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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Applicant:
Thomas S. Williams, Clearwater, FL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas S. Williams, Clearwater, FL (US);
Assignee:
Technology Research Corporation, Clearwater, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 1/00 (2006.01); H02H 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fault sensor is disclosed for detecting the failure of a surge suppression device such as a metal oxide varister (MOV). The fault sensor comprises a fault sensor conductive layer overlaying an insulated portion of the surge suppression device. A fault sensor connector is connected to the fault sensor conductive layer for conducting a fault current upon a failure of the insulated portion of the surge suppression device.