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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Applicant:
Bruce M. Cook, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
Bruce M. Cook, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved control circuit that is structured to energize another device such as a squib. A first portion of the circuit includes a first transistor and is structured to discharge at a first rate a first portion of a charge stored by a capacitor. Another portion of the circuit includes a second transistor and is structured to discharge a second portion of the charge subsequent to the discharge of the first portion of the charge and at a second rate greater than the first rate.