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Circuit protection device having thermally coupled MOV overvoltage element and PPTC overcurrent element

US7660096B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Tyco Electronics Co., Ltd · US

Inventors

Boris Golubovic · San Francisco, US
Paul N. Becker · Redwood City, US
Robert P. Moore · Tequesta, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 2006
Grant date	Feb 9, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02H9/042
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a composite electrical circuit protection device, thermal coupling between a planar PPTC element and a planar MOV element is controlled by insertion of a thermal mass material for regulating heat transfer from the MOV element to the PPTC element, such that a PPTC resistor hot zone forms consistently away from the planar major foil electrode confronting the MOV thereby regulating heat transfer from the MOV to the PPTC resistor.

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