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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Dennie Lange, Erlangen, DE;
Joerg Ochs, Igensdorf, DE;
Michael Soeder, Heroldsbach, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/20 (2006.01); H01T 4/14 (2006.01); H01T 4/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 4/14 (2013.01); H01T 4/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
In order to provide a spark gap configuration for overvoltage protection, the spark gap configuration has electrodes that face each other and exhibit a short deionization time. The electrodes have, on at least a portion thereof, a current-path bounding device for forcing a desired current path in the electrodes themselves resulting in improved spark behavior.