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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2006
Joshua Isaac Wright, Arlington, VA (US);
Kanakasabapathi Subramanian, Clifton Park, NY (US);
William James Premerlani, Scotia, NY (US);
John Norton Park, Rexford, NY (US);
Edward Keith Howell, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Joshua Isaac Wright, Arlington, VA (US);
Kanakasabapathi Subramanian, Clifton Park, NY (US);
William James Premerlani, Scotia, NY (US);
John Norton Park, Rexford, NY (US);
Edward Keith Howell, Hendersonville, NC (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A switching system is provided. The switching system includes electromechanical switching circuitry, such as a micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry. The system may further include solid state switching circuitry coupled in a parallel circuit with the electromechanical switching circuitry, and a controller coupled to the electromechanical switching circuitry and the solid state switching circuitry. The controller may be configured to perform selective switching of a load current between the electromechanical switching circuitry and the solid state switching circuitry in response to a load current condition appropriate to an operational capability of a respective one of the switching circuitries.