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Solid state power controller

US9553574B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (HSC) · US

Inventors

Peter Brantl · Fremdingen, DE
Fritz Lammerer · Rosenheim, DE
Rainer Seidel · Berlin, DE
Matthias Maier · Bad Boll, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 21, 2015
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 21, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K17/165
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A solid state power controller including: a plurality of pairs of FETs connected in parallel, each pair comprising a first, forward-facing FET and a second, backward-facing FET connected by their respective sources; gate drive means for switching said FETs on and off; and means for isolating the sources of the backwards-facing FETs of the plurality of pairs of FETs from each other and operating the backwards-facing FETs in 3rd quadrant operation mode.

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