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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
David Charles Hughes, Aiken, SC (US);
Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw, Strongsville, OH (US);
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A surge arrester device comprising a first housing portion including a first end and a second end, the first end including a first opening and the second end including a second opening. The device includes a first axis parallel to the first housing portion, the first axis intersecting a first center of the first opening and a second center of the second opening, and a second axis perpendicular to the first housing portion, the second axis intersecting an intermediate section of the first housing portion. The device includes a second housing portion protruding from the intermediate section of the first housing portion, the second housing portion protruding at an angle between the first axis and the second axis, and a metal oxide varistor (MOV) stack within the second housing portion, wherein the MOV stack is released through an opening of the second housing portion if the arrester faults to ground.