Protective circuit for a subscriber line circuit and a subscriber line circuit having such a protective circuit

• US 5,537,287 A
• Filed: 01/11/1995
• Issued: 07/16/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alcatel NV (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel N V (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Dreier, Benno
• Primary Examiner(s): Deboer, Todd
• Application Number:
  US08/371,105
• Time in Patent Office: 552 Days
• Field of Search: 361/119, 361/127, 361/58, 361/106, 361/56
• US Class Current: 361/119
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/18 with means for reducing interference or noise; with means for reducing effects due to line faults with means for protecting lines

Abstract

Protective circuit with a threshold circuit for discharging overvoltage surges to ground and with a low-value resistor positioned in a line wire at the subscriber'"'"'s end meets a higher level of lightning protection by connecting a voltage-limiting component (V1, V2) in parallel with the low-value resistor (R1, R2). Such may a varistor connected in parallel with each of the series low-value feed or sensing resistors. The invention meets symmetry requirements, places low voltage requirements on low-value resistors and preceding parallel components, makes use of inexpensive voltage-limiting components and thereby results in cost saving.

Claims

1. Protective circuit (SEC) for a subscriber line circuit, which is connected to a subscriber line (TL), with a low-value resistor (R1, R2) and a threshold circuit (THRES) for dissipating overvoltage to a line point with a ground potential, wherein the low-value resistor (R1, R2) is serially positioned in a line branch which connects one conductor of the subscriber line (TL) to a part (SLIC) of the subscriber line circuit to be protected, and the threshold circuit (THRES) is connected to a connection point on this line branch between the low-value resistor (R1, R2) and the part (SLIC) of the subscriber line circuit to be protected, wherein (a voltage limiting component) (V1, V2) is connected in parallel with the low-value resistor (R1, R2).

2. Protective circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voltage limiting component (V1, V2) is a varistor.

3. Subscriber line circuit with a connection (a, b) to a subscriber line (TL) and with a protective circuit (SEC), which is equipped with a low-value resistor (R1, R2) and a threshold circuit (THRES) for discharging overvoltage to a line point with a ground potential, wherein the low-value resistor (R1, R2) is serially positioned in a line branch connecting a conductor of the subscriber line (TL) with a part (SLIC) of the subscriber line circuit to be protected, and the threshold circuit (THRES) is connected to a connection point on this line branch between the low-value resistor (R1, R2) and the part (SLIC) of the subscriber line circuit to be protected, wherein a voltage limiting component (V1, V2) is connected in parallel with the low-value resistor (R1, R2).