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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2012
Fotis Xepapas, Drama, GR;
Evaggelia Giannelaki, Drama, GR;
Grigoris Kostakis, Athens, GR;
Zafiris Politis, Athens, GR;
Kostas Samaras, Athens, GR;
Fotis Xepapas, Drama, GR;
Evaggelia Giannelaki, Drama, GR;
Grigoris Kostakis, Athens, GR;
Zafiris Politis, Athens, GR;
Kostas Samaras, Athens, GR;
Raycap Intellectual Property, Ltd, Nicosia, CY;
Abstract
An overvoltage protection device includes first and second electrically conductive electrode members and a varistor member formed of a varistor material and electrically connected with each of the first and second electrode members. The overvoltage protection device has an integral fail-safe mechanism operative to electrically short circuit the first and second electrode members about the varistor member by fusing first and second metal surfaces in the overvoltage protection device to one another using an electric arc.