such as voltage surge protectors and spark gaps can have a low ignition delay in dark spaces when a special activating compound is used. To simplify the manufacture of such discharge paths, fully nickel-plated electrodes are used; in addition, nickel in a metallic form, in addition to titanium, is also added to the special activating compound.

Gas-filled discharge path

Gas-filled discharge path in a form of a spark gap or an overvoltage

A gas-filled overvoltage arrester with an electrode activation compound. In order to ensure a high degree of adherence of the activation compound to the electrodes in a gas-filled hydrogen-containing overvoltage arrester, the activation compound comprises a first aluminum component, a second halide component, and a third dielectric or ferroelectric metal oxide component. These three components are present in the proportions of 50 to 70, 20 to 40, and 3 to 10 mol. %, respectively.

Gas-filled overvoltage arrester with electrode activation compound

A heated hydrogen storage device for a plasma switch includes a ring-shaped holder element having an inwardly directed, ring-shaped shoulder that forms an opening. The device also includes a first and a second metal disk, with the first metal disk having a cut-out portion. A heating element is arranged between the first and second metal disks and is insulated therefrom. The heating element forms a turned heating track and has one end contacting the second metal disk and a second end extending outside through the cut-out portion of the first metal disk. The first metal disk and the heating element are stacked one above the another and rests on the ring-shaped shoulder of the ring-shaped holder element. The second metal disk is connected to the holder element and it covers the opening of the holder element. The second metal disk also fixes the first metal disk and the heating element in position.

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Zeuthen, Germany

Wolfgang Daeumer