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Fast current control of inductive loads

US7433171B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 2003
Grant dateOct 7, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01F7/1811
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit arrangement for the fast dissipation of the stored magnetic energy in an inductive load controlled by a first switch, comprising a high voltage-drop energy dissipation path disposed across the first switch and a second switch by which a constant-voltage diode drop path across the load can be selectively opened.

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