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High voltage switch with isolated power

US10607814B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 2018
Grant dateMar 31, 2020
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M7/06
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A high voltage switch comprising: a high voltage power supply providing power greater than about 5 kV; a control voltage power source; a plurality of switch modules arranged in series with respect to each other each of the plurality of switch modules configured to switch power from the high voltage power supply, and an output configured to output a pulsed output signal having a voltage greater than the rating of any switch of the plurality of switch modules, a pulse width less than 2 μs, and at a pulse frequency greater than 10 kHz.

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