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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Applicant:
Michael Scharnick, Brookfield, WI (US);
Inventor:
Michael Scharnick, Brookfield, WI (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 47/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Safety isolation systems and methods adapted for switching DC electrical power applications, including high voltage DC, are provided. A contactor is in series with a solid state DC switch and a switching circuit controls the operation of the contactor and the solid state DC switch. Mirror contacts may be added to the system that are capable of providing a reliable indication about the open/closed status of the main contacts of the contactor.