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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Ove Boe, Tanem, NO;
Espen Haugan, Trondheim, NO;
Asle Einar Skjellnes, Ranheim, NO;
Torbjoern Stroemsvik, Trondheim, NO;
Inventors:
Ove Boe, Tanem, NO;
Espen Haugan, Trondheim, NO;
Asle Einar Skjellnes, Ranheim, NO;
Torbjoern Stroemsvik, Trondheim, NO;
Assignee:
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/54 (2006.01); G01R 27/18 (2006.01); H01H 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/548 (2013.01); G01R 27/18 (2013.01); H01H 9/167 (2013.01);
Abstract
It is described a switching device comprising a semiconductor switching unit; a contactor electrically coupled in series with the semiconductor switching unit; and a controller being configured for activating an electrically isolating state of the switching device and/or activating an electrically conducting state of the switching device based on a command signal or based on a comparison of a measured value and predetermined activation condition.