GB2294598B - A protection device using field effect transistors - Google Patents

A protection device using field effect transistors

Info

Publication number: GB2294598B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: field effect; protection device; effect transistors; transistors; protection
Prior art date: 1993-07-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

GB9526606A

Other versions

GB2294598A (en

GB9526606D0 (en

Inventor

Richard Allen Harris

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

University of Queensland UQ

Original Assignee

University of Queensland UQ

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1993-07-01

Filing date

1994-06-29

Publication date

1997-11-19

1994-06-29 Application filed by University of Queensland UQ filed Critical University of Queensland UQ

1996-02-28 Publication of GB9526606D0 publication Critical patent/GB9526606D0/en

1996-05-01 Publication of GB2294598A publication Critical patent/GB2294598A/en

1997-11-19 Application granted granted Critical

1997-11-19 Publication of GB2294598B publication Critical patent/GB2294598B/en

2014-06-29 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
- H02H9/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection
- H02H9/02—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection responsive to excess current
- H02H9/025—Current limitation using field effect transistors
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
- H02H9/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection
- H02H9/04—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection responsive to excess voltage

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Power Engineering (AREA)
Junction Field-Effect Transistors (AREA)
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
Emergency Protection Circuit Devices (AREA)
Electronic Switches (AREA)
Metal-Oxide And Bipolar Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)

GB9526606A 1993-07-01 1994-06-29 A protection device using field effect transistors Expired - Lifetime GB2294598B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AUPL971193		1993-07-01
PCT/AU1994/000358 WO1995001667A1 (en)	1993-07-01	1994-06-29	A protection device using field effect transistors

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB9526606D0 GB9526606D0 (en)	1996-02-28
GB2294598A GB2294598A (en)	1996-05-01
GB2294598B true GB2294598B (en)	1997-11-19

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB9526606A Expired - Lifetime GB2294598B (en)	1993-07-01	1994-06-29	A protection device using field effect transistors

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
JP (1)	JP3547135B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR960703496A (en)
CA (1)	CA2166418A1 (en)
DE (1)	DE4494617T1 (en)
GB (1)	GB2294598B (en)
NZ (1)	NZ267940A (en)
WO (1)	WO1995001667A1 (en)

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1994
- 1994-06-29 JP JP50316595A patent/JP3547135B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-06-29 WO PCT/AU1994/000358 patent/WO1995001667A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1994-06-29 KR KR1019950706035A patent/KR960703496A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1994-06-29 CA CA002166418A patent/CA2166418A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-06-29 DE DE4494617T patent/DE4494617T1/en not_active Ceased
- 1994-06-29 GB GB9526606A patent/GB2294598B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-06-29 NZ NZ267940A patent/NZ267940A/en unknown

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JPH0365020A (en) *	1989-07-31	1991-03-20	Masaya Maruo	Overcurrent protective circuit and semiconductor device
JPH03145918A (en) *	1989-10-31	1991-06-21	Masaya Maruo	Overvoltage/overcurrent protecting circuit
AU7503591A (en) *	1990-04-28	1991-11-07	Alcatel N.V.	Current limiter circuit
DE4022253A1 (en) *	1990-07-11	1992-01-16	Krone Ag	Current limiting circuit for telecommunication installation - couples source electrodes of two FETs via resistance
EP0684677A1 (en) *	1993-02-10	1995-11-29	MARUO, Masaya	Overcurrent protective circuit and semiconductor device

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB2294598A (en)	1996-05-01
WO1995001667A1 (en)	1995-01-12
KR960703496A (en)	1996-08-17
JPH08512191A (en)	1996-12-17
DE4494617T1 (en)	1996-11-21
JP3547135B2 (en)	2004-07-28
NZ267940A (en)	1996-09-25
CA2166418A1 (en)	1995-01-12
GB9526606D0 (en)	1996-02-28

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GB2294598B (en)	1997-11-19	A protection device using field effect transistors
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HU9301085D0 (en)	1993-08-30	Property protecting device
GB9407301D0 (en)	1994-06-08	Flower-standing device
GB9325750D0 (en)	1994-02-16	Device
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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2012-02-29	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)	Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20120202 AND 20120208
2014-07-23	PE20	Patent expired after termination of 20 years	Expiry date: 20140628