摘要:
A metal oxide resistor of the type consisting essentially of zinc oxide and containing significant amounts of the impurities bismuth trioxide, cobalt trioxide, manganese dioxide, antimony oxide, chromic oxide, and silicon dioxide contains also significant amounts of the impurities barium oxide and boron oxide.
摘要:
An overvoltage surge arrester for relatively high voltage applications is provided with a voltage grading circuit comprising a relatively low exponent resistor in parallel with a relatively high exponent resistor, for preventing spurious operation of the arrester under conditions in which the outside surface of the porcelain housing becomes contaminated with a conductive film. A linear resistor is additionally connected in series with the high exponent non-linear resistor of the above circuit to prevent excessively high current in the high exponent resistor near the sparkover voltage of the arrester.
摘要:
A lightning arrester having a current limiting spark gap assembly with means therein for regulating the movement of arcs established within the assembly so that the arcs are prevented from building a high voltage when they are discharging a current in excess of a predetermined value. The regulating means are also effective to allow low current arcs to rapidly and consistently build high voltages.
摘要:
A surge voltage arrester having means for retarding the build up of appreciable current limiting voltage therein for a predetermined interval of time after sparkover of the arrester comprising, a current limiting spark gap assembly having an electromagnetic coil electrically connected in series with it and disposed adjacent to it for moving arcs within the assembly in a manner such that arc voltage is increased. The coil is shunted by a current limiting means and is provided with enough turns to give it a substantial inductance so that an overvoltage surge may be discharged through the assembly for a predetermined interval of time before the coil develops enough magnetic flux to move arcs within the assembly sufficiently to build up an appreciable current limiting arc voltage. Additionally, the highly inductive coil provides the arrester with a high inductive reactance such that at the moment of clearing the current is forced slowly to zero providing a ''''gentle'''' clearing so high induced voltages are not produced in inductive protected circuits.