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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1984
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Milton D Bloomer, Schenectady, NY (US);
Francois D Martzloff, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 75 ; 315127 ; 315207 ; 315240 ; 361 56 ; 361111 ;
Abstract
High voltage transients are effectively clamped by means of a spark gap, in parallel connection with a load to be protected, and having a capacitor in series with the parallelled load-spark gap combination. The series capacitor limits follow-through current through the spark gap to a level permitting survival of the spark gap. Where the load is an incandescent lamp, the spark gap is formed by shaping the lamp internal lead structure, such that an additional external spark gap component is not required.