Patent · US Expired

Telecommunications T1 carrier overvoltage and fiber to curb power protector

US5490215A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 1994
Grant dateFeb 6, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2201/80
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fiber to curb and telecommunications T1 carrier overvoltage protection apparatus includes a pair of semiconductor junction breakdown crowbar devices connected in series between TIP and RING telephone lines, and a reverse standoff voltage breakdown zener-type device connected between ground potential and a junction connection of the series connected semiconductor junction breakdown crowbar devices.

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