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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2022
Applicant:
Airbus (S.a.s.), Blagnac, FR;
Inventors:
Gerhard Steiner, Mindelheim, DE;
Florian Kapaun, Kirchseeon, DE;
Assignee:
Airbus (S.A.S.), Blagnac, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/02 (2006.01); H02H 3/02 (2006.01); H03K 17/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/02 (2013.01); H02H 3/023 (2013.01); H03K 17/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit breaker with pre-charging and current limiting functions, wherein the circuit breaker is configured for being provided in a power line connecting an electrical energy source and an electric network. The circuit breaker includes a short circuit protection unit including a first semiconductor switch, a precharge unit connected in parallel to the short circuit protection unit and including a second semiconductor switch, and a current limit unit connected in parallel to the short circuit protection unit and to the precharge unit, the current limit unit including a third semiconductor switch.