Segmented capacitor
US4694377A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01G2/14
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A capacitor in which at least one of two dielectrically-insulated metal layers is interrupted along its length by a plurality of transverse non-conductive gaps extending partway across the layer, thereby dividing the layer into a series of conductive sections each conductive section being connected to an adjacent section by a narrow metallized region that extends between the associated gap and one edge of the layer; the narrow metallized regions is adapted to act as a fuse for the section during periods of excessive current flow to the section.
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