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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2023
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Hany Habib, Richmond, VA (US);
Christopher Alan Belcastro, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Veerakumar Bose, Richmond, VA (US);
Thomas Anthony Kendzia, Iii, Henrico, VA (US);
ABB SCHWEIZ AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A transfer switch for hybrid switching between a first power source and a second power source, the transfer switch includes a first switch and a second switch, the first and second switch connecting a load to a first power source and a second power source, respectively. The first switch includes at least one first solid state switching device (SSSD) pair. The second switch includes at least one second SSSD pair. The at least one first SSSD pair includes a different type of switching devices relative to the type of switching devices of the at least one second SSSD pair. Moreover, a controller may be configured to selectively cycle the at least one first SSSD pair and the at least one second SSSD pair on and off to electrically couple one of the first power source and the second power source to the load.