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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
Transtector Systems, Inc., Hayden, ID (US);
Mathew Howard, Coeur d'Alene, ID (US);
Michael Dole, Rathdrum, ID (US);
Randall Palmer, Greenacres, WA (US);
TRANSTECTOR SYSTEMS, INC., Hayden, ID (US);
Abstract
A surge protector includes a first and second contact connected via an energy absorbing element, such that electrical current travels from the first contact to the second contact via the energy absorbing element. The surge protector further includes a thermal spacing unit contacting the energy absorbing element and configured to be in a first physical state or a second physical state based on a temperature of the energy absorbing element. The surge protector further includes a connection unit connected to the second contact, the connection unit configured to be in a first position when the thermal spacing unit is in a first physical state and a second position when the thermal spacing unit is in a second physical state, such that the electrical current from the first contact to the second contact via the energy absorbing element is interrupted when the connection unit is in the second position.