公开(公告)号：US20100237227A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-23

申请号：US12408937

申请日：2009-03-23

申请人： Glen Peter Koste ,  Kathleen Ann O'Brien ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  John Norton Park

发明人： Glen Peter Koste ,  Kathleen Ann O'Brien ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  John Norton Park

IPC分类号： H03K17/94

CPC分类号： H03K17/941 ,  H01H59/0009

摘要： An optically powered MEMS gate driver includes a photovoltaic converter configured to receive a light signal from a light source and output a DC supply voltage for a MEMS gate driver in response thereto. The MEMS gate driver further includes a DC to DC converter electrically coupled to the photovoltaic converter and configured to output a line level DC voltage in response to the DC supply voltage. An electrical circuit, also included as a portion of the MEMS gate driver is electrically coupled to both the photovoltaic converter and the DC to DC converter is configured to receive the supply voltage and the line level voltage and to output a line level drive signal in response thereto. The optically powered MEMS gate driver is self-contained within a common EMI enclosure thus providing isolation between the gate driver and command signal electronics.

摘要翻译： 光学驱动的MEMS栅极驱动器包括光电转换器，其被配置为从光源接收光信号，并响应于此向MEMS栅极驱动器输出DC电源电压。 MEMS栅极驱动器还包括电耦合到光伏转换器并被配置为响应于DC电源电压输出线路电平DC电压的DC-DC转换器。 还包括作为MEMS栅极驱动器的一部分的电路电耦合到光伏转换器和DC-DC转换器两者被配置为接收电源电压和线路电平电压并且响应地输出线路电平的驱动信号 到此。 光学驱动的MEMS栅极驱动器是独立于普通的EMI外壳内，从而提供栅极驱动器和命令信号电子器件之间的隔离。

公开(公告)号：US07643256B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-05

申请号：US11567296

申请日：2006-12-06

申请人： Joshua Isaac Wright ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  William James Premerlani ,  John Norton Park ,  Edward Keith Howell

发明人： Joshua Isaac Wright ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  William James Premerlani ,  John Norton Park ,  Edward Keith Howell

IPC分类号： H02H3/00

CPC分类号： H01H9/541 ,  H01H59/0009 ,  H01H2071/008

摘要： A switching system is provided. The switching system includes electromechanical switching circuitry, such as a micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry. The system may further include solid state switching circuitry coupled in a parallel circuit with the electromechanical switching circuitry, and a controller coupled to the electromechanical switching circuitry and the solid state switching circuitry. The controller may be configured to perform selective switching of a load current between the electromechanical switching circuitry and the solid state switching circuitry in response to a load current condition appropriate to an operational capability of a respective one of the switching circuitries.

摘要翻译： 提供一种切换系统。 开关系统包括机电开关电路，例如微机电系统开关电路。 该系统还可以包括与机电开关电路并联的固态开关电路，以及耦合到机电开关电路和固态开关电路的控制器。 控制器可以被配置为响应于适合于相应一个开关电路的操作能力的负载电流条件来执行机电开关电路和固态开关电路之间的负载电流的选择性切换。

公开(公告)号：US20080309438A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-18

申请号：US11761617

申请日：2007-06-12

申请人： Robert Joseph Caggiano ,  William James Premerlani ,  Marcelo Esteban Valdes ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  Brent Charles Kumfer ,  Charles Stephan Pitzen ,  John Norton Park

发明人： Robert Joseph Caggiano ,  William James Premerlani ,  Marcelo Esteban Valdes ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  Brent Charles Kumfer ,  Charles Stephan Pitzen ,  John Norton Park

IPC分类号： H01H51/22 ,  G01R1/20 ,  H01H57/00

CPC分类号： H01H71/123 ,  H01H9/40 ,  H01H9/541 ,  H01H59/0009 ,  H01H2071/008 ,  H01H2071/088 ,  H01H2071/124

摘要： A current control device is disclosed. The current control device includes control circuitry and a current path integrally arranged with the control circuitry. The current path includes a set of conduction interfaces and a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) switch disposed between the set of conduction interfaces. The set of conduction interfaces have geometry of a defined fuse terminal geometry and include a first interface disposed at one end of the current path and a second interface disposed at an opposite end of the current path. The MEMS switch is responsive to the control circuitry to facilitate the interruption of an electrical current passing through the current path.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种电流控制装置。 电流控制装置包括与控制电路整体配置的控制电路和电流路径。 电流路径包括一组导电接口和设置在该组导电接口之间的微机电系统（MEMS）开关。 导电接口的集合具有限定的熔丝端子几何形状的几何形状，并且包括设置在电流路径的一端的第一接口和设置在电流路径的相对端的第二接口。 MEMS开关响应于控制电路以便于中断通过电流路径的电流。

