Overvoltage protection device with a measuring device for monitoring overvoltage protection elements

Systems and methods for overvoltage protection are disclosed. According to one illustrative implementation, an overvoltage protection device is provided having one or more overvoltage protection elements and a measuring device for monitoring the overvoltage protection elements. Further, the measurin...

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Hauptverfasser:	SIEGEL ANDREI, BRAND FRIEDRICH-ECKHARD, PFORTNER STEFFEN, MEYER THOMAS
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ALARM SYSTEMS BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER CORONA DEVICES ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES GENERATION MEASURING MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES ORDER TELEGRAPHS OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS PHYSICS SIGNALLING SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS SPARK GAPS SPARKING PLUGS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Systems and methods for overvoltage protection are disclosed. According to one illustrative implementation, an overvoltage protection device is provided having one or more overvoltage protection elements and a measuring device for monitoring the overvoltage protection elements. Further, the measuring device may include an evaluation device, which is designed to count pulse-like overvoltage events which are arrested by the overvoltage protection element, wherein the evaluation device is connected to the overvoltage protection element via a light-measuring device and/or a device for identifying a current flow. In further implementations, overvoltage protection devices may comprise an evaluation device which, on the basis of the counted pulses and/or an identified current flow, may determine whether the overvoltage protection element is still operational, is previously damaged, or is unusable, and/or an alarm device, which indicates whether the overvoltage protection element is still operational, is previously damaged, or is unusable.