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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Baptiste Quoirin, Tours, FR;
Jean-Louis Sanchez, Escalquens, FR;
Jean Jallade, Castanet Tolosan, FR;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A., Gentilly, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/08 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a static and monolithic current limiter and circuit-breaker component including, between two terminals, a one-way conduction current limiter, a sensor of the voltage between the terminals, and a mechanism for inhibiting the conduction of the current limiter when the voltage sensed exceeds a given threshold.