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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1982
Daniel D Bergh, Lenox, MA (US);
Robert E Koch, Pittsfield, MA (US);
John A Timoshenko, Pittsfield, MA (US);
General Electric Company, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Abstract
An elongated, insulative tube of high mechanical strength is equipped with fittings at each end for electrical connection with a high voltage transmission line and a grounded tower. An external spark gap is provided between a first arcing ring mounted in electrical connection with one end fitting and a second arcing ring mounted to the tube intermediate its ends and electrically connected with a contact member disposed within the tube. The portion of the tube interior between the contact member and the other end fitting is packed with a series array of varistor discs. The tube maintains the line in spaced relation with the tower, while the varistor array and spark gap absorb voltage surge differentials between the line and tower.