Apparatus and surge protecting circuit thereof
AssigneeDelta Networks, Inc.
InventorsYu-Cheng Chen, Yun-Teng Shih, Ming-Fa Wu, Han-Cheng Hsu
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Abstract
A HomePlug apparatus is electrically connected to a power network and includes a HomePlug processing circuit and a surge protecting circuit. The HomePlug processing circuit is electrically connected to the surge protecting circuit. The surge protecting circuit has at least one inductor, at least one capacitor and at least one arrester. The inductor is electrically connected to the power network. The arrester is electrically connected to a ground. The inductor, the capacitor and the arrester are connected in series to guide a surge originated from the power network to the ground.
Claims19
A power network apparatus connected to a power network, comprising:
- a surge protecting circuit having at least one inductor, at least one capacitor and at least one arrester, wherein the inductor is electrically connected to the power network, the capacitor has a first end electrically connected to the inductor and a second end electrically connected to the arrester, the arrester is electrically connected to a ground, and the inductor, the capacitor and the arrester are connected for guiding a surge from the power network to the ground;
- a power network processing circuit electrically connected to the surge protecting circuit;
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- a power supply circuit electrically connected to the power network and outputting a DC power signal to the power network processing circuit.
A surge protecting circuit, electrically connected to a power network and a power network processing circuit, comprising at least one inductor, at least one capacitor, at least one arrester, and a power supply circuit electrically connected to the power network and outputting a DC power signal to the power network processing circuit, wherein the inductor is electrically connected to the power network, the capacitor has a first end electrically connected to the inductor and a second end electrically connected to the arrester, the arrester is electrically connected to a ground, and the inductor, the capacitor and the arrester are connected for guiding a surge from the power network to the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.