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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
May. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Inventors:
Peter Brantl, Fremdingen, DE;
Fritz Lammerer, Rosenheim, DE;
Rainer J. Seidel, Tussenhausen, DE;
Matthias Maier, Wallerstein, DE;
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H03K 17/082 (2006.01); H03K 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/167 (2013.01); H02H 9/041 (2013.01); H03K 17/0822 (2013.01); H03K 17/122 (2013.01); H03K 17/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solid state power controller including: a plurality of pairs of FETs connected in parallel, each pair comprising a first, forward-facing FET and a second, backward-facing FET connected by their respective sources; gate drive means for switching said FETs on and off; and means for isolating the sources of the backwards-facing FETs of the plurality of pairs of FETs from each other and operating the backwards-facing FETs in 3quadrant operation mode.