US4924344A
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Circuitry for protection against electromotively-induced voltage transients in solid state relay circuits
Assignee: Teledyne Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1989-02-27
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Granted: 1990-05-08
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Expires: 2009-02-27
Abstract
Abstract In a solid state relay circuit including a power semiconductor for switching power to a load circuit and having circuitry for disabling the power semiconductor to protect against current overload or short circuits, such disabling means including a silicon controlled rectifier for short circuiting the input to the power semiconductor, apparatus for sensing the presence of transient voltages in the load circuit, and apparatus for disabling any short circuit caused by the silicon controlled rectifier due to such voltage transients.
Inventors
- 👤 Ciro Guajardo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:27
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/51; H03K17/78; H03K17/785; H02; H02H; H02H9/00; H02H9/04; H03K17/08; H03K17/082; H03K17/0822
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
In a solid state relay circuit including a power semiconductor for switching power to a load circuit and having means for disabling the power semiconductor to protect against current overload or short circuits, such disabling means including a silicon controlled rectifier for short circuiting the input to the power semiconductor, means for sensing the presence of transient voltages in the load circuit, and means for disabling any short circuit caused by the silicon controlled rectifier due to such voltage transients.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
In a solid state relay circuit including a power semiconductor for switching power to a load circuit and having means for disabling the power semiconductor to protect against current overload or short circuits, such disabling means including a silicon controlled rectifier for short circuiting the input to the power semiconductor, means for sensing the presence of transient voltages in the load circuit, and means for disabling any short circuit caused by the silicon controlled rectifier due to such voltage transients.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
In a solid state relay circuit as claimed in claim 1, the means for disabling any short circuit caused by the silicon controlled rectifier due to such voltage transients comprising a MOSFET having gate, source, and drain terminals, the gate terminal being connected to the means for sensing the presence of transient voltages in the load circuit, and the source and drain terminals being connected to disable the silicon controlled rectifier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
In a solid state relay circuit as claimed in claim 1, the means for sensing the presence of transient voltages in the load circuit comprising a capacitor and a resistor connected in series across the output terminals of the power semiconductor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
80 words
In a solid state relay circuit as claimed in claim 3, the means for disabling any short circuit caused by the silicon controlled rectifier due to such voltage transients comprising a MOSFET having gate, source, and drain terminals, the gate terminal being connected between the capacitor and the resistor connected in series of the means for sensing the presence of transient voltages in the load circuit, and the source and drain terminals being connected to disable the silicon controlled rectifier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
In a solid state relay circuit as claimed in claim 1, the means for sensing the presence of transient voltages in the load circuit comprising a capacitor and a resistor connected in series across the input terminals of the power semiconductor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
80 words
In a solid state relay circuit as claimed in claim 5, the means for disabling any short circuit caused by the silicon controlled rectifier due to such voltage transients comprising a MOSFET having gate, source, and drain terminals, the gate terminal being connected between the capacitor and the resistor connected in series of the means for sensing the presence of transient voltages in the load circuit, and the source and drain terminals being connected to disable the silicon controlled rectifier.
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