I-Zinc oxide arrester luhlobo olutsha lokubanjwa oluphuhliswe kwi-1970, eyona nto iqulethwe yi-zinc oxide varistor.I-varistor nganye ine-voltage ethile yokutshintsha (ebizwa ngokuba yi-varistor voltage) xa yenziwe.Ngaphantsi kombane osebenzayo oqhelekileyo (oko kukuthi, ngaphantsi kombane we-varistor), ixabiso le-varistor likhulu kakhulu, elilingana ne-insulating state, kodwa kumbane osebenzayo oqhelekileyo (oko kukuthi, ngaphantsi kombane we-varistor) phantsi kwesenzo sombane. i-voltage ye-impulse (inkulu kune-voltage ye-varistor), i-varistor iyachithwa kwixabiso eliphantsi, elilingana ne-short circuit state.Nangona kunjalo, emva kokuba i-varistor ibethe, i-insulating state inokubuyiselwa;xa i-voltage ephezulu kune-voltage ye-varistor ihoxisiwe, ibuyela kwimeko yokumelana okuphezulu.Ke ngoko, ukuba i-zinc oxide arrester ifakwe kumgca wamandla, xa kuqhawuka umbane, amandla ombane aphezulu ombane wombane abangela ukuba i-varistor idilike, kwaye umbane wangoku uqukuqela emhlabeni nge-varistor, enokulawula umbane. amandla ombane kwintambo yombane ngaphakathi koluhlu olukhuselekileyo.Ngaloo ndlela kukhuselwa ukhuseleko lwezixhobo zombane.