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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1994
Hiram S Jackson, Morton Grove, IL (US);
S&C Electric Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A current-limiting device is provided having a low profile configuration (generally flat polyhedron) that defines a cavity of predetermined dimensions and an elongated circuitous path through the cavity. The device also includes provisions for supporting a current-limiting fusible element along the path. The cavity is filled with a pulverulent arc-quenching filler material. In one specific arrangement, the path of the fusible element is defined by one or more U-shaped sections substantially spanning the length or width of the cavity. The fusible element is arranged in a predetermined geometry to include a length of the fusible element that is longer than the overall straight-line path via a configuration of steps or bends along its length.