Patent ID: 6567254
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: H02H,H05K

Abstract:
A method of decreasing clamp voltage in a surge protection device, the surge protection device comprising at least two suppression components, wherein each suppression component comprises a cathode and an anode, coupled to an upstream power supply and downstream devices to be protected, the method comprising:coupling the suppression components such that the suppression components are electrically in parallel wherein the cathodes are electrically coupled together and the anodes are electrically coupled together; coupling the suppression components such that a first axis through the anode and cathode of each suppression component is substantially parallel to the first axes of other suppression components; orienting each suppression component such that when current flows in each suppression component, the current flow in each suppression component is in a substantially opposite direction to the current flow in any adjacent suppression component; and aligning each suppression component such that each suppression component substantially intersects a second axis substantially perpendicular to the set of first axes.