Surge protection for signal transmission systems
CA 1186016 A · Owner: Nortel Networks Limited · Inventors: Chow, Peter E.K.
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Abstract of the Disclosure, Secondary surge protection means for equipment connected to transmission lines, for example line-powered amplifiers interconnecting Tl or TlC telephone lines, includes two diode bridges and a pair of surge diverters. One diode bridge has its cathode/anode nodes connected one to each conductor of an incoming transmission line. The other diode bridge is connected in like manner to an outgoing transmission line. Each surge diverter interconnects the anode/anode node of one bridge and the cathode/cathode node of the other bridge. When a surge on one line causes the voltage across one or other diverter to exceed a predetermined threshold, the diverter conducts, …
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- Granted April 23, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 23, 2002.
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