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    the arrester, the current from the surge is diverted through the arrester, in most cases to earth. In telegraphy and telephony, a lightning arrester is...
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    of lightning. The typical lightning arrester has a high-voltage terminal and a ground terminal. In telegraphy and telephony, a lightning arrester is a...
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    compared by impulse ratio. A surge arrester should have a low impulse ratio, so that a surge incident on the surge arrester may be bypassed to the ground instead...
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  • A gas-filled tube can also be used as a shunt, particularly in a lightning arrester. Neon and other noble gases have a high breakdown voltage, so that...
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    "arrester", and "discharger"; however, over the years these names have been incorporated into other products or industries with a stake in lightning protection...
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  • Arrester may refer to: Lightning arrester Arrestor bed (disambiguation) Surge arrester This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...
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    A flame arrester (also spelled arrestor), deflagration arrester, or flame trap is a device or form of construction that will allow free passage of a gas...
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  • Wire link ("jumper") JFET: Junction gate field-effect transistor LA: Lightning arrester LCD: Liquid crystal display LDR: Light-dependent resistor LED: Light-emitting...
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  • received the IEEE Edison Medal (1947) for his work on the autovalve lightning arrester, deion circuit breaker, and ignitron. He wrote over 120 articles and...
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  • attempts to investigate the possibility of harvesting lightning energy. A single bolt of lightning carries a relatively large amount of energy (approximately...
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    propagation of lightning and switching surges can cause insulation failures into substation equipment. Line entrance surge arrestors are used to protect...
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    to connect to the network. This junction block usually includes a lightning arrester (which requires a wire to ground). In multi-line installations such...
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    system, an automatically regulated three-coil dynamo, a magnetic lightning arrester, and a local power transformer. In 1892 the Thomson-Houston Electric...
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    electrodes with a gap to arc over at a high voltage Lightning arrester – spark gap used to protect against lightning strikes Recloser – automatic switch that opens...
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    under the GE and Westinghouse brand names, among others. The gapped SiC arrester has been largely displaced by no-gap varistors that use columns of zinc...
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    Lightning injuries are injuries caused by a lightning strike. Initial symptoms may include heart asystole and respiratory arrest. While the asystole may...
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  • varistor can protect against most overvoltage conditions, while a lightning arrester protects against severe spikes. Electronic filters can remove harmonics...
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    similar protection in case of flashovers and lightning strikes. A surge arrester (also called a lightning arrester) may also be installed between the line...
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    the roof of a 50-meter-high (160 ft) structure while repairing a lightning arrester in the afternoon. Both were rushed to the St. James Hospital, also...
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    1932 cutout with double hinge |U.S. Patent 2,519,289 — 1944 cutout with lightning arrestor inside the insulator Patent 6,583,708B1 — recent cutout design...
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    The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, stealth multirole combat aircraft designed for air superiority...
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    Institute) in 1897. While still in school he invented and patented a lightning arrester for telegraph lines in 1895. At the outbreak of the Spanish–American...
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    should have a lightning arrester consisting of a ball or horn spark gap between the mast and the ground terminal, so that current from a lightning strike to...
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  • is dissipated to the Earth. In the event of a surge, a lightning arrester, a surge arrester or a SPD will divert the excess current to the Earth before...
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  • such as airfield runway and taxiway lights. Crowbar (circuit) Diac Lightning arrester Transient voltage suppression diode Varistor Bobda, Christophe. Introduction...
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  • Lightning McQueen is a fictional anthropomorphic stock car and the protagonist of the Disney/Pixar Cars franchise. He was developed by John Lasseter and...
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  • Maps. Retrieved 2021-11-19. "Canadian Line Materials Ltd. Type "C" Lightning Arrester". lampes-et-tubes.info. Retrieved 2021-11-08. "CLM History - The Siren...
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    doi:10.1109/PAIEE.1918.6594102. Steinmetz (1918b). "The Oxide Film Lightning Arrester". Proceedings of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. XXXVII...
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    are good conductors of electricity and attract lightning, acting as a lightning rod. A lightning arrester is usually used to protect against this. A large...
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    Chinese: 全能神教會; pinyin: Quánnéng Shén Jiàohuì), also known as Eastern Lightning (simplified Chinese: 东方闪电; traditional Chinese: 東方閃電; pinyin: Dōngfāng...
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