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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Waikatolink Limited, Hamilton, NZ;
Inventors:
Alythwela Domingo Vithanaye Nihal Kularatna, Hamilton, NZ;
Lewis Hennedige Jayathu Dimuthu Kumara Fernando, Hamilton, NZ;
Assignee:
WAIKATOLINK LIMITED, Hamilton, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/02 (2006.01); H02H 9/00 (2006.01); B65D 13/00 (2006.01); C08J 3/24 (2006.01); C08L 71/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/005 (2013.01); B65D 13/00 (2013.01); C08J 3/24 (2013.01); C08L 71/00 (2013.01); H02H 9/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a power surge protection apparatus which includes at least one large capacitor used within a surge protection circuit associated with an electrical load to be protected. This large capacitor or capacitors are arranged to divert and store at least a portion of the energy present in a transient voltage surge to prevent or mitigate damage to the protected electrical load. In preferred embodiments the invention uses large capacitors in the form of electrical double layer capacitors.