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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Kakalec, Madison, NJ (US);
Franklin F Makan, Rockwall, TX (US);
Vijayan J Thottuvelil, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361111 ; 361 65 ; 361 911 ;
Abstract
For use with a grounded power plant, capable of powering a load, having a power supply and a power distribution system, a protective circuit, including a voltage clamping device, coupled between a return conductor of the power distribution system and the ground, that attenuates voltage transients present in the return conductor of the power distribution system thereby preventing the voltage transients from damaging the load.