公开(公告)号：US20080308394A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-18

申请号：US11763739

申请日：2007-06-15

申请人： William James Premerlani ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  Christopher Fred Keimel ,  Kathleen Ann O'Brien ,  John Norton Park

发明人： William James Premerlani ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  Christopher Fred Keimel ,  Kathleen Ann O'Brien ,  John Norton Park

IPC分类号： H01H57/00

CPC分类号： H01H59/0009 ,  H01H9/30 ,  H01H9/542 ,  H01H2071/008

摘要： A current control device is disclosed. The current control device includes control circuitry integrally arranged with a current path and at least one micro electromechanical system (MEMS) switch disposed in the current path. The current control device further includes a hybrid arcless limiting technology (HALT) circuit connected in parallel with the at least one MEMS switch facilitating arcless opening of the at least one MEMS switch, and a pulse assisted turn on (PATO) circuit connected in parallel with the at least one MEMS switch facilitating arcless closing of the at least one MEMS switch.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种电流控制装置。 电流控制装置包括一体地布置有电流路径的控制电路和设置在电流路径中的至少一个微机电系统（MEMS）开关。 电流控制装置还包括与所述至少一个MEMS开关并联连接的混合无电弧限制技术（HALT）电路，其促进所述至少一个MEMS开关的无弧开启，以及脉冲辅助导通（PATO）电路与 所述至少一个MEMS开关促进所述至少一个MEMS开关的无弧关闭。

公开(公告)号：US20080169707A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-17

申请号：US11622483

申请日：2007-01-12

申请人： Joshua Isaac Wright ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  William James Premerlani ,  John Norton Park ,  Christopher Keimel ,  Long Que ,  Kuna Venkat Satya Rama Kishore ,  Abhijeet Dinkar Sathe ,  Xuefeng Wang ,  Edward Keith Howell

发明人： Joshua Isaac Wright ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  William James Premerlani ,  John Norton Park ,  Christopher Keimel ,  Long Que ,  Kuna Venkat Satya Rama Kishore ,  Abhijeet Dinkar Sathe ,  Xuefeng Wang ,  Edward Keith Howell

IPC分类号： H01H9/54

CPC分类号： H01H59/0009 ,  H01H47/22 ,  Y10T307/937

摘要： A gating voltage control system and method are provided for electrostatically actuating a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) device, e.g., a MEMS switch. The device may comprise an electrostatically responsive actuator movable through a gap for actuating the device to a respective actuating condition corresponding to one of a first actuating condition (e.g., a closed switching condition) and a second actuating condition (e.g., an open switching condition). The gating voltage control system may comprise a drive circuit electrically coupled to a gate terminal of the device to apply a gating voltage. The gating voltage control system may further comprise a controller electrically coupled to the drive circuit to control the gating voltage applied to the gating terminal in accordance with a gating voltage control sequence. The gating voltage control sequence may comprise a first interval for ramping up the gating voltage to a voltage level for producing an electrostatic force sufficient to accelerate the actuator through a portion of the gap to be traversed by the actuator to reach a respective actuating condition. The gating voltage control sequence may further comprise a second interval for ramping down the gating voltage to a level sufficient to reduce the electrostatic force acting on the movable actuator. This allows reducing the amount of force at which the actuator engages a contact for establishing the first actuating condition, or avoiding an overshoot position of the actuator while reaching the second actuating condition.

