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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2011
Donna M. Auguste, Denver, CO (US);
David E. Hayes, Denver, CO (US);
Klaus J. Dimmler, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Alan D. Devilbiss, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Donna M. Auguste, Denver, CO (US);
David E. Hayes, Denver, CO (US);
Klaus J. Dimmler, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Alan D. DeVilbiss, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Alpha and Omega, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, set forth by way of example and not limitation, a power line surge protector circuit includes a first input node, a second input node, a first output node and a second output node; a semiconductor shunt having an avalanche breakdown potential, the shunt being coupled between the first input node and the second input node, whereby a voltage potential between the first input node and the second input node which is in excess of the avalanche breakdown potential shunts current between the first input node and the second input node; and a resettable circuit breaker coupled between the first input node and the shunt.