# US 5,345,212 A · Power surge resistor with palladium and silver composition

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- Number: US 5,345,212 A
- Document ID: US5345212A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/088,452
- Filed: 1993-07-07
- Granted: 1994-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 1993-07-07
- Assignees: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
- Inventors: Orville W. Brown
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5345212A

## CPC

- H01C 17/0658: {composed of inorganic material}
- B29C 45/1816: {Feeding auxiliary material, e.g. colouring material}
- C22C 32/0089: {with other, not previously mentioned inorganic compounds as the main non-metallic constituent, e.g. sulfides, glass}
- H01C 17/06526: {composed of metals}
- H01C: RESISTORS
- B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00)
- C22C: ALLOYS (treatment of alloys C21D, C22F)

## Abstract

Power surge resistor containing palladium/silver, glass and dopant(s) are described for use in the manufacture of power surge resistor devices employed for power surge protection applications. The resultant surge resistors are characterized in their ability to dissipate repeated voltage surges equal in voltage and duration to surges created by lightning with less than 0.05% change in sheet resistance.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A surge resistor device comprising a printed linear serpentine pattern of resistor paste, fired and fused on a substrate, said device exhibiting a resistance ranging from 0.1 to 20 ohms/square, wherein the resistor paste comprises in combination (a) about 38-60 parts of palladium and silver, (b) 6-20 parts of glass frit, (c) 1-20 parts of dopant, (d) 2-6 parts of binder and 18-25 parts of vehicle, wherein the dopant component includes at least 1 part tungsten, to total 100 parts by weight of the paste.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The surge resistor device of claim 1 wherein the palladium and silver are employed as amorphous powders and the particle size of palladium is equal to a surface area ranging from 12 to 29 meters .sup.2 /gram and the particle size of silver is equal to a surface area ranging from 0.2 to 4 meter .sup.2 /gram.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The surge resistor device of claim 1 wherein the ratio of palladium to silver is from 56-62 parts by weight of palladium to 44-38 parts by weight of silver.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The surge resistor device of claim 1 wherein the glass frit is a calcium-containing glass frit.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The surge resistor device of claim 1 wherein the dopant component includes calcium.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The surge resistor device of claim 4 wherein the dopant component includes calcium.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The surge resistor device of claim 1 wherein the glass frit has a softening point ranging from 700.degree.-1000.degree. C. and said device is characterized by withstanding at least 20 multiple pulse surges at 2500 V and at least 200 multiple phase surges at 1000 V and a TCR less than .+-.50 ppm/.degree.C.