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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Randy Horton, Alexandria, VA (US);
Andrew John Phillips, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Charles Perry, Louisville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institutem Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/12 (2006.01); H01C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/12 (2013.01); H01C 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surge protection apparatus is disclosed. The surge protection apparatus includes a housing; electronics contained in the housing; and a plurality of metal tabs electrically connected to the electronics, the metal tabs being configured to connect to a terminal block of a relay panel in a substation, the metal tabs electrically connecting the terminal block to the electronics to provide EMP surge protection to the relay panel.