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Composite Material SwitchesA device to protect electronic circuitry from high voltage transients is constructed from a relatively thin piece of conductive composite sandwiched between two conductors so that conduction is through the thickness of the composite piece. The device is based on the discovery that conduction through conductive composite materials in this configuration switches to a high resistance mode when exposed to voltages above a threshold voltage.
Document ID
20020089606
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
External Source(s)
NPO-19442-3-CU
Authors
Hamid H Javadi
(Jet Propulsion Laboratory La Cañada Flintridge, United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
September 3, 2002
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-6,445,280
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-808047
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