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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2013
Alstom Technology Ltd, Baden, CH;
Colin Charnock Davidson, Stafford, GB;
Jean-Pierre Dupraz, Bressolles, FR;
General Electric Technology GmbH, Baden, CH;
Abstract
An extinguishing branch () for an electrical circuit () includes: a snubber circuit () including an energy storage limb (), wherein the energy storage limb () includes first and second energy storage limb portions separated by a first junction () to define a first voltage divider, and each energy storage limb portion includes at least one energy storage device (); and an arrester limb () connected across the energy storage limb (), wherein the arrester limb () includes first and second arrester limb portions separated by a second junction () to define a second voltage divider, and each arrester limb portion includes at least one arrester element (), wherein the first and second junctions () are connected to define a voltage divider bridge, and the voltage divider bridge is electrically coupleable to the electrical circuit () so as to provide, in use, a driving voltage to drive the electrical circuit ().