A gas arrester is disclosed. In an embodiment a gas arrester for a data line system includes a discharge electrode, a plurality of individual electrodes configured to connect data lines and a common gas discharge region formed between the individual electrodes and the discharge electrode, wherein the gas arrester is configured to reduce voltage differences between lines or line pairs of the data line system with more than 2 lines.

The present disclosure provides an over-voltage protection device. The over-voltage protection device includes a substrate, a stack structure disposed over the substrate. The stack structure includes a first insulation structure, a second insulation structure, and a conductive layer. The conductive layer is disposed on the first insulation structure, and the second insulation structure is disposed on the conductive layer. The second insulation structure has an insulation air gap, which has an upper width greater than a lower width.

An electrode tip assembly for a spark plug includes an electrode tip that is formed on an electrode base using an additive manufacturing process, such as a powder bed fusion technique, after which the electrode base is welded to an electrode body. The electrode base includes a welding side and an additive manufacturing side, and the electrode tip includes a plurality of laser deposition layers built on the additive manufacturing side of the electrode base.

The present invention relates to an electrostatic discharge protection device provided with an insulating laminate containing a first and a second insulating substrate stacked there, a first and a second discharge electrode disposed inside the insulating laminate, a first insulating layer having glass disposed on the side surfaces of the first and the second discharge electrodes, a second insulating layer having glass disposed on the main surfaces of the first and the second discharge electrodes, and an discharge inducing section disposed between the side surfaces of the first and the second discharge electrode, wherein, the distance between the side surfaces of the first and the second discharge electrodes was set as ΔG and the thickness of the second insulating layer was set as ΔZ which two adapt to inequations 3 μm≦ΔZ≦35 μm and ΔG≦40 μm.

The present invention relates to an electrostatic discharge protection device provided with an insulating laminate containing a first and a second insulating substrate stacked there, a first and a second discharge electrode disposed inside the insulating laminate, a first insulating layer having glass disposed on the side surfaces of the first and the second discharge electrodes, a second insulating layer having glass disposed on the main surfaces of the first and the second discharge electrodes, and an discharge inducing section disposed between the side surfaces of the first and the second discharge electrode, wherein, the distance between the side surfaces of the first and the second discharge electrodes was set as ΔG and the thickness of the second insulating layer was set as ΔZ which two adapt to inequations 3 μm≦ΔZ≦35 μm and ΔG≦40 μm.

A spark-gap of an electric arc generation device for creating a seismic wave comprises: a first electrode connected to a first electrode mounting, a second electrode connected to a second electrode mounting and having a concave surface facing the first electrode and a diameter substantially greater than the diameter of the first electrode, and at least one connection arm connecting the first electrode mounting to the second electrode mounting. The disclosure also relates to an electric arc generation device comprising such a spark-gap.

A spark-gap of an electric arc generation device for creating a seismic wave comprises: a first electrode connected to a first electrode mounting, a second electrode connected to a second electrode mounting and having a concave surface facing the first electrode and a diameter substantially greater than the diameter of the first electrode, and at least one connection arm connecting the first electrode mounting to the second electrode mounting. The disclosure also relates to an electric arc generation device comprising such a spark-gap.

A triggerable spark gap, a switching circuit and a method for manufacturing a triggerable spark gap are disclosed. In an embodiment, a triggerable spark gap includes a trigger electrode, an adjacent electrode at the trigger electrode, a counter electrode and a gap between the counter electrode and the adjacent electrode, wherein a distance between the trigger electrode and the adjacent electrode is less than a distance between the trigger electrode and the counter electrode, wherein the distance between the trigger electrode and the counter electrode is less than a distance between the adjacent electrode and the counter electrode, wherein the counter electrode and/or the adjacent electrode includes a first phase including a first material and a second phase including a second material, and wherein the second material has a lower electron work function than the first material.

A triggerable spark gap, a switching circuit and a method for manufacturing a triggerable spark gap are disclosed. In an embodiment, a triggerable spark gap includes a trigger electrode, an adjacent electrode at the trigger electrode, a counter electrode and a gap between the counter electrode and the adjacent electrode, wherein a distance between the trigger electrode and the adjacent electrode is less than a distance between the trigger electrode and the counter electrode, wherein the distance between the trigger electrode and the counter electrode is less than a distance between the adjacent electrode and the counter electrode, wherein the counter electrode and/or the adjacent electrode includes a first phase including a first material and a second phase including a second material, and wherein the second material has a lower electron work function than the first material.

To obtain an impact wave by generation of arc discharge between a high-voltage-side electrode 31 connected to a high-voltage-side terminal of a pulse power generating device and a low-voltage-side electrode 32 grounded or connected to a low-voltage-side terminal of the power source. One of the high-voltage-side electrode 31 or the low-voltage-side electrode 32 is an annular electrode formed in an annular shape, the other electrode is a core electrode arranged inside the annular electrode, and arc discharge is generated between an inner peripheral portion of the annular electrode and an outer peripheral portion of the core electrode.