Device and method for manufacturing device
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Corporation
InventorsJulio Cezar Brandelero, Jeffrey Ewanchuk, Stefan Mollov
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Abstract
A device comprising a gate pad, a source pad and a passive actuator arranged to form a reversible mechanical and electrical connection between the gate pad and the source pad only if the temperature in the passive actuator exceeds a threshold value.
Claims12
A device comprising a gate pad, a source pad and a passive actuator, characterized in that the passive actuator is arranged to form a reversible mechanical and electrical connection between the gate pad and the source pad only if the temperature in the passive actuator exceeds a threshold value and the device further comprises a heater to maintain the passive actuator temperature above the threshold value under application of an actuator voltage above a predetermined level, wherein
- the gate pad and the source pad are components in a switch, and
- the threshold value is a value greater than an operating temperature of the switch and less than a temperature representing a failure of the switch.
A device comprising a gate pad, a source pad and a passive actuator, wherein the passive actuator is arranged to form a reversible mechanical and electrical connection between the gate pad and the source pad only if the temperature in the passive actuator exceeds a threshold value and the device further comprises a heater to maintain the passive actuator temperature above the threshold value under application of an actuator voltage above a predetermined level,
- where the passive actuator comprises two arms, each comprising a first and a second extremity, wherein the first extremities of each arm are connected together and the second extremities of each arm are each connected to a different point of the source pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.