GB2294598B - A protection device using field effect transistors - Google Patents

A protection device using field effect transistors

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GB2294598B
GB2294598B GB9526606A GB9526606A GB2294598B GB 2294598 B GB2294598 B GB 2294598B GB 9526606 A GB9526606 A GB 9526606A GB 9526606 A GB9526606 A GB 9526606A GB 2294598 B GB2294598 B GB 2294598B
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field effect
protection device
effect transistors
transistors
protection
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Richard Allen Harris
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University of Queensland UQ
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H9/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection
    • H02H9/02—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection responsive to excess current
    • H02H9/025—Current limitation using field effect transistors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H9/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection
    • H02H9/04—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection responsive to excess voltage
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L2924/00—Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
    • H01L2924/0001—Technical content checked by a classifier
    • H01L2924/0002—Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Junction Field-Effect Transistors (AREA)
  • Emergency Protection Circuit Devices (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)
  • Metal-Oxide And Bipolar Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
GB9526606A 1993-07-01 1994-06-29 A protection device using field effect transistors Expired - Lifetime GB2294598B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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AUPL971193 1993-07-01
PCT/AU1994/000358 WO1995001667A1 (en) 1993-07-01 1994-06-29 A protection device using field effect transistors

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GB2294598A GB2294598A (en) 1996-05-01
GB2294598B true GB2294598B (en) 1997-11-19

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JP (1) JP3547135B2 (en)
KR (1) KR960703496A (en)
CA (1) CA2166418A1 (en)
DE (1) DE4494617T1 (en)
GB (1) GB2294598B (en)
NZ (1) NZ267940A (en)
WO (1) WO1995001667A1 (en)

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JPH0365020A (en) * 1989-07-31 1991-03-20 Masaya Maruo Overcurrent protective circuit and semiconductor device
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AU7503591A (en) * 1990-04-28 1991-11-07 Alcatel N.V. Current limiter circuit
DE4022253A1 (en) * 1990-07-11 1992-01-16 Krone Ag Current limiting circuit for telecommunication installation - couples source electrodes of two FETs via resistance
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GB1498527A (en) * 1974-02-04 1978-01-18 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Apparatus for preventing overcurrent or overvoltage
US4533970A (en) * 1983-06-27 1985-08-06 Motorola, Inc. Series current limiter
JPH0348456A (en) * 1989-07-14 1991-03-01 Masaya Maruo Overcurrent protection circuit and semiconductor device
JPH0353613A (en) * 1989-07-21 1991-03-07 Masaya Maruo Overcurrent protection circuit and semiconductor device
JPH0365020A (en) * 1989-07-31 1991-03-20 Masaya Maruo Overcurrent protective circuit and semiconductor device
JPH03145918A (en) * 1989-10-31 1991-06-21 Masaya Maruo Overvoltage/overcurrent protecting circuit
AU7503591A (en) * 1990-04-28 1991-11-07 Alcatel N.V. Current limiter circuit
DE4022253A1 (en) * 1990-07-11 1992-01-16 Krone Ag Current limiting circuit for telecommunication installation - couples source electrodes of two FETs via resistance
EP0684677A1 (en) * 1993-02-10 1995-11-29 MARUO, Masaya Overcurrent protective circuit and semiconductor device

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Patent Abstracts of Japan, E-1070, page 43 & JP 03 053613 A *
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JP3547135B2 (en) 2004-07-28
NZ267940A (en) 1996-09-25
KR960703496A (en) 1996-08-17
WO1995001667A1 (en) 1995-01-12
JPH08512191A (en) 1996-12-17
DE4494617T1 (en) 1996-11-21
CA2166418A1 (en) 1995-01-12
GB9526606D0 (en) 1996-02-28
GB2294598A (en) 1996-05-01

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