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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Kenneth Vincent, Alcester, GB;
Peter J. Knight, Birmingham, GB;
Inventors:
Kenneth Vincent, Alcester, GB;
Peter J. Knight, Birmingham, GB;
Assignee:
TRW Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit arrangement for the fast dissipation of the stored magnetic energy in an inductive load controlled by a first switch, comprising a high voltage-drop energy dissipation path disposed across the first switch and a second switch by which a constant-voltage diode drop path across the load can be selectively opened.