Pluggable surge protection system

A surge protection system including a pluggable surge protection cartridge (100) and its corresponding base (200) is disclosed. The cartridge includes a housing (110), a surge protection assembly (300) situated within the housing containing a surge protection element (320) and a plurality of cartrid...

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Hauptverfasser: MOSER RUSSELL DAVID, LAUBACH CHRISTOPHER JON, MCCLELLAN DAVID MICHAEL, GILLESPIE BRIAN JOHN, MICKIEVICZ SCOTT KEITH
Format: Patent
Sprache:chi ; eng
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Zusammenfassung:A surge protection system including a pluggable surge protection cartridge (100) and its corresponding base (200) is disclosed. The cartridge includes a housing (110), a surge protection assembly (300) situated within the housing containing a surge protection element (320) and a plurality of cartridge contacts (120) in electrical contact with the surge protection assembly. The cartridge contacts are configured to engage a base within an electrical load center (10) to carry a surge current from the load center across an electrical path of the surge protection assembly through the surge protection element. The cartridge is configured to be situated within the base such that the cartridge is removable from the base while the base remains in electrical contact with the load center.