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ETO-Based DC Circuit Breaker
Case ID:
01.097
Web Published:
9/3/2012
This invention describes a novel, high current, high speed, solid state DC circuit breaker capable of interrupting high DC currents over a very short time. Potential market opportunities exist for electric traction systems, mining trolley systems, power stations and industrial applications.
A newly developed power semiconductor device, the Emitter Turn-Off (ETO) Thyristor is incorporated in the design, demonstrating superior performance over mechanical circuit breakers without increasing cost. This ETO technology incorporates a positive temperature coefficient of the device on-conduction resistance, guaranteeing current sharing between devices. Additionally, the ETO has built-in current sensing applications, allowing the circuit breaker to effectively interrupt 5,000 ampheres in 4 microseconds. Unlike many available circuit breakers on the market, this circuit breakers includes both a solid state switch and tripping unit.
Patent Information:
App Type
Country
Serial No.
Patent No.
File Date
Issued Date
Patent Status
US Utility
*United States
10/390,712
6,952,335
3/19/2003
10/4/2005
Abandoned
Category(s):
Electrical
Computer Software
Devices
Engineering
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For Information, Contact:
Grant Brewer
Senior Licensing Associate
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
(540) 443-9218
gbrewer@vtip.org
Inventors:
Alex Huang
Xigen Zhou
Zhenxue (aaron) Xu
Keywords:
Electronics