Switching device including spark gap for switching electrical power, a method for protection of an electrical object and its use
CA 2275639 A1 · Owner: Bergkvist, Mikael · Inventors: Bergkvist, Mikael; Windmar, Dan; Russberg, Gunnar
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A device for switching electric power comprises at least one electric switching arrangement (5). This switching arrangement comprises at least one switching element (10a) comprising an electrode gap (24). This gap is convertible between an electrically substantially insulating state and an electrically conducting state. Furthermore the switching element comprises , means (25) for causing or at least initiating the electrode gap or at least a part thereof to assume electrical conductivity. The means (25) for causing or at least initiating the electrode gap to assume conductivity are adapted to supply energy to the electrode gap in the form of radiation energy to bring the gap or at …
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- Filed December 17, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 17, 2017.
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