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AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsJiri Sapak, David Mulhouse, Vaclav Novak, Mohammad Aljabari, Daniel Eppinger, Tracy Lentz
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A surge protection circuit for an electronic device such as an HVAC controller. In one example, the surge protection circuit may include a first voltage clamp, a second voltage clamp, a resistor, and an output port. The first voltage clamp may provide a first clamping voltage between a power input terminal and a common terminal. The second voltage clamp may provide a second clamping voltage that is less than the first clamping voltage. The resistor may be connected in series with the second voltage clamp, and the series connected resistor and second voltage clamp may be connected in parallel with the first voltage clamp. As such, a surge current at the power input terminal may be split between the first voltage clamp and the second voltage clamp. The amount of surge current that is provided to the second voltage clamp may be set by the value of the resistor.
A surge protection circuit for an HVAC device, the HVAC device including a power input terminal and a common terminal for receiving power to power the HVAC device, the surge protection circuit comprising:
A surge protection circuit for an HVAC device, the HVAC device including a power input terminal and a common terminal for receiving power to power the HVAC device, the surge protection circuit comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.