Method and apparatus for attenuation of, and damage protection from, high energy electromagnetic pulses
US6034855A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02H7/228
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit is described which maintains the current flowing toward a main circuit within a prescribed limit, regardless of instantaneous voltage or current changes. The circuit includes elements that maintain the current flow in a path toward a main circuit within a prescribed limit by selectively changing the impedance presented in response to any instantaneous change in the voltage flowing toward the main circuit and by introducing into the path a voltage which opposes any such instantaneous change in the current flowing toward the main circuit. Elements may also be provided to protect the main circuit by disconnecting same from a cable leading thereto after signals on the cable have been analyzed and a determination has been made that a signal outside of predetermined upper and lower limit values has been coupled to the cable, for example, from a high altitude electromagnetic pulse. Elements may also be provided to periodically trip and reset the protective circuit before the line to the main circuit is opened, so that an operating mode of the protective circuit can be tested without interrupting the power to the main circuit.
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