Abstract: The invention relates to a voltage limiting device which has an electromagnetically operable switching device for producing an electrical connection between a first cable terminal and a second cable terminal wherein a first electrical conductor connects the first cable terminal to the one terminal of the switching device and a second electrical conductor electrically connects the second cable terminal to the other terminal of the switching device. The voltage limiting device is characterized in that one of the two electrical conductors comprises an electrically conductive support plate. The expansion of the support plate in the width direction allows, in contrast to an electrical conductor which is characterized by a small width in relation to the length, a current displacement in the width direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a voltage limiting device having a switching device 5 which has a movable switching contact 16 which can be moved between a closed position and an open position, an electrical conductor 10 electrically connecting a first cable terminal 11 to the switching device and an electrical conductor 12 electrically connecting a second cable terminal 13 to the switching device. The voltage limiting device according to the invention is characterised by a special arrangement and design of a conductor portion of one of the two electrical conductors 10, 12. A conductor portion 10B, 12B of an electrical conductor 10, 12 is arranged or designed in such a way that this conductor portion, together with the movable switching contact 16 of the switching device 5, forms an arrangement of conductors through which currents flow in opposite directions during operation of the switching device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a switching device, in particular for a voltage limiting device, which has a first fixed switching contact 14 which is electrically connected to a first device terminal 8, a second fixed switching contact 15 which is electrically connected to a second device terminal 9, and a movable switching contact 16. The invention also relates to a voltage limiting device which has such a switching device 5. The first and second fixed switching contacts 14, 15 of the switching device are arranged next to one another in such a way that their contact surfaces 14A, 15A point in the same direction. The movable switching contact 16 can be moved between a closed position in which the first and second fixed switching contacts 14, 15 are electrically connected to one another, and an open position in which the first and second fixed switching contacts 14, 15 are separated from one another.

Abstract: The invention relates to a voltage limiting device which has an electromagnetically operable switching device for producing an electrical connection between a first cable terminal and a second cable terminal wherein a first electrical conductor connects the first cable terminal to the one terminal of the switching device and a second electrical conductor electrically connects the second cable terminal to the other terminal of the switching device. The voltage limiting device is characterized in that one of the two electrical conductors comprises an electrically conductive support plate. The expansion of the support plate in the width direction allows, in contrast to an electrical conductor which is characterized by a small width in relation to the length, a current displacement in the width direction.