Method and arrangement for triggering a series spark gap

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PATENT NO 9531166
APP PUB NO 20140175995A1
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14134891

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A series spark gap includes at least three partial spark gaps. In a continuous operation mode, a supply voltage acting over the partial spark gaps is divided by a first voltage dividing mechanism. During triggering, more than half of the partial spark gaps are bypassed by using a bypass mechanism such that more than half of the supply voltage acts over the partial spark gaps that are not bypassed, whereby the partial spark gap or the partial spark gaps that are not bypassed ignite. The voltage acting over the bypassed partial spark gaps is divided asymmetrically using the bypass mechanism, whereby the bypassed partial spark gaps ignite sequentially in the order determined by the asymmetric voltage division.

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ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTDSWISS BADEN

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Pöyhönen, Jussi Tampere, FI 1 2

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