HIGH VOLTAGE LOW INDUCTANCE CIRCUIT PROTECTION RESISTOR

摘要

A high voltage low inductance resistor (120) includes a resistor body (122) having a perimeter and a center. A first terminal (126) is located away from the center of the resistor near the perimter of the body (122). A serpentine resistance element (130) includes a first end (136). A conductive ring (124) is located near the perimeter and circumscribes the serpentine resistance element (130). The ring (124) is electrically connected to the first terminal (126). The first end (136) is electrically connected to the conductive ring (124). A first resistance segment (138a) of the resistance element (130) begins at the first end (136) and extends in a first direction generally around the perimeter of the body (122). An apex (142a) redirects the resistance element in a generally opposite direction, the input portion (143) transitioning into the first resistance segment (138a). A second resistance segment (140a) exits the apex (142a) from the output portion (145) in a second direction generally opposite the direction of the first resistance segment 8138a). The second resistance segment (140a) is located adjacent to and spaced apart from the first resistance segment (138a). The pattern of the interconnected first and second resistance segments is arranged to provide a concentric serpentine pattern in a single plane. A second end (148) of the resistance element (130) is located approximately at the center of the resistor element. A second terminal (128) is located at the center of the resistor (120) and is electrically connected to the second end (148) of the serpentine resistance element (130).