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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2020
Future Systems Besitz Gmbh, Rödental, DE;
Future Systems Besitz GmbH, Rödental, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for switching and/or protection of a load connected to said apparatus, said apparatus () comprising: a power switch () through which the connected load receives an electrical current; a sensor component () connected in series with said power switch () and adapted to generate directly an electrical voltage drop corresponding to a current rise speed of the electrical current flowing via the sensor component () and via the power switch () to said load; and a driver circuit () adapted to detect an occurring overcurrent depending on a voltage drop generated by said sensor component () with or without a voltage drop along the power switch () and to switch off said power switch () upon detection of an overcurrent within a switch-off period to protect said power switch () and said load.