Surge suppression device having one or more rings
AssigneeTranstector Systems, Inc.
InventorsChris Penwell, Jonathan L. Jones, Bogdan B. Klobassa
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Abstract
A surge suppression device may include a housing having a cavity, a center conductor positioned within the cavity, a spiral inductor having an inner curve coupled to the center conductor and an outer curve, a coil capture device connected to the outer curve of the spiral inductor, and a ring assembly having a first ring connected to the coil capture device, a second ring connected to the housing, and a voltage limiting device positioned between the first ring and the second ring.
Claims20
A surge suppression device comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity;
- a spiral inductor having an inner curve and an outer curve;
- a coil capture device connected to the outer curve of the spiral inductor;
- a ring assembly defining an opening, the ring assembly having a first ring connected to the coil capture device, a second ring connected to the housing, and a voltage limiting device positioned between the first ring and the second ring;
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- a center conductor positioned within the cavity and coupled to the inner curve of the spiral inductor, the center conductor passing through the opening of the ring assembly.
A surge suppressor for passing dc currents and rf signals comprising:
- a housing;
- a center conductor positioned within the housing for passing dc currents and rf signals;
- a spiral inductor positioned within the housing and along a first plane, the spiral inductor having an inner curve coupled to the center conductor and an outer curve;
- a coil capture device positioned circumferentially around the center conductor, the coil capture device connected to the outer curve of the spiral inductor;
- an insulating device positioned between the coil capture device and the housing;
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- a ring assembly positioned within the housing and along a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane, the ring assembly defining an opening and having a first ring connected to the coil capture device, a second ring connected to the housing, and a voltage limiting device connected between the first ring and the second ring,
- wherein the voltage limiting device is selected from a group consisting of a diode, a gas tube, a metal oxide varistor, and combinations thereof and
- wherein the center conductor passes through the opening of the ring assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.