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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Einar V Larsen, Charlton, NY (US);
Murray A Eitzmann, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Loren H Walker, Salem, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361 56 ; 361 91 ; 361111 ; 361 58 ;
Abstract
A metal oxide varistor in series with a semiconductor switch forms a protection circuit that reduces the steady-state voltage across the metal oxide varistor during normal operation, During an overvoltage transient condition, the semiconductor switch is gated on and the metal oxide varistor is placed in the voltage clamping mode.