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RF thermal fuse

US9812275B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC · US

Inventors

Frantisek Hrnicko · Pardubice, CZ
Vaclav Volf · Pardubice, CZ
Libor Strachon · Holice, CZ
Thomas Kummetz · Kissing, DE
Stefan Eisenwinter · Buchdorf, DE
Matthew Thomas Melester · McKinney, US
Jurgen Struller · Bergen, DE
Gabriel Toth · Pardubice, CZ

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 26, 2016
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 26, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/08
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Certain aspects are directed to a thermal fuse for preventing overheating of RF devices in a telecommunication system. In one embodiment, an RF thermal fuse comprises a body: a conductive bolt positioned in the body, the conductive bolt having a length sufficient to provide an impedance at a point of protection on a transmission line in response to the conductive bolt contacting a live conductor of the transmission line, wherein the impedance reflects a portion of the incident power of an RF signal from an RF signal source; and a driving mechanism that causes the conductive bolt to selectively contact the live conductor in response to an event.

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