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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Middle Atlantic Products, Inc., Fairfield, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Brendan Kyle Walsh, Belvidere, NJ (US);
Walter Corter, Jefferson, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Middle Alantic Products, Inc., Fairfield, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/12 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01); H02H 1/04 (2006.01); H02H 3/22 (2006.01); H02H 9/06 (2006.01); H02H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various embodiments relate to a degrade-resistant surge suppressor that detects and suppresses surge events. The surge suppressor includes a high impedance high pass filter, one or more series inductors, and one or more capacitor banks. The capacitor bank may include a bridge rectifier circuit having two diodes and two SCRs (Silicon-Controlled Rectifiers), or a diode bridge rectifier fed by a TRIAC (Node for Alternating Current). The surge suppressor may further include a secondary trigger device to ensure proper attenuation of surge events.