DEADFRONT ARRESTER WITH DISCONNECTOR DEVICE

Abstract: systems for disconnecting a surge arrester. one embodiment provides a surge arrester comprising a housing, a connecting interface configured to connect to an electrical power grid, and a disconnector device coupled to the connecting interface. a metal oxide varistor stack is coupled to the disconnector device, and a ground side connection is coupled to the metal oxide varistor stack, the ground side connection configured to connect to a system ground. the disconnector device is configured to disconnect the connecting interface from the system ground based on a predetermined disconnection condition.

Inventor(s): Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw, David Charles Hughes

CPC Classification: H01C7/12 (Overvoltage protection resistors {(series resistors structurally associated with spark gaps )})

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