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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Epcos Ag, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Manfred Schweinzger, Schwhhanberg, AT;
Stefan Obermair, Stainz, AT;
Pavol Dudesek, Deutschlandsberg, AT;
Assignee:
EPCOS AG, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 4/12 (2006.01); H02H 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/20 (2013.01); H01T 4/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An overvoltage protection element and a method for producing an overvoltage protection element is disclosed. In an embodiment, the overvoltage protection element includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a discharge region arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein a porous discharge dielectric is arranged in the discharge region, and wherein the overvoltage protection element is configured to discharge a gas in pores of the discharge dielectric and produce an electrically conductive connection between the first electrode and the second electrode.