Zinc oxide arrester bụ ụdị njide ọhụrụ emepụtara n'afọ ndị 1970, bụ nke kachasị nke zinc oxide varistor mejupụtara.Onye ọ bụla varistor nwere ụfọdụ voltaji ngbanwe (a na-akpọ voltaji varistor) mgbe emere ya.N'okpuru nkịtị voltaji na-arụ ọrụ (ya bụ, ihe na-erughị voltaji varistor), varistor uru bụ nnọọ nnukwu, nke bụ Ẹkot insulating ala, ma na nkịtị voltaji na-arụ ọrụ (ya bụ, ihe na-erughị varistor voltaji) N'okpuru omume nke voltaji na-akpali akpali (dị ukwuu karịa voltaji varistor), a na-agbaji varistor na ọnụ ala dị ala, nke kwekọrọ na steeti sekit dị mkpirikpi.Otú ọ dị, mgbe a kụsịrị varistor, enwere ike iweghachi ọnọdụ mkpuchi ahụ;mgbe a na-ewepụ voltaji dị elu karịa voltaji varistor, ọ na-alaghachi na steeti nkwụsị dị elu.Ya mere, ọ bụrụ na ejiri zinc oxide na-ejide eriri ọkụ, mgbe ọkụ ọkụ na-eme, nnukwu voltaji nke ebili mmiri na-eme ka varistor daa, na ọkụ ọkụ na-asọba n'ime ala site na varistor, nke nwere ike ịchịkwa varistor. voltaji na eriri ọkụ n'ime oke nchekwa.Nke a na-echebe nchekwa nke ngwa eletriki.