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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
General Electric Technology Gmbh, Baden, CH;
Colin Charnock Davidson, Stafford, GB;
GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A switching apparatus comprises: a first current-conductive branch () including a first switching element (), the first switching element () configured to be switchable to selectively permit and block a flow of current in the first current-conductive branch (); a second current-conductive branch () including a second switching element (), the second switching element () configured to be switchable to selectively permit and block a flow of current in the second current-conductive branch (); and first and second terminals () for connection, in use, to an electrical network (), wherein the first and second current-conductive branches () extend between the first and second terminals (), wherein the first current-conductive branch () further includes an energy storage element electrically coupled to the second switching element () so that the energy storage element is configured as a power source for enabling the operation of the second switching element (), and the first switching element () is configured to be switchable to selectively direct a current flowing in the first current-conductive branch () to flow through the energy storage element so as to store energy in the energy storage element.