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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2019
Avx Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Michael Kirk, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Marianne Berolini, Greenville, SC (US);
Palaniappan Ravindranathan, Simpsonville, SC (US);
AVX Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Abstract
A varistor is provided having a rectangular configuration defining first and second opposing end surfaces offset in a lengthwise direction. The varistor may include a first terminal adjacent the first opposing end surface and a second terminal adjacent the second opposing end surface. The varistor may include an active electrode layer including a first electrode electrically connected with the first terminal and a second electrode electrically connected with the second terminal. The first electrode may be spaced apart from the second electrode in the lengthwise direction to form an active electrode end gap. The varistor may include a floating electrode layer including a floating electrode. The floating electrode layer may be spaced apart from the active electrode layer in a height-wise direction to form a floating electrode gap. A ratio of the active electrode end gap to the floating electrode gap may be greater than about 2.