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6646850 High-voltage power breaker having an outlet flow channel  
A high-voltage power breaker includes two arcing contact pieces which are separated from one another when disconnected and between which an arc is struck in an arcing area. The arcing area is...
6646854 Lightning suppression attenuator and system employing same  
A lightning suppression attenuator including an enclosure having an interior volume and a coil of conductive wire received within the interior volume of the enclosure. The coil has a first lead...
6636409 Surge protection device including a thermal fuse spring, a fuse trace and a voltage clamping device  
A surge protection device includes terminals adapted to receive a power source voltage and surge protection circuits, each of which includes a thermal fuse spring, one or more metal oxide varistors...
6628494 Protective device and system  
A multi-pole protective device and system for electrical power transmission and distribution systems is provided that operates a multi-pole tripping system at ground level from a line-potential...
6618234 Lightning protection for irrigation controls  
Damage to electronic golf course sprinkler valve controls from lightning current surges is prevented by electrically isolating the actual valve control circuit from the logic circuitry that...
6614640 Surge arrester  
The surge arrester has an arrester housing, two electrical power connections ( 16, 17 ) which are routed out of the arrester housing, and at least one varistor, which is arranged in the arrester...
6583978 Limited restrike electric power circuit interrupter suitable for use as a line capacitor and load switch  
An actuator mechanism that decreases the time needed to move the contacts of a circuit interrupter between a closed circuit position and an open circuit position to reduce the probability of the...
6560086 Transient voltage surge suppressor  
A transient voltage surge suppressor is provided to protect equipment with voltage sensitive electronics, such as office equipment, from surges or transients in the multi-phase power distribution...
6560087 Electronic signal filter with surge protection mechanism  
An electronic signal filter is provided that includes a metal housing which has been adapted to be electrically grounded, and a circuit board positioned within the housing. The circuit board...
6556410 Universal surge protector for notebook computers  
A surge protector for portable personal computers, or notebooks, of the shunting type, employs two differently rated metal oxide varistors in a manner enabling operation with several differently...
6535369 Adaptive surge suppressor  
A surge suppressor circuit with imminent failure detection and self-maintenance capability. The circuit includes at least two surge suppressor elements. The first suppressor element is initially...
6525917 Power transforming system and method  
This invention is to provide a transforming system capable of satisfactorily protecting the equipment of a substation even if a aerial electric power lines is struck directly by an intense electric...
6504092 Method of preventing insulated wire breakage and momentary interruption  
Method of generating creeping discharge with certainty without causing puncture is applied on the basis of researching the creeping discharge characteristic of insulated wire. An overhead...
6483077 Method and apparatus for initiating, directing and constricting electrical discharge arcs  
A method and associated apparatus for initiating and guiding an electrical discharge arc. This method preferably comprises the steps of: providing a laser beam through a predetermined gas...
6483685 Compliant joint between electrical components  
An electrically-conductive and mechanically-compliant joint is formed between a pair of electrical components. The joint is positioned between a lower face of a first electrical component and an...
6466425 Insulating arrester capable of providing a voltage distribution that is substantially symmetrical around the center of the overall height of the arrester  
Provided is an arrester excellent in a limit voltage characteristics which can withstand a contamination phenomenon of a porcelain bushing surface, and a surge absorption. Metal plates each having...
6456478 Broad-band EMP surge diverter  
A broad-band EMP surge diverter in a coaxial line with a waveguide ( 20 ) placed in an outer conductor ( 10 ) and electrically connected via a short-circuit link ( 24 ) to the inner conductor ( 30...
6421218 Overvoltage protector  
An overvoltage protector assembly utilizes a gas tube having an electrically conductive terminal and an electrically conductive end cap for being selectively brought into electrical contact with...
6421220 Low capacitance surge protector for high speed data transmission  
The present invention is a surge protector circuit and method of protecting electronic equipment which do not load down a circuit at high frequencies and do not degrade a signal in high speed data...
6407900 Lightning protection system for wind power generation installation  
In a lightning protection system for a wind power generation installation, a conductor ring 16 is provided on a wind mill vane 1 and at a rotor casing 6 incorporating a wind power generator ...
6404346 Method and apparatus for detecting a failed thyristor  
A method or system consistent with this invention for detecting if a thyristor failed open in an alternating current input phase of a load comprises measuring an instantaneous power delivered to...
6399875 Lightning protected housing structure  
To prevent lightning from destroying equipment in a housing structure, a shield structure is built within the housing structure for enclosing electrical conductors that may allow surge currents to...
6392861 Surge arrester having disconnector housed by mounting bracket and end cap  
A surge arrester includes a mounting bracket, a surge arresting element, an electrically conductive connector, and a fault disconnector. The mounting bracket forms a bracket cup. The surge...
6355958 Spark gap for hermetically packaged integrated circuits  
A method and assembly for a spark gap. A plurality of resistors are positioned adjacent the spark gap for reducing the energy in the gap during electrostatic discharge.
6356428 Suspension device for line-mounted surge arrester  
A suspension device for a line arrester in an air-insulated transmission line including two suspension parts which support the line arrester such that its longitudinal axis deviates from the...
