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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Bernd Kruska, Berlin, DE;
Kai Steinfeld, Jiangsu, CN;
Inventors:
Bernd Kruska, Berlin, DE;
Kai Steinfeld, Jiangsu, CN;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surge arrester is connected in an output current path from an electrical power supply system. A cut-off arrangement is also provided in the output current path and has a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode has a recess in which at least part of a gas generator is arranged. The recess is covered by a cover. When the cut-off arrangement responds, an additional volume for accommodation of expanded gas is provided upon demand, in addition to an arcing area provided in the interior of the cut-off arrangement.