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What is a Lightning Arrester - ArresterWorks.com

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<strong>Arrester</strong>Facts-009<br />

ZnO Grain<br />

<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> a <strong>Lightning</strong> <strong>Arrester</strong><br />

A lightning arrester <strong>is</strong> essentially a collection of<br />

billions of microscopic junctions of Metal Oxide<br />

Grains that turn on and off in microseconds to form a<br />

current path from the top terminal to the ground<br />

terminal of the arrester.<br />

ZnO Grains<br />

are low<br />

impedance<br />

linear<br />

element of<br />

circuit<br />

Spinal Phase<br />

Very<br />

Nonlinear<br />

Part of<br />

Circuit<br />

Antimony<br />

Phase<br />

Doped<br />

Junction<br />

Between<br />

Grains<br />

10 micro meters<br />

ZnO Grain<br />

ZnO Grain<br />

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Current<br />

path during<br />

<strong>Lightning</strong>

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