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Circuit design for a circuit for switching currents

US6989658B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Reinhard Allwang · Schwandorf, DE
Volker Eichenseher · Beratzhausen, DE
Martin Götzenberger · Ingolstadt, DE
Dirk Hofmann · Regensburg, DE
Volker Karrer · Regensburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 28, 2003
Grant date	Jan 24, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 20, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit design for a circuit for switching currents is disclosed, comprising at least one switch element (T1 . . . Tn, T1′ . . . Tn′), and at least one respective main current conductor (D, S, A) for interlinking the switch element, the poles (V+, GND) of a current source and an energy accumulator (C). The aim of the invention is to reduce ohmic resistance and inductive resistance of such a circuit. To this end, an ancillary current conductor (D1, S1, A1) that has a lower current carrying capacity than the main current conductor is connected in parallel to at least one of the main current conductors (D, S, A).

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