Patent ID: 8320094

Claim:
A surge protection module comprising: a base; a plurality of first pins extending from the base to connect electrically to an upstream circuit; a plurality of second pins extending from the base to connect electrically to a downstream circuit; a fuse device acting between each first pin and a respective one of said second pins; at least one analog arrestor upstream of the fuse devices that is electrically connected across the first pins and in electrical communication with a ground terminal extending from the base; and a low capacitance solid state arrestor arrangement, said solid state arrestor arrangement comprising a solid state arrestor having a first lead connected to one of said second pins downstream of said fuse device via a first diode bank, a second lead connected to another of said second pins downstream of said fuse device via a second diode bank and a third lead connected to said ground terminal via a third diode bank, wherein each of said first and second diode banks comprises a plurality of diodes electrically connected in parallel, some of the diodes of said plurality being arranged in opposite polarity to other diodes of said plurality and wherein said third diode bank comprising a plurality of diodes electrically connected in parallel, some of the diodes being arranged in opposite polarity to others of said diodes.