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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Transtector Systems, Inc., Hayden, ID (US);
Karl C. Bartel, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Russell Swart, Coeur d' Alene, ID (US);
Transtector Systems, Inc., Hayden, ID (US);
Abstract
A DC surge protection circuit for protecting hardware from surges. During operation when no surge condition is present, the circuit passes signals from an input to an output through an inductance. When a surge is present, the circuit conducts a portion of the surge through at least one diode and diverts the surge to a ground node. A gas tube begins to conduct a portion of the surge above a first voltage level after the at least one diode first begins to conduct. A first MOV begins to conduct a portion of the surge above a second voltage level after the gas tube begins to conduct. The circuit may include a status portion. The circuit may be within an enclosure for plug-in to a motherboard or within an enclosure of an in-line connector for connection with a cable. The circuit may be configured to attach directly to a frame.