Global Patent Index - EP 1709716 A1

EP 1709716 A1 20061011 - OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE WITH IMPROVED FOLLOW CURRENT INTERRUPTING CAPACITY

Title (en)

OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE WITH IMPROVED FOLLOW CURRENT INTERRUPTING CAPACITY

Title (de)

ÜBERSPANNUNGS-SCHUTZEINRICHTUNG MIT VERBESSERTER FOLGESTROM-UNTERBRECHUNGSKAPAZITÄT

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE PROTECTION CONTRE DES SURTENSIONS A CAPACITE DE COUPURE DE COURANT DE SUITE AMELIOREE

Publication

EP 1709716 A1 20061011 (FR)

Application

EP 04817618 A 20041230

Priority

  • FR 2004003415 W 20041230
  • FR 0315576 A 20031230

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2864714A1] The arrestor has a spark gap (2) with an intrinsic follow current interrupting capacity. An improvement unit (5) cooperates with the gap such that the arrestor has a resultant follow current interrupting capacity that is greater than the intrinsic capacity. The unit has a limitation unit (6) to limit intensity of current traversing the gap. The unit (5) has a non-self inductive resistive unit (9) mounted in series with the gap. An independent claim is also included for a method of improving follow current interrupting capacity of a lightning arrestor.

IPC 8 full level

H01T 1/16 (2006.01); H02H 9/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01T 1/16 (2013.01 - EP US); H02H 9/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005074082A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2864714 A1 20050701; FR 2864714 B1 20060512; BR PI0418451 A 20070522; CN 1902794 A 20070124; EP 1709716 A1 20061011; RU 2006127424 A 20080210; US 2007223171 A1 20070927; WO 2005074082 A1 20050811; ZA 200606096 B 20070530

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0315576 A 20031230; BR PI0418451 A 20041230; CN 200480039627 A 20041230; EP 04817618 A 20041230; FR 2004003415 W 20041230; RU 2006127424 A 20041230; US 59684004 A 20041230; ZA 200606096 A 20060724