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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventor:
Geraldo Nojima, Matthews, NC (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/44 (2006.01); H03K 17/72 (2006.01); H02H 7/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/44 (2013.01); H02H 7/30 (2013.01); H03K 17/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a semiconductor switch configured to interrupt a current between a power source and a load, an inductor coupled in series with the semiconductor switch, and a capacitor coupled to a node between the inductor and the load. The apparatus further includes a current sensor configured to sense a current provided to the load and a control circuit coupled to the current sensor and configured to control the semiconductor switch responsive to the sensed current.