Self-configuring component by means of arcing
US7417526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2085/0412
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A component with an internal conductor is so configured that it is ruptured at a predetermined position while forming an arc, if predetermined current/voltage conditions occur at the terminals of the component. The component includes a circuit element which is so arranged that an arc formed at the predetermined position can act on the circuit element such that the circuit element alters its electrical properties.
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