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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Renato Kitchener, West Sussex, GB;
Gunther Rogoll, Mannheim, DE;
Inventors:
Renato Kitchener, West Sussex, GB;
Gunther Rogoll, Mannheim, DE;
Assignee:
Pepperl + Fuchs GmbH, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/04 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/042 (2013.01); H02H 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrical circuit comprising a power supply, a load and a surge protection device adapted to protect said load and/or power supply from electrical fast transient events according to the requirements of IEC 61000-4-2 or 4 and which comprises a stress threshold, in which the electrical circuit further comprises a monitoring device adapted to monitor the current in said surge protection device and detect the breaching of said threshold by electrical fast transient events.