Solid-state power switch
US11469757B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2217/0009
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of power switches are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a power switch comprising a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device coupled together in a first anti-series configuration between a first terminal and a second terminal; a third semiconductor device and a fourth semiconductor device coupled together in a second anti-series configuration between the first terminal and the second terminal; a controller configured to operate the power switch to simultaneously conduct a first portion of a load current from the first terminal to the second terminal by closing the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device, and to conduct a second portion of the load current from the first terminal to the second terminal by closing the third semiconductor device and the fourth semiconductor device.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.