A surge protective device includes an overvoltage protection circuit and a control module coupled to the overvoltage protection circuit that is configured to monitor at least one performance characteristic of the overvoltage protection circuit and is further configured to communicate the at least one performance characteristic to a destination external to the surge protective device.

An over-voltage protection system is provided for use with electrical equipment. The system includes a protection circuit having a first bus for receiving electrical power, a second bus for providing power to the equipment and two parallel surge arresters connected between the first bus and ground. A main and backup bushing are arranged in parallel between the first and second bus. The main bushing is arranged in series with a normally closed contact maintaining the main bushing in service by default. The backup bushing is arranged in series with a normally open contact isolating the backup bushing by default. The protection circuit comprises a controller for testing the insulation of the arresters and bushings. The controller is configured to selectively actuate the contacts to selectively isolate, or incorporate, the arresters and bushings in the circuit to facilitate testing and maintenance while maintaining the protection circuit operational.

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.

A protection device, for operating an electric machine at a converter, comprises a first and second conductor of a DC link, a switching device having a first and second switch, a link capacitor, a load resistor as a precharge and braking resistor, a semiconductor switch and an electrical fuse for protecting the load resistor. The electrical fuse and the first switch are connected in series to the first conductor and to a first resistor connection of the load resistor and to a first power connection of the semiconductor switch. The second switch is connected to the electrical conductor and to a first capacitor connection of the link capacitor and to a second resistor connection of the load resistor. The semiconductor switch is connected by a second power connection to the second conductor and the link capacitor is connected by a second capacitor connection to the second conductor.

The present disclosure provides a temperature detection circuit. The temperature detection circuit includes: a first comparator, the first comparator having a first negative input terminal, a first positive input terminal and a first output terminal, the first negative input terminal being connected with an output terminal of a temperature sensor, the first positive input terminal being connected with a first reference voltage terminal; a monostable trigger, an input terminal of the monostable trigger being connected with the first output terminal of the first comparator; a low pass filter, an input terminal of the low pass filter being connected with an output terminal of the monostable trigger. The present disclosure further provides a temperature sensor device and a display device.

Electric power is transferred to an electric load as alternating current over at least two incoming and outgoing lines. At least one line circuit manages at least one parameter of the transferred electric power. A central circuit exchanges data and/or commands with the at least one line circuit over a respective galvanically isolated communication interface, such that a reference potential of the central circuit is floating relative to an earth potential of the at least two incoming and outgoing lines. A respective surge protection capacitor is arranged in parallel with each galvanically isolated communication interface. The surge protection capacitors are configured to accumulate a respective fraction of an electric charge resulting from an undesired overvoltage on one of said incoming lines so as to split up the undesired overvoltage into two or more voltages over the galvanically isolated communication interfaces each of which voltage is smaller than the undesired overvoltage.

A charging port protection apparatus and a terminal related to the field of terminal technologies are provided, including a first detection circuit, a first discharge circuit, a second detection voltage, and a switch circuit. The first detection circuit generates a first detection voltage based on a peak voltage of an input voltage. The first discharge circuit discharges the peak voltage based on the first detection voltage. The second detection circuit generates a second detection voltage when the input voltage is greater than a first threshold. The switch circuit disconnects the input voltage based on the second detection voltage. This implements not only protection against an ESD and EOS peak voltage, but also protection against a high-voltage direct current. The protection against the peak voltage and the protection against the high-voltage direct current are not mutually limited, which implements protection against impact of electrical over-stress in various forms.

A device, a method and a system for monitoring an electrical connection status of a disconnector device are disclosed. The disconnector device is connectable to pole-mounted equipment in a power distribution or transmission grid, thereby disconnecting the pole-mounted equipment. The connection status monitoring device includes a determining section configured to determine whether the disconnector device has been activated and to generate connection status indicator data, indicative of whether the disconnector device has been activated. The determining section further includes a wireless communication section which is adapted to connect to a wireless communication infrastructure using a wireless communication protocol, and to transmit the connection status indicator data over the wireless communication infrastructure.

An electronic device includes an input, an output, a metal fuse, a resistor, a heat control transistor, and a heat controller. The metal fuse is coupled between the input and the output. The resistor is coupled between the metal fuse and the heat control transistor. The heat control transistor is coupled between the resistor and a reference terminal of the electronic device, and the heat controller is configured to control a heater current of the heat control transistor.

A MOSFET circuit clamps a MOSFET gate voltage (either directly or via a gate control circuit) when the source voltage exceeds a threshold level, for example in response to a voltage surge event between the source and drain. In particular, the gate is held at a voltage relative to the source, to turn off the first MOSFET during such a surge event, but not during normal operation. This provides automatic protection against unwanted increases in the input voltage, especially when the MOSFET was in its on state during the switching. A threshold circuit is connected between a gate (or gate control node) and a reference voltage. When the voltage at the source exceeds a voltage threshold level, it conduct a unidirectional circuit component (D18) between the source and gate (or gate control node), and the threshold circuit.