摘要 |
A linear resistor is serially connected to a voltage-dependent metal oxide varistor and the series-connected resistor elements are connected in parallel with the series capacitor of a high voltage network to provide an overvoltage protection circuit for the series capacitor. A spark gap is also connected in parallel with the series-connected resistor elements in case of overload thereof. The voltage across the linear resistor triggers device for firing the spark gap when the voltage across the linear resistor exceeds a predetermined voltage. The resistance of the linear resistor and that of the varistor is dimensioned such that the predetermined voltage constitutes the smaller part of the voltage across the capacitor. |