Inrush current limiting and surge protection circuit and system

XIE Yongtao, P Cai, W Que - US Patent 11,489,438, 2022 - Google Patents
A power conversion device is provided. The power conversion device includes a bulk
capacitor, a current limiting resistor in series with the bulk capacitor, and an inrush current …

Inrush current limiting and surge protection circuit and system

XIE Yongtao, P Cai, W Que - US Patent 11,784,556, 2023 - Google Patents
A power device is provided. The power device includes a current limiting resistor in series
with a load, the current limiting resistor configured to provide a first current path to the load …

Surge protection device for complex transients

AT Bradley - US Patent 11,949,228, 2024 - Google Patents
A multi-stage surge protection device protects against complex, time-variant voltage
transients, including those resulting from a high-altitude nuclear electromagnetic pulse or a …

Switch assembly with drive system, and method for driving a switch assembly

K Ixmeier, E Nagel, E Zerr - US Patent App. 17/611,208, 2022 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND [0003] In substations, there are a large number of switches for different
tasks and with different requirements. To oper ate the various switches, they must be driven …