EP0938166A1 - Parafoudre EMP - Google Patents

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EP0938166A1
EP0938166A1 EP99810133A EP99810133A EP0938166A1 EP 0938166 A1 EP0938166 A1 EP 0938166A1 EP 99810133 A EP99810133 A EP 99810133A EP 99810133 A EP99810133 A EP 99810133A EP 0938166 A1 EP0938166 A1 EP 0938166A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/50—Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01P—WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
    • H01P1/00—Auxiliary devices
    • H01P1/20—Frequency-selective devices, e.g. filters
    • H01P1/201—Filters for transverse electromagnetic waves
    • H01P1/202—Coaxial filters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T4/00—Overvoltage arresters using spark gaps
    • H01T4/08—Overvoltage arresters using spark gaps structurally associated with protected apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2103/00—Two poles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/38—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
    • H01R24/40—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency
    • H01R24/42—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency comprising impedance matching means or electrical components, e.g. filters or switches
    • H01R24/44—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency comprising impedance matching means or electrical components, e.g. filters or switches comprising impedance matching means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/38—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
    • H01R24/40—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency
    • H01R24/42—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency comprising impedance matching means or electrical components, e.g. filters or switches
    • H01R24/48—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency comprising impedance matching means or electrical components, e.g. filters or switches comprising protection devices, e.g. overvoltage protection

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  • the present invention relates to an EMP arrester in a coaxial line consisting of a housing placed in the outer conductor and one with the inner conductor the coaxial line electrically connected ⁇ / 4 line at their The end of an arrester is contacted with the housing in accordance with the definition of the claims.
  • Swiss patent application 158/97 provides for a gas discharge - Surge arrester which is between the outer conductor of the coaxial line and the ⁇ / 2 line is contacted to derive interference currents and interference voltages or reflect.
  • This ⁇ / 2 line with its pot circles and in series switched gas discharge surge arrester acts as a frequency selective Filters for multiple frequency bands and allows the simultaneous transmission of AC / DC supply voltages.
  • the EMP arrester according to claim 1 shows an arrester which is between the housing and an electrically extended ⁇ / 4 line is used interchangeably, wherein a capacitor is connected in parallel to the arrester, which also carries the line for HF connects the housing and together with the ⁇ / 4 line a parallel resonant circuit forms.
  • Gas discharge surge arresters are suitable as surge arresters, Varistors or different types of diodes.
  • This circuit enables the transmission of AC / DC supply voltage and is for suitable for the simultaneous transmission of HF frequency bands with high power, without generating intermodulation products or without Use of a gas discharge surge arrester whose extinguishing behavior negatively changes. Furthermore, this switching arrangement enables the transmission of large ones HF powers, this in broad frequency bands, at very high, with upwards in principle unlimited frequencies and with the smallest static response voltage the surge arrester. With this invention, terminals with AC / DC dine and at the same time effectively protect against harmful electrical surges.
  • the sectional view according to FIG. 2 or 6, for example, as a plug-in coupling designed EMP arrester consists of an outer conductor 10, which is cylindrical Housing with connectors 11 and 12 arranged on both sides for screw connections or has plug connections of coaxial conductors.
  • the connector is 11 left in the drawing as a connection to the unprotected area, for example to an antenna, thought and the connector 12, right in the drawing is supposed to be the protected Connect to an electronic device.
  • this EMP arrester on a screw connection or to be attached to a housing bushing as an earth connection. Is to a screw connection 18 or a flange 13 on the outer conductor 10 is present together with a washer 17 or the like.
  • An outer hollow cylinder is screwed into a middle part 106 of the outer conductor 10 or put on.
  • This outer hollow cylinder 20 is with a screwed end cover 21 provided.
  • An arrester 28 is inserted into the end cover 21.
  • the arrester 28 can as a gas discharge surge arrester (see Figures 1 and 2), or as a Varistor (see FIG. 3), or also as a diode, for example as a transzorb diode, zener diode, Suppressor diode, protection diode, etc. (see Figure 4) can be designed.
  • the arrester 28 is interchangeable and can be opened by opening the cover 21 can be replaced quickly and easily.
  • the length of line 24 is electrical extended ⁇ / 4 wavelength of the frequency band to be transmitted tuned.
  • the Diverter 28 is contacted between a line 24 and the end cover 21.
  • the disk 40 with the concentrated capacitance 41 is arranged parallel to the arrester 28.
  • the line 24 between the inner conductor 30 and the arrester 28 acts by the capacitance of the capacitance 41 as the ⁇ / 4 short-circuit line of the transmission Frequency band.
  • the electrical length of line 24 can be determined by attaching dielectrics 25 Shorten geometrically in the area of the line 24. For this reason, they are hollow cylinders 20 and conductor 24 in Figures 2 and 6 drawn interrupted. Also lets the length of the conduit 24 is concentrated by attaching one or more Capacities or reactances, which are, for example, by one or more End disks 26, cup or cylinder capacities are formed, shorten geometrically. These measures are optional, but they have many advantages because they enable, for example, a small installation dimension, thereby simple assembly, etc..
  • the bandwidth of the frequency band to be transmitted can be subdivided of the inner conductor 30 into different line sections 31, 32, 33, 34, with attribution corresponding wave impedances.
  • An exemplary arrangement such line sections 31, 32, 33, 34 is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • the Bandwidth of the frequency band to be transmitted via bandpass transformations set to up to an octave.
  • the concentrated capacitance 41 and the arrester 28 are connected in parallel. With the Line 24, the dielectric 25 attached in the area of line 24, one or a plurality of end disks 26 of the line 24 and the concentrated capacity 41 the arrester 28 decouple to such an extent that the transmitted HF frequency band No voltage maxima occur at the front. That way For example, a gas discharge surge arrester cannot pre-ionize.
  • the level of the transmissible frequencies is determined by the invention Switching is not limited per se, the connector sizes are limiting. It is quite possible to use frequencies when using other connector sizes to be transmitted far above 30 GHz.

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EP99810133A 1998-02-17 1999-02-15 Parafoudre EMP Expired - Lifetime EP0938166B1 (fr)

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