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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Shailesh N. Joshi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Naoya Take, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 47/00 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 45/06 (2013.01); H01L 45/126 (2013.01); H01L 45/1286 (2013.01); H01L 45/14 (2013.01); H01L 45/1616 (2013.01);
Abstract
Switches, breakers that incorporate a phase change material are disclosed, as well as electrical devices including the same. A switch includes a first conductor, a second conductor spaced a distance from the first conductor such that the second conductor does not contact the first conductor, and a switching device electrically coupled to the first conductor, the switching device having a phase change material that, when heated, expands to electrically contact the second conductor.