公开(公告)号：US06917501B2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-12

申请号：US10374607

申请日：2003-02-26

申请人： Daniel J. Byrne ,  Arnol S. Pandit ,  Mark N. Robins

发明人： Daniel J. Byrne ,  Arnol S. Pandit ,  Mark N. Robins

IPC分类号： H01T2/02 ,  H02H9/00

CPC分类号： H01T2/02

摘要： An apparatus and method for providing electrostatic discharge protection. An exemplary micro tube spark gap type electrostatic discharge protection device comprises first and second separated spark electrodes hat form a spark gap therebetween. A high frequency noncoupled starter circuit is provided that comprises first and second high voltage electrodes disposed adjacent to the spark gap, and coupled to a high frequency voltage source. The high frequency voltage source generates a high frequency voltage that passes from the high voltage electrodes through the spark gap. The high frequency voltage (electric field) supplied by the voltage source falls just short of ionizing the gap, but provides energy to start a discharge. Once ionization occurs, the high frequency voltage is shut off, allowing for maximal energy loss. This results in a voltage versus time characteristic having a decreased ionization voltage and an increased power loss level after the high frequency voltage shuts off.

摘要翻译： 一种提供静电放电保护的装置和方法。 示例性的微管火花隙型静电放电保护装置包括在其间形成火花隙的第一和第二分离的火花电极。 提供了一种高频非耦合启动器电路，其包括邻近火花隙设置的第一和第二高压电极，并耦合到高频电压源。 高频电压源产生从高压电极通过火花隙的高频电压。 由电压源提供的高频电压（电场）刚刚离开电离电离，但提供能量开始放电。 一旦发生电离，高频电压被切断，允许最大的能量损失。 这导致在高频电压关断之后具有降低的电离电压和增加的功率损耗水平的电压 - 时间特性。