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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
David R Trainer, Derby, GB;
Mark Sweet, Chesterfield, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/02 (2006.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.01); H10N 10/82 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/025 (2013.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.02); H10N 10/82 (2023.02);
Abstract
There is provided a current limiting diodecomprising a gate, a source, a drainelectrically connected to the source by an n-channel or p-channeland a thermoelectric generator; wherein the source and the gate are electrically connected by a fill structure, and wherein the thermoelectric generator is configured to: generate a thermoelectric voltage by absorbing heat from the n-channel or p-channel and rejecting heat to a heat sink in a current limiting condition; and apply the thermoelectric voltage between the gate and the source.