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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Applicant:
Victor M Simi, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventor:
Victor M Simi, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transient voltage protection circuit that protects a load from transient voltages is disclosed. The circuit includes a series combination of a thyristor surge protection device (TSPD), a resistor and a transorb coupled for coupling in parallel with the load, and a fuse coupled between an AC input and the series combination. The TSPD and the transorb are configured to enter a transient mode upon application of a transient voltage to the circuit to shunt current from the load and provide an AC output voltage to the load less than the transient voltage without opening the fuse.