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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
David Richard Esler, Gloversville, NY (US);
Satish Prabhakaran, Colonie, NY (US);
Ren Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Omer Gundogmus, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Liqiang Yang, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Constantinos Minas, Slingerlands, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A solid-state circuit breaker may include power modules, gate drives, a current sensor, and a controller. Each power module may include two back-to-back MOSFETs with body diodes. The MOSFETs may have opposite orientations and a common source connection within the power module. The current sensor may detect current, and the controller may determine whether the current exceeds a predetermined threshold. When the current exceeds the predetermined threshold, the controller may transmit a signal to each gate drive to cause each gate drive to output a signal to the back-to-back MOSFETs such that the electrical current through the solid-state circuit breaker is blocked in both directions.