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EP 0390807 A4 19910313 - ELECTRICAL DEVICE COMPRISING CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS

Title (en)

ELECTRICAL DEVICE COMPRISING CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS

Publication

EP 0390807 A4 19910313 (EN)

Application

EP 88909937 A 19880930

Priority

  • US 8803377 W 19880930
  • US 10298787 A 19870930
  • US 11508987 A 19871030
  • US 12469687 A 19871124

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO8903162A1] Circuit protection systems which comprise a PTC resistor (1) and a second resistor (6), e.g. a thick film resistor (6), which is thermally and electrically connected to the PTC resistor have a break current IB and a hold current IH such that the ratio IB/IH is at most 20. Suitable PTC resistors (1) are conductive polymer devices which comprise a PTC element (10) which has been radiation crosslinked under conditions such that the average dose rate is at most 3.0 Mrad/minute or during which no part of the PTC element (10) which is in contact with the electrodes (2, 3) reaches a temperature greater than (Tm-60) DEG C, where Tm is the melting point of the polymeric component of the conductive polymer (10).

IPC 1-7

H05B 1/02; H01B 1/04

IPC 8 full level

H01B 1/14 (2006.01); H01B 1/20 (2006.01); H01B 1/22 (2006.01); H01B 1/24 (2006.01); H01C 7/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

H05B 1/02 (2013.01 - KR); H05B 3/146 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 8903162 A1 19890406; AT E145512 T1 19961215; DE 3855679 D1 19970102; DE 3855679 T2 19970619; EP 0390807 A1 19901010; EP 0390807 A4 19910313; EP 0390807 B1 19961120; HK 1006773 A1 19990312; JP 3181263 B2 20010703; JP 3335348 B2 20021015; JP H03500470 A 19910131; JP H11150003 A 19990602; KR 890702405 A 19891223

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 8803377 W 19880930; AT 88909937 T 19880930; DE 3855679 T 19880930; EP 88909937 A 19880930; HK 98105929 A 19980622; JP 21085998 A 19980727; JP 50911888 A 19880930; KR 890700951 A 19890530