Patent ID: 6625000
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: H01T

Abstract:
A modular transient voltage surge suppressor apparatus, comprising:first and second transient voltage surge suppression modules, said second transient voltage surge suppression module being stacked on top of said first transient voltage surge suppression module, each of said first and second transient voltage surge suppression modules comprising: a non-conductive housing having a surge suppression circuit contained therein; and first and second electrically-conductive buses mechanically coupled to said non-conductive housing and electrically coupled to first and second terminals of said surge suppression circuit, respectively; first and second bus couplers, said first bus coupler coupling said first electrically-conductive buses of said first and second transient voltage surge suppression modules and said second bus coupler coupling said second electrically-conductive buses of said first and second transient voltage surge suppression modules, whereby said surge suppression circuits in each of said first and second modules are electrically coupled in parallel; a first electrical conductor coupler electrically coupled to, and physically located proximate, said first electrically-conductive bus of said first transient voltage surge suppression module; and a second electrical conductor coupler electrically coupled to, and physically located proximate, said second electrically-conductive bus of said second transient voltage surge suppression module, whereby the electrical path length from said first electrical conductor coupler to said second electrical conductor coupler and through said surge suppression circuit of said first transient voltage surge suppression module is substantially equal to the electrical path length from said first electrical conductor coupler to said second electrical conductor coupler and through said surge suppression circuit of said second transient voltage surge suppression module.