CPC H02H 3/22 (2013.01) [H01C 7/12 (2013.01); H02H 9/008 (2013.01); H02H 9/041 (2013.01); H02H 9/043 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An active energy absorber module comprising:
first and second lines, the first and second lines comprising first and second power lines in a single phase power system or first and second phase lines in a multiple phase power system;
first and second thyristors comprising a thyristor circuit and electrically connected between the first and second lines;
a first varistor electrically connected to at least one of the first and second thyristors between the first and second lines; and
a second varistor electrically connected in series to the first varistor between the first and second lines; and
an inductor electrically connected between a first node of the thyristor circuit and a second node corresponding to a junction of the first varistor and the second varistor.
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