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US 2016/0254109 A1Published application
Commutating Switch with Blocking Semiconductor
AssigneeRoger W. Faulkner
InventorsRoger W. Faulkner, Ronald G. Todd
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Abstract
A mechanical switch that works by commutation of the current to an energy absorbing path or sequence of paths through at least one blocking semiconductor to open the circuit, wherein the commutation is caused by a sliding motion of at least one shuttle electrode over at least one stationary electrode.
Claims26
A commutating switch, comprising:
- a stationary portion with a stationary electrode;
- a movable portion with a movable electrode;
- wherein a switch closed position is defined when the stationary and movable electrodes are in conductive contact;
- wherein the movable portion can be moved relative to the stationary portion to break the conductive contact between the stationary and movable electrodes so as to define a switch open position;
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- a non-linear, non-ohmic blocking semiconductor in an electrical path into which current is commutated as the switch is opened.
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