US4689713A
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High voltage surge protection for electrical power line
Assignee: Alcatel CIT SA
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Filing: 1986-06-11
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Granted: 1987-08-25
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Expires: 2006-06-11
Abstract
Abstract A surge protection device comprising an inductor and a limiting bridge stage (10) with two oppositely biased power diodes (15,16) each connected in series with a high-valued capacitor, features an inductor connected in a first stage including a spark-gap (6) to ensure decoupling by the inductor from the second limiting bridge stage. A time-delay relay (10A) is disposed at the terminals of each power diode/capacitor combination to enable charging of the capacitors through a resistor (20) and auxiliary diodes (21, 22) connected between the relay and the power line on the one hand and between the power diode and the capacitor on the other hand, and the subsequent blocking of the bridge once the capacitors have been charged.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Luc Hourtane
- 👤 Christian Girard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 06:15
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02H; H02H9/00; H02H9/04; H02H9/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A device for protecting an AC electrical power line against electromagnetically-induced, high transient overvoltages or surges, said device comprising: electrically connected first and second stages, said first stage comprising an inductor for decoupling said first stage from second stage, said second stage comprising a peak-limiting bridge, said peak-limiting bridge comprising two oppositely biased power diodes, each connected in series with a high-valued capacitor, said inductor in said first stage being connected to a ground via a spark gap to insure decoupling by said inductor of said first stage from said second stage, and a time-delay relay disposed at the terminals of each power diode/capacitor combination to enable charging of the capacitors through a resistor and auxiliary diodes connected between the relay and the power line one the one hand and between the power diode and the capacitor on the other hand, and to subsequently block the bridge once the capacitors have been charged.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
153 words
A device for protecting an AC electrical power line against electromagnetically-induced, high transient overvoltages or surges, said device comprising: electrically connected first and second stages, said first stage comprising an inductor for decoupling said first stage from second stage, said second stage comprising a peak-limiting bridge, said peak-limiting bridge comprising two oppositely biased power diodes, each connected in series with a high-valued capacitor, said inductor in said first stage being connected to a ground via a spark gap to insure decoupling by said inductor of said first stage from said second stage, and a time-delay relay disposed at the terminals of each power diode/capacitor combination to enable charging of the capacitors through a resistor and auxiliary diodes connected between the relay and the power line one the one hand and between the power diode and the capacitor on the other hand, and to subsequently block the bridge once the capacitors have been charged.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein said spark-gap of the first stage is series connected with a varistor connected to ground.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
Device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising resistors and varistors series-connected to the terminals of the capacitors to enable the capacitor charges to be taken back down to the initial network value after limiting the transient overvoltage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein said first stage inductor is made of non-saturable wound aluminum sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
Device according to claim 1 for protection against lightning surges, wherein the combined capacitance of the capacitors in series with the power diodes is approximately 2000 microfarads.
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