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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Sebastien Carcouet, Vif, FR;
Didier Leonard, Seyssinet-Pariset, FR;
Inventors:
Sebastien Carcouet, Vif, FR;
Didier Leonard, Seyssinet-Pariset, FR;
Assignee:
Schneider Electric Industries SAS, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An overvoltage protection device, including: an input configured to be connected to a power supply mains; an output configured to be connected to an electronic system to be protected; two bidirectional field-effect semiconductor transistors of normally-on type, connected in series between the input and the output, fabricated in a wide-bandgap material and configured to operate in current-limiting mode; and a resistor connected in parallel with the two transistors.