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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Epcos Ag, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Bobert, Falkensee, DE;
Frank Werner, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
EPCOS AG, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 1/22 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H01T 4/12 (2006.01); H01T 2/02 (2006.01); H01T 1/14 (2006.01); H01T 4/10 (2006.01); H01T 4/16 (2006.01); H02H 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 1/22 (2013.01); H01T 1/14 (2013.01); H01T 2/02 (2013.01); H01T 4/10 (2013.01); H01T 4/12 (2013.01); H01T 4/16 (2013.01); H02H 9/041 (2013.01); H02H 9/043 (2013.01); H02H 9/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An arrester is disclosed. In an embodiment, the arrester includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a switching contact, a first discharge space between the first and second electrodes and a short-circuiting mechanism suitable for short-circuiting the first and second electrodes and for switching a state of the arrester, wherein, in a first state, at least one electrode of the first and second electrodes is not electrically conductively connected to the switching contact and, in a second state, the at least one electrode is electrically conductively connected to the switching contact.