Solid-state circuit breaker
AssigneeSchneider Electric Industries SAS
InventorsWanlong Bai, Xiaoqiang Li, Bing Shuang, Xiaoping Ying
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Abstract
Disclosed is a solid-state circuit breaker including an electronic switch; a mechanical switch configured to complete a turn-on process and a turn-off process by manual operation; a sensor configured to generate a trigger signal depending on a position of the mechanical switch during the turn-on process or the turn-off process; a control unit configured to activate a boosting mechanism according to the trigger signal; and the boosting mechanism configured to provide a boost for the turn-on process or the turn-off process; Wherein the electronic switch is connected in series with the mechanical switch.
Claims11
A solid-state circuit breaker, comprising:
- an electronic switch;
- a mechanical switch configured to complete a turn-on process and a turn-off process by manual operation;
- a sensor configured to generate a trigger signal depending on a position of the mechanical switch during the turn-on process or the turn-off process;
- a control unit configured to activate a boosting mechanism according to the trigger signal;
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- the boosting mechanism configured to provide a boost for the turn-on process or the turn-off process;
- wherein the electronic switch is connected in series with the mechanical switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.