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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2008
William James Premerlani, Scotia, NY (US);
Kathleen Ann O'brien, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Owen Jannis Schelenz, Schenectady, NY (US);
William James Premerlani, Scotia, NY (US);
Kathleen Ann O'Brien, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Owen Jannis Schelenz, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical switching device is presented. The electrical switching device includes multiple switch sets coupled in series. Each of the switch sets includes multiple switches coupled in parallel. A control circuit is coupled to the multiple switch sets and configured to control opening and closing of the switches. One or more intermediate diodes are coupled between the control circuit and each point between a respective pair of switch sets.