6344960 Electrostatic discharge protecting circuit for semiconductor device  
An electrostatic discharge protecting circuit for a semiconductor device is provided and includes a first circuit portion including an N-type MOS field effect transistor formed on a P-type silicon...
6337789 Spark gap assembly for welding power supply  
A spark gap assembly includes two conductive spark gap points forming a spark gap. Two substantially identical, non-conductive, molded plastic pieces are clamped together to make a housing with at...
6327129 Multi-stage surge protector with switch-grade fail-short mechanism  
A surge protector assembly may be provided with three terminals, a gas discharge tube having a first conductive end and a second conductive end opposite the first conductive end, a pair of metal...
6327132 Spark resistant structure, in particular for aircraft  
Spark-resistant structure for use with aircraft, including a sheet-shaped external element made of a composite material with an exterior face bearing an electrically conducting surface layer for...
6278073 Gas insulated switching apparatus  
A gas insulated switching apparatus has lightning arrestors in a line side unit. Each lightning arrestor is mounted to be moved linearly into and out of connection with a corresponding conductor....
6249415 Surge protector and method for preventing damage from line surges  
A surge protector for an electrical line is disclosed. The surge protector includes a pair of conductive pins respectively connectable to electrical lines. A first pin is soldered to a lead from a...
6212048 Combination ground fault circuit interrupter/surge suppressor  
Combination ground fault circuit interrupter/surge suppressor which provides overvoltage protection for AC power lines, coaxial transmission lines and communication lines without a separate ground...
6208496 Discharge counter and a nonlinear resistance material for a discharge counter  
A discharge counter relating to an operation of a lightening arrester to protect a power system and electric apparatus from overvoltage. This discharge counter includes a lightening arrester...
6188559 Line-protection device with integrated cutoff  
The device comprises a three-pole lightning arrester, switch means having conductive blades, trigger means having a trigger fuse piece which is thermally connected to the lightning arrester, and...
6185813 Enhanced varistor-based lighting arresters  
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a lightning arrester, the method being of the type comprising steps consisting in making a stack of varistors (100), and in forming a...
6178078 Discharge gap device and its mounting structure  
A discharge gap device which is provided between an antenna input terminal or a secondary side earth and a commercial power source, or between the power lines of a commercial power source as a...
6166895 Patch cable and method for installing telecommunications equipment in remote terminals  
A patch cord and method for installing new hardware in a remote terminal of a telecommunications system. Hardware installed inside remote terminal cabinets require lightning protection systems to...
6151201 Gas-insulated high-voltage semiconductor valve means  
A gas-insulated semiconductor valve for high voltage power has an elongated valve stack with a plurality of semiconductor elements. The valve stack is provided with electrostatic shields for...
6111237 Microwave facilitated atmospheric energy projection system  
The present invention relates to an Atmospheric Energy Projection System for projecting electrical and thermal energy. The Microwave Facilitated Atmospheric Energy Projection System (MFAEPS) uses...
6108187 Electric power transmission line with protection devices against lightning overvoltages  
An electric power transmission line with protection devices against lightening overvoltages in the form of a lighting arrester with a surface discharge. Having a relatively long discharge path, the...
6064558 Electrical surge protector for center conductor devices  
A electrical surge protector includes a metal tube having a pair of non-conductive stoppers mounted within each end to form an enclosed cavity therebetween. A conductor wire extends the length of...
6061216 Lightning breaker  
This apparatus is a device that connects to electrical or electronic equipment that is to be protected from lightning. The device detects amplitude modulation radio frequency signals (electrostatic...
6049049 Surge arrester  
6018453 Surge arrester protection system and method  
A surge arrester protection system includes a surge arrester, a first mechanism fixed on a first end of the surge arrester for directing arcs around the surge arrester and a second mechanism fixed...
6011682 No-zap low-cost lightning protection  
Suitable for retail sales or contractor installation, this low-cost, multi-configurable five-part modular system protects sensitive equipment from lightning damage more completely than the limited...
6008977 Electrical surge arrester  
An electrical surge arrester comprises a stack of varistors (10) separated by conductive spacers (12), the respective faces of the varistors and the spacers being bonded for electrical and physical...
6008975 Self-compressive surge arrester module and method of making same  
A surge arrester module having an array of MOV's and other components includes an insulative coating (16) for applying an axially compressive force to the stacked array. The component stack (20),...
6002571 Lightning arrester assembly for an overhead electricity line with a device for flagging an arrester malfunction  
The lightning arrester assembly for an overhead line for transporting electricity comprises a lightning arrester connected in series with a horned spark-gap between the electricity transport line...
5998731 Absorbed type lightning rod and absorbed type lightning discharging apparatus  
The lightning rod of the present invention is an absorbed type lightning rod which absorbs all lightning stroke current. This absorbed type lightning rod includes a conductive pole, a circular...
5999393 Surge protector and lead assembly with improved contact area between the protector and lead  
The present invention provides a lead for attachment to a cylindrical protector element with a circular contact ring thereon and a circular groove adjacent and axially inward of the contact ring....
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