Magnetic switch for hybrid circuit breaker applications

A hybrid circuit breaker, comprising

• a first current path configured to conduct current from a power supply to a load under normal operating conditions,
• a second current path configured as a bypass current path to which the current is diverted when a fault is detected,
• a first solid-state switch in the second current path configured to extinguish the current diverted to the second current path, and
• a magnetic switch configured to operate in a closed position to conduct the current from the power supply to the load, and switch to an open position to when the fault is detected, the magnetic switch including:
• one or more driver coil assemblies, the one or more driver coil assemblies including one or more driver coils,
• a movable coil assembly, the movable coil assembly including a movable coil, and
• a rotor mounted on the movable coil assembly, wherein the one or more driver coil assemblies and the movable coil assembly are arranged such that a magnetic field generated when current flows through the one or more driver coils of the one or more driver coil assemblies and the movable coil of the movable coil assembly and generate a magnetic force that acts on the movable coil assembly in a direction to produce rotational torque of the rotor mounted to the movable coil assembly to cause the magnetic switch to switch from the closed position to the open position when the fault is detected.