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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Franklin Poterala, Aiken, SC (US);
Assignee:
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/102 (2006.01); H01C 7/108 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/108 (2013.01); H01C 7/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are metal oxide varistors comprising a sintered ceramic, in which the ceramic comprises, by weight, about 91.0% to about 97.0% ZnO, at least 0.3% Mn, at least 0.4% Bi, at least 1.0% Sb, and 0.50% or less Co. The metal oxide varistors as disclosed herein may exhibit reduced power dissipation, improved thermal stability, and may be produced at a lower cost relative to conventional MOV devices.