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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Avinash Srikrishnan Kashyap, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christian M. Giovanniello, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Christopher Fred Keimel, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/12 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01); H02H 1/04 (2006.01); H02H 3/22 (2006.01); H02H 9/06 (2006.01); H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/005 (2013.01); H02H 9/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surge suppression device includes a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) switch electrically connected to a current path. Additionally, the surge suppression device includes a transient voltage suppression (TVS) device electrically connected in series to the MEMS switch. The surge suppression device is configured to protect electronic components from voltage surges or current surges.