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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
John Kenneth Hooker, Louisville, KY (US);
Hardik Upadhyay, Monroe, CT (US);
Gitika Tantuwaya, Louisville, KY (US);
John Kenneth Hooker, Louisville, KY (US);
Hardik Upadhyay, Monroe, CT (US);
Gitika Tantuwaya, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A circuit protection device includes a plasma gun configured to generate a plasma plume, at least one capacitor configured to store electrical energy, and a trigger circuit communicatively coupled to the plasma gun and the capacitor. The trigger circuit is configured to transmit a first signal to the capacitor to cause the capacitor to transmit a first portion of the electrical energy to the plasma gun. The trigger circuit is also configured to transmit a second signal to the plasma gun to cause the plasma gun to generate the plasma plume using the first portion of the electrical energy.