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(43) Date of publication: 29.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/35 (21) Application number: 99946129.6 (22) Date of filing: 06.09.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H02B 1/40, H02G 3/10 (86) International application number: PCT/EP9906/537 (87) International publication number: WO 0118/926 (15.03.2001 Gazette 2001/11)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: GE Power Controls Belgium, besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid 9000 Gent (BE)	(72) Inventor: LAMBERT, Marcel B-9940 Evergem (BE) (74) Representative: Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing.  Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner GbR,TBK-Patent,Bavariaring 4 80336 München 80336 München (DE)