摘要 |
The present invention relates to an overvoltage protection device designed to protect electronic components against high energy transients. The protection device comprises a varistor, across which there is connected a voltage-dividing unit comprising a resistor and a voltage-limiting element, for example a varistor or a Zener diode. The voltage appearing across the voltage-limiting element controls the output signal of the protection device by being connected to the base of a transistor. The input signal to the transistor consists of the input signal of the circuit or the input signal voltage-divided across an input resistor. |