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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Robert Gregory Wagoner, Roanoke, VA (US);
Allen Michael Ritter, Roanoke, VA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Gregory Wagoner, Roanoke, VA (US);
Allen Michael Ritter, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/20 (2006.01); H02H 7/06 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/067 (2013.01); H02H 9/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, the present subject matter discloses a method for overvoltage protection of an electrical system. The method may generally include detecting an overvoltage condition on an electrical system; and switching on, in response to the detected overvoltage condition, an impedance connected to the electrical system, wherein the impedance clamps voltage on the electrical system.