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Method and device for suppressing over-voltages

US6411481B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 1999
Grant dateJun 25, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R16/03
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a device for reducing overvoltages is described. A switch and a load are connected in series between a first and a second terminal of a voltage source. The switch is triggered in such a way that the current flow through the load is released if the voltage exceeds a threshold value.

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