Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – Load shunting by fault responsive means
Patent
1984-05-21
1987-03-24
Pellinen, A. D.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
Load shunting by fault responsive means
337 15, 361 56, H02H 320, H01H 8310, H01H 8504
Patent
active
046529640
ABSTRACT:
Varistor fuse element for protecting an electric circuit against overvoltages, including a thermal fuse, a varistor combined with the thermal fuse for for tripping the thermal fuse with joulean or ohmic heat losses of the varistor, first and second conductors for supplying current to the fuse element, and first and second switch contacts each being connected to a respective one of the conductors for bridging the varistor, the contacts being closed when the thermal fuse is tripped by the varistor.
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Brown Boveri & Cie AG
Greenberg Laurence A.
Lerner Herbert L.
Pellinen A. D.
Wysocki A. Jonathan
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