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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2022
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Gerd Schmitz, Niederkassel, DE;
Wolfgang Meid, Mülheim-Kärlich, DE;
Marcel Uedelhoven, Blankenheim, DE;
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A self-triggering, bidirectional control electronics component for an electronic switch (), for the detection and rapid shutdown of currents at a selected threshold value for both current flow directions, includes a threshold switch having a plurality of selectable shutdown threshold values for both current flow directions, the threshold switch coupled to a bidirectional current sensor system (), arranged in the electronic switch, based on sensing of sensors on an input side of the threshold switch; and a high-speed de-energizing circuit () on an output side of the threshold switch including a high non-load circuit voltage for rapid removal of current from a magnetic drive coil (), the high-speed de-energizing circuit being configured to rapidly remove the current from the magnetic drive coil when the bidirectional current sensor system senses a current greater than or equal to the selected threshold value among the plurality of selectable shutdown threshold values.