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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2024
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited, Hong Kong, HK;
Abstract
A bidirectional circuit breaker has Breaking Speed Control (BSC) to prevent false triggering when an upstream fault occurs. A semiconductor switch has a Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET), an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and a varistor in three parallel branches that drive a positive output. An input capacitor between positive and negative inputs forms an LC network with an inductor connected to the positive input. A current sensor is connected between the inductor and the semiconductor switch. When the current sensor detects reverse current, a snubber switch is closed, connecting a snubber capacitor across both terminals of the inductor. A LCC network is formed that stores more energy than the LC network, spreading out a current spike caused by the upstream fault, reducing peak reverse current pulled through the circuit breaker by the upstream fault. Thus breaking speed is reduced when the snubber switch closes.