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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Adam Timmons, Birmingham, MI (US);
Inventor:
Adam Timmons, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 7/00 (2006.01); H01G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical contactor for use in a high voltage bus utilizes two capacitor plates and a dielectric element movable in a gap between the plates under a charging voltage applied to the plates. The dielectric element is biased to a contactor off, or open, position by a biasing element, such as a spring. Once activated, the contactor remains closed under the influence of the charging voltage across the capacitor plates, yet does not draw a current during this state. The contactor may be released by a controllable discharge circuit placed across the capacitor plates.