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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Alois Zoels, Hebertshausen, DE;
Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Oberschleissheim, DE;
Miguel Garcia Clemente, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskauyuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/081 (2006.01); H03K 17/567 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/08116 (2013.01); H03K 17/567 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes detecting current from a first terminal of the switch to a second terminal of the switch, wherein the current exceeds a current limit for a linear region of the switch. The method includes controlling a gate voltage of the switch from a first voltage to a second voltage. The second voltage is configured to enable the switch to operate in an active region of the switch. The method further includes opening the switch when the switch is operating in the active region.