Line protector for a communications circuit
CA 2377456 A1 · Owner: Raychem Corporation · Inventors: Curry, William J.
Overview
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A line protector is provided which includes positive temperature coefficient resistors in the circuit which are thermally coupled to voltage clamping devices which require protection from failures caused by overheating from conducting excessive amounts of current for a time sufficient to cause device breakdown. This may compensate for the performance variability of the positive temperature coefficient resistors so as to improve the likelihood that they will experience a sufficient temperature increase to switch before the voltage clamping device reaches a breakdown temperature. Furthermore a line protector , which may provide protection against current flow to the communications …
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- Filed June 28, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 28, 2020.
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