Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – Load shunting by fault responsive means
Patent
1996-12-16
1998-05-12
Gaffin, Jeffrey A.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
Load shunting by fault responsive means
361111, 361118, H02H 900
Patent
active
057515310
ABSTRACT:
An overvoltage protection circuit is formed by a voltage clipping component disposed between two inputs of a circuit to be protected, and a current limitation device connected, in series with the voltage clipping component, between one of the inputs and a bias connection terminal.
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Gaffin Jeffrey A.
Jackson Stephen
Morris James H.
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A.
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