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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Jason Daniel Kuttenkuler, Erie, PA (US);
Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Bavaria, DE;
Matthias Menzel, Baveria, DE;
Jeffrey Wolff, Girard, PA (US);
Henry Young, Erie, PA (US);
Thomas Zoels, Bavaria, DE;
Jason Daniel Kuttenkuler, Erie, PA (US);
Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Bavaria, DE;
Matthias Menzel, Baveria, DE;
Jeffrey Wolff, Girard, PA (US);
Henry Young, Erie, PA (US);
Thomas Zoels, Bavaria, DE;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A power unit (e.g., inverter module) includes a housing and a switch attached to the housing. The switch may be configured to be electrically coupled to a remotely-mounted drive circuit through two or more wire leads. The power unit also includes a clamping circuit electrically coupled to terminals of the switch and in parallel with the switch. The clamping circuit may be disposed inside the housing or on an outer surface of the housing, and is configured to limit a voltage across the switch.