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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2018
The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc., Tallahassee, FL (US);
Lukas Graber, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Christopher Widener, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Samantha Smith, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Michael Steurer, Crawfordville, FL (US);
The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc., Tallahassee, FL (US);
Abstract
An ultrafast electromechanical switch having a drive mechanism comprising three non-movable contacts, an actuator and two movable contacts. The switch further including a switching chamber to provide a self-contained environment that may consist of a high-pressure gas or a vacuum and one or more precision adjustment screws coupled to the non-movable contacts for adjusting the contact pressure. The provided ultrafast electrical (e.g., transfer, disconnect, etc.) switch is simple, compact, clean, exhibits ultralow loss, does not require high energy to operate and is capable of being automatically reset.