CA2059668A1 - Plug-in transient voltage suppressor module - Google Patents

Plug-in transient voltage suppressor module

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CA2059668A1
CA2059668A1 CA2059668A CA2059668A CA2059668A1 CA 2059668 A1 CA2059668 A1 CA 2059668A1 CA 2059668 A CA2059668 A CA 2059668A CA 2059668 A CA2059668 A CA 2059668A CA 2059668 A1 CA2059668 A1 CA 2059668A1
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stacks
metal oxide
attached
terminal
oxide varistors
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Peter J. Brady
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Schneider Electric USA Inc
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Peter J. Brady
Square D Company
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H9/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection
    • H02H9/04—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection responsive to excess voltage
    • H02H9/044—Physical layout, materials not provided for elsewhere
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H9/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection
    • H02H9/04—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection responsive to excess voltage
    • H02H9/042—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection responsive to excess voltage comprising means to limit the absorbed power or indicate damaged over-voltage protection device
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/08—Terminals; Connections
    • H01H2071/088—Terminals for switching devices which make the devices interchangeable, e.g. with fuses

Abstract

A plug-in surge suppressor module (14A) for insertion into a circuit breaker panel includes four stacks of metal oxide varistors (16, 17, 18, 19) arranged in a cloverleaf pattern on opposite sides of an elongated copper ground bus attached to one lead of each of the metal oxide varistors. The other leads of two of the stacks of metal oxide varistors are attached to a terminal of a V-shaped first resistive wire fuse (24A), another terminal of which is connected to a first AC power line conductor. The other leads of the other two stacks of MOV's are attached to a terminal of a second U-shaped resistive wire fuse (24B), another terminal of which is connected to a second AC power line conductor. A monitor circuit senses the presence of power and continuity of both fuses by pulsing a light emitting indicator diode (46) every cycle of the AC line. A low frequency oscillator circuit produces slow blinking of the light emitting indicator diode which alerts an observer to replace the surge suppressor module if one of the fuses fails.
CA002059668A 1989-06-16 1990-06-11 Plug-in transient voltage suppressor module Expired - Lifetime CA2059668C (en)

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US07/367,028 US5010438A (en) 1989-06-16 1989-06-16 Plug-in transient voltage suppressor module
US367,028 1989-06-16

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EP (1) EP0477250A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2512236B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2059668C (en)
MX (1) MX169752B (en)
WO (1) WO1990016103A1 (en)

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WO1990016103A1 (en) 1990-12-27
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