• DocumentCode
    962463
  • Title

    A New PTC Resistor for Power Applications

  • Author

    Perkins, R.S. ; Rüegg, A. ; Fischer, M. ; Streit, P. ; Menth, A.

  • Author_Institution
    BCC Brown, Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    6/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    225
  • Lastpage
    230
  • Abstract
    A new positive temperature coefficient (PTC)resistor and its properties are described which utilizes the metal-insulator solid-state transition in (V,Cr)203. At a transition temperature of 80°C, for example, the specific resistivity of a ceramic body exhibits a · rapid increase to a value 100 times higher than that at 20°C, which is typically 1.5x 10-3 \\Omega cm. Due to this low resistivity, thermistors with resistance values between at least 0.1 m \\Omega and 0.1 \\Omega can be manufactured which can carry rated currents substantially higher than 200 A or lower than 2 A, respectively. The construction of the new device is described, and typical properties and applications are illustrated.
  • Keywords
    Bolometers; Resistors; Vanadium materials/devices; Ceramics; Conductivity; Immune system; Manufacturing; Metal-insulator structures; Resistors; Solid state circuits; Temperature; Thermal resistance; Thermistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Components, Hybrids, and Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0148-6411
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCHMT.1982.1135962
  • Filename
    1135962
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=962463