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US 6,618,235 B1Granted
Snubber circuit
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRobert Gregory Wagoner, Fred Henry Boettner, William Duggan Brackman, Jr., James Michael Nowak
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Abstract
A voltage transient suppression circuit for power electronic circuits comprising: a snubber circuit having a resistor and a first and second capacitive element connected in series with a switching power semiconductor; and a sensing logic device connected in parallel with the snubber circuit; the logic circuit being configured to receive voltage signals indicative of said first and second capacitive elements.
Claims13
A voltage transient suppression circuit for power electronic circuits comprising:
- a snubber circuit having a resistor and a first and second capacitive element connected in series, said snubber circuit connected in parallel with a switching power semiconductor;
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- a sensing logic device connected in parallel with said snubber circuit;
- said logic circuit configured to receive voltage signals indicative of said first and second capacitive elements.
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