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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventor:
Chris Morrow Young, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 47/02 (2006.01); H01H 50/16 (2006.01); H01H 89/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 47/02 (2013.01); H01H 50/16 (2013.01); H01H 89/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus forming an arc-free hybrid relay having an air gap when in the off state. The apparatus comprises a first relay coupled to a second relay, and having a semiconductor switch arranged to temporarily shunt current around the second relay.