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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Thomas Alois Zoels, Bayern, DE;
Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Bavaria, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Alois Zoels, Bayern, DE;
Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Bavaria, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method includes obtaining a standard value for a characteristic of a power switch and obtaining a measured value of the characteristic, via a gate drive unit connected to a gate terminal of the power switch. The method also includes determining a health state of the power switch by comparing the measured value to the standard value of the characteristic.