摘要翻译： 提供了门控电压控制系统和方法，用于静电致动微机电系统（MEMS）装置，例如MEMS开关。 该装置可以包括静电响应致动器，其可通过间隙移动，以将装置致动到对应于第一致动状态（例如，闭合开关状态）和第二致动状态（例如，开启状态）之一的相应致动状态， 。 门控电压控制系统可以包括电耦合到该器件的栅极端子以施加选通电压的驱动电路。 门控电压控制系统还可以包括电耦合到驱动电路的控制器，以根据门控电压控制顺序控制施加到门控端子的门控电压。 门控电压控制序列可以包括用于将门控电压升高到电压电平的第一间隔，用于产生足以通过由致动器穿过的间隙的一部分来加速致动器以达到相应的致动状态的静电力。 门控电压控制序列还可以包括用于将门控电压降低到足以减小作用在可移动致动器上的静电力的水平的第二间隔。 这允许减小致动器接合接触件以建立第一致动条件的力的量，或者避免致动器在达到第二致动状态时的过冲位置。

公开(公告)号：US20070139831A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-21

申请号：US11563726

申请日：2006-11-28

申请人： Joshua Isaac Wright ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  William James Premerlani ,  John Norton Park

发明人： Joshua Isaac Wright ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  William James Premerlani ,  John Norton Park

IPC分类号： H02H7/00 ,  H02H3/00

CPC分类号： H01H59/0009 ,  H01H9/541 ,  H01H2009/543 ,  H01H2071/008 ,  H03K17/08142 ,  H03K17/0822

摘要： A system is presented. The system includes a micro-electromechanical system switch. Further, the system includes a balanced diode bridge configured to suppress arc formation between contacts of the micro-electromechanical system switch. A pulse circuit is coupled to the balanced diode bridge to form a pulse signal in response to a fault condition. An energy-absorbing circuitry is coupled in a parallel circuit with the pulse circuit and is adapted to absorb electrical energy resulting from the fault condition without affecting a pulse signal formation by the pulse circuit.

摘要翻译： 提出了一个系统。 该系统包括微机电系统开关。 此外，该系统包括被配置为抑制微机电系统开关的触点之间的电弧形成的平衡二极管桥。 脉冲电路耦合到平衡二极管电桥以形成响应于故障状况的脉冲信号。 能量吸收电路与脉冲电路并联电路并且适于吸收由故障状态产生的电能，而不影响由脉冲电路形成的脉冲信号。

公开(公告)号：US5867356A

公开(公告)日：1999-02-02

申请号：US964595

申请日：1997-11-05

申请人： Anil Raj Duggal ,  John Norton Park ,  William Newell Schultz ,  Minyoung Lee

发明人： Anil Raj Duggal ,  John Norton Park ,  William Newell Schultz ,  Minyoung Lee

IPC分类号： H01H9/54 ,  H02H3/02 ,  H01H9/56 ,  G05F1/12

CPC分类号： H01H9/542 ,  H02H3/025

摘要： A current limiting system for a circuit limits current flow through the system. The current limiting system comprises at least one main switch comprising first and second main switch contacts and a contactor connecting the first and second main switch contacts; at least one current limiting device and at least one solid-state switch, which are mechanically unconnected to the main switch, and the at least one current limiting device and least one solid-state switch are arranged in series on a series side of the circuit; the at least one main switch is on a main switch side of the circuit arranged in parallel with the series side; a control that senses a predetermined condition of the circuit, and operably connected with the at least one solid state switch to open and it. Under normal operating conditions, most current flows through the at least one main switch side. When the predetermined condition causes the main switch to open, and the resistance increases in a main switch side. Thus, current flows to the series side of the circuit side. The current limiting device then switches its state from a low resistance to a high resistance state to limit the current passing through the current limiting system, where the control has sensed a predetermined condition and signals the solid-state switch to open, thereby interrupting current flow through of the current limiting system.

摘要翻译： 电流限流系统限制了通过系统的电流。 电流限制系统包括至少一个主开关，其包括第一和第二主开关触点和连接第一和第二主开关触点的接触器; 与主开关机械地不连接的至少一个限流装置和至少一个固态开关，以及至少一个限流装置和至少一个固态开关串联布置在电路的串联侧 ; 所述至少一个主开关位于与所述串联侧并联布置的所述电路的主开关侧上; 感测电路的预定状态并且与至少一个固态开关可操作地连接以打开的控制器。 在正常工作条件下，大多数电流流经至少一个主开关侧。 当预定条件导致主开关打开时，并且主开关侧的电阻增加。 因此，电流流向电路侧的串联侧。 电流限制装置然后将其状态从低电阻切换到高电阻状态，以限制通过限流系统的电流，其中控制器已经感测到预定条件并且将固态开关发信号通过打开，从而中断电流 通过目前的限流系统。