Patent ID: 6452477
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H01C,H05G

Abstract:
A high voltage low inductance resistor comprising:a resistor body having a perimeter and a center; a first terminal located away from the center of the resistor; a serpentine resistance element comprising; a first end; a first resistance segment beginning at the first end and extending in a first direction generally around the perimeter of the body; an apex having an input portion and an output portion, the first resistance segment transitioning into the input portion; a second resistance segment exiting the apex from the output portion in a second direction generally opposite the direction of the first resistance segment, the second resistance segment located adjacent to and spaced apart from the first resistance segment, the pattern of the first and second resistance segments arranged to provide a concentric serpentine pattern in a single plane; and a second end located approximately at the center of the resistor element; a conducive ring circumscribing the serpentine resistance element, the ring electrically connected to each of the first terminal and the first end of the serpentine resistance element; and a second terminal located at the center of the resistor and electrically connected to the second end of the serpentine resistance element.