An apparatus comprising: a solid-state series switch posi tioned between a transmitter's high-
voltage, direct current (DC) bus and a high-voltage DC power source, wherein the series …

(57) ABSTRACT A circuit breaker includes a solid-state switch, a sense resistor, a current
detection circuit, and a switch control circuit. The solid-state switch and sense resistor are …

(57) ABSTRACT A solid state circuit breaker which provides high voltage isolation between
a control circuit and a power source is described. The circuit breaker comprises a receiver …

A solid state circuit-breaker switch has a first solid state switch coupled to a positive terminal
of a high voltage source, a second solid state switch coupled to a return terminal of the high …

Various solid-state circuit breakers and related circuits are presented herein. These include,
among other things, a common node bidirectional solid-state circuit breaker (BDSSCB) …

(57) ABSTRACT A circuit breaker comprises a solid-state switch, an air-gap electromagnetic
switch, switch control circuitry, a zero crossing detection circuit, and a current sensor. The …

A solid state circuit breaker includes a first terminal; a second terminal; a first wide-band gap
field effect transistor coupled to the first terminal; a second wide-band gap field effect …

(57) ABSTRACT A circuit breaker includes an electromechanical switch, a current sensor, a
voltage sensor, and a processor. The elec tromechanical switch is serially connected …

A switching circuit that is particularly applicable to high voltage 3 phase solid state circuit
breakers (SSCB). The circuit comprises a solid state switch; an energy absorbing device …

(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for operating a semi-conductor based circuit breaker
as a transient current limiter includes a semi conductor switch that operates in a linear mode …