Surge protection apparatus having embedded fuse

    公开(公告)号:US11545827B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US16500737

    申请日:2016-09-05

    IPC分类号: H02H9/04 H01C7/02 H02H9/02

    摘要: A surge protection apparatus may include an input terminal; an output terminal, the output terminal electrically coupled to the input terminal; a ground terminal, the ground terminal electrically coupled to the input terminal and output terminal; a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) fuse, the PTC fuse connected in electrical series between the input terminal and output terminal; a crowbar device, the crowbar device electrically connected to the ground terminal and output terminal, wherein the crowbar device is in electrical series with the PTC fuse between the input terminal and ground terminal; and a central frame portion, the central frame portion electrically coupled to the input terminal, output terminal and ground terminal, wherein the crowbar device is disposed on a first side of the central frame portion and the PTC fuse is disposed on a second side of the central frame portion, opposite the first side.

    Voltage-leveling heater cable
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11503674B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US16351286

    申请日:2019-03-12

    摘要: A heater cable produces a substantially level voltage across its cross-section, providing a uniform and controllable thermal output along its length. The heater cable includes at least one center bus wire extending axially along a central axis of the heater cable, and at least one radial bus wire extending axially through the heating cable and positioned adjacent to the center bus wire. The heater cable further includes a thermally and electrically conductive interstitial material disposed around the at least one center bus wire and the at least one radial bus wire, and a jacket disposed about the interstitial material, the at least one center bus wire, and the at least one radial bus wire.

    PPTC actuator heater
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11488749B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US17176649

    申请日:2021-02-16

    申请人: Littelfuse, Inc.

    摘要: A novel heater is disclosed for a temperature sensitive actuator. The heater is a polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) device consisting of conductive filler and semi-crystalline polymer. The PPTC heater is strategically designed to have a predetermined self-regulation temperature suited to whatever application utilizes the heater. Physical characteristics of the PPTC heater, such as gap width and thickness, enable the current flow through the heater to be strategically controlled.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220310469A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17252287

    申请日:2020-08-28

    摘要: Semiconductor device structures and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate, a first nitride semiconductor layer, a second nitride semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, a gate structure and a temperature sensitive component. The first nitride semiconductor layer is disposed on the substrate. The second nitride semiconductor layer is disposed on the first nitride semiconductor layer and has a bandgap greater than that of the first nitride semiconductor layer. The first electrode, the second electrode and the gate structure are disposed on the second nitride semiconductor layer. The temperature sensitive component is disposed external to a region between the gate structure and the first electrode along a first direction in parallel to an interface of the first nitride semiconductor layer and the second nitride semiconductor layer.

    Over-current protection device
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11264789B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US16225436

    申请日:2018-12-19

    IPC分类号: H02H3/087 H01C7/02 H02H9/02

    摘要: An over-current protection device includes first and second electrodes and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) multilayered structure disposed between the first and second electrodes. The PTC multilayered structure includes a first polymer layer that is bonded to the first electrode, an intermediate layered unit that is bonded to said first polymer layer and that includes a second polymer layer, a third polymer layer that is bonded to and disposed between the intermediate layered unit and the second electrode. The first, second and third polymer layers respectively have first, second and third volume resistances, the second volume resistance being higher than the first and third volume resistances.

    Ceramic multi-layer component and method for producing a ceramic multi-layer component

    公开(公告)号:US11152141B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-19

    申请号:US15734221

    申请日:2019-06-21

    IPC分类号: H01C7/02 H01C7/04 H01C1/14

    摘要: A ceramic multi-layer component and a method for producing a ceramic multi-layer component are disclosed. In an embodiment a ceramic multi-layer component includes a stack with ceramic layers and electrode layers arranged between them, wherein the ceramic layers and the electrode layers are arranged above one another along a stacking direction, wherein at least one first electrode layer extends along a first main extension direction from a first end region to a second end region of the first electrode layer, and wherein the at least one first electrode layer has a current-carrying capacity that decreases along the first main extension direction.