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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: protective spark gap
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Definition: surge protective device which consists of an open air-gap between one or more energized electrodes in series, and an electrode connected with earth

Note 1 to entry: It is distinguished between:

  • rod spark gap, made of two rods set in line opposite to each other;
  • horn spark gap, made of two or more upright vertical rods splaying out at the top to facilitate arc extinction.



Publication date:2016-02
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