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公开(公告)号:US11451227B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-20
申请号:US16862926
申请日:2020-04-30
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: Geraldo Nojima , Eddie Wilkie
IPC: H03K17/693 , H03K17/22 , H01L29/20 , H01L29/16
Abstract: An apparatus includes a power semiconductor switch, a driver circuit configured to drive a control terminal of the power semiconductor switch, and a control circuit configured to apply a control signal to the driver circuit responsive to a comparison of a reference voltage to a voltage at the control terminal of the semiconductor switch. In some embodiments, the power semiconductor switch may include a field effect transistor (FET), such as a wide bandgap silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET. The control terminal may include a gate terminal of the FET, and the voltage at the control terminal may include a gate voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US10410813B1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-10
申请号:US15944326
申请日:2018-04-03
Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Inventor: Koustubh Dnyandeo Ashtekar , Steven Z. Chen , Geraldo Nojima , Robert Patton Griffin
IPC: H01H33/664
Abstract: An electrical contact is for a vacuum switching apparatus. The electrical contact includes a hub portion and a plurality of petal portions extending radially outwardly from the hub portion. The electrical contact is made from conductive materials and insulating materials.
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公开(公告)号:US20230412105A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-21
申请号:US17807162
申请日:2022-06-16
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: Irving A. Gibbs , Geraldo Nojima , Stan Rex Simms , Thomas A. Farr , Gabriel Braga
IPC: H02P27/06
CPC classification number: H02P27/06
Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of DC buses and a plurality of inverter circuits, respective ones of which are coupled to respective ones of the plurality of DC buses. The apparatus further includes a control circuit configured to generate a representative DC voltage signal based on DC voltage signals for respective ones of the DC buses, to generate a first modulation control signal from the representative DC voltage signal, to generate second modulation control signals for the respective inverter circuits from the representative DC voltage signal and the first modulation control signal that are normalized based on the DC voltage signals for the buses and the representative DC voltage signal, and to modulate the inverter circuits responsive to respective ones of the second modulation control signals. The representative DC voltage signal may represent a maximum of the DC voltages for the respective DC buses.
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公开(公告)号:US20230341452A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-26
申请号:US18342334
申请日:2023-06-27
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: Eddie Wilkie , Geraldo Nojima
CPC classification number: G01R31/086 , H02M5/45 , H02H9/001 , H02H9/08
Abstract: An apparatus includes a mechanical switch and a solid-state switch, such as a diamond switch or antiparallel-connected thyristor pair, coupled in series between an AC source and the load, such as a substation input transformer. The control circuit may be configured to connect the AC power source to the load by closing the mechanical switch and turning on the solid-state switch thereafter. The control circuit may be configured to interrupt a connection of the AC source to the load by turning off the solid-state switch and closing the mechanical switch thereafter. Operations of the switches may be coordinated with a fuse coupled in series with the solid-state switch to address different types of fault conditions.
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公开(公告)号:US20230116532A1
公开(公告)日:2023-04-13
申请号:US17964360
申请日:2022-10-12
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: Geraldo Nojima
IPC: H01R13/20 , H01R4/48 , H01R13/187
Abstract: A system for high-voltage interconnecting and interfacing can include: a package for a circuit, wherein the package comprises a housing for the circuit; and a gate connector located centrally on a face of an exterior surface of the housing, wherein the gate connector enables wiring outside the package to couple to the gate connector from any of a plurality of directions. In certain embodiments, the package for the housing further comprises a pressure applicator about an exterior surface of the housing; and the system further comprises a leadline that extends from the circuit within the housing and beyond the exterior surface through an aperture in the housing, wherein the leadline can be deformed over the pressure applicator at the exterior surface such that the pressure applicator can apply pressure to the leadline against a contact surface of a second structure.
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公开(公告)号:US11289294B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-29
申请号:US16507679
申请日:2019-07-10
Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Inventor: Geraldo Nojima , Steven Chen , Robert P. Griffin , Koustubh D. Ashtekar
Abstract: A rotary switch includes a housing having an interior and an exterior, a plurality of moving contacts entirely disposed within the interior of the housing, a plurality of stationary contacts disposed partially within the interior of the housing and extending to an exterior of the housing, and a rotary element coupled to the plurality of moving contacts and being structured to rotate between a closed state where at least one of the plurality moving contacts contact a corresponding one of the plurality of stationary contacts and an open state where the plurality of moving contacts and the plurality of stationary contacts are separated.
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公开(公告)号:US20210344342A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-04
申请号:US16862926
申请日:2020-04-30
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: Geraldo Nojima , Eddie Wilkie
IPC: H03K17/693 , H03K17/22 , H01L29/16 , H01L29/20
Abstract: An apparatus includes a power semiconductor switch, a driver circuit configured to drive a control terminal of the power semiconductor switch, and a control circuit configured to apply a control signal to the driver circuit responsive to a comparison of a reference voltage to a voltage at the control terminal of the semiconductor switch. In some embodiments, the power semiconductor switch may include a field effect transistor (FET), such as a wide bandgap silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET. The control terminal may include a gate terminal of the FET, and the voltage at the control terminal may include a gate voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US10770887B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-08
申请号:US15291482
申请日:2016-10-12
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: Geraldo Nojima
Abstract: An apparatus includes a semiconductor switch configured to interrupt a current between a power source and a load, an inductor coupled in series with the semiconductor switch, and a capacitor coupled to a node between the inductor and the load. The apparatus further includes a current sensor configured to sense a current provided to the load and a control circuit coupled to the current sensor and configured to control the semiconductor switch responsive to the sensed current.
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公开(公告)号:US20240396466A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-28
申请号:US18440098
申请日:2024-02-13
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: Geraldo Nojima
Abstract: An apparatus, such as a power converter, includes first, second and third core bus plates arranged in parallel. The apparatus also includes a first bus extension plate joined to the first core bus plate and extending therefrom at a first angle and a second bus extension plate joined to the second core bus plate and extending therefrom at a second angle. The apparatus further includes a third bus extension plated joined with the third core bus plate and disposed parallel to the first bus extension plate and a fourth bus extension plate joined with the third core bus plate and disposed parallel to the second bus extension plate.
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公开(公告)号:US12113464B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-08
申请号:US17807162
申请日:2022-06-16
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: Irving A. Gibbs , Geraldo Nojima , Stan Rex Simms , Thomas A. Farr , Gabriel Braga
CPC classification number: H02P27/06
Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of DC buses and a plurality of inverter circuits, respective ones of which are coupled to respective ones of the plurality of DC buses. The apparatus further includes a control circuit configured to generate a representative DC voltage signal based on DC voltage signals for respective ones of the DC buses, to generate a first modulation control signal from the representative DC voltage signal, to generate second modulation control signals for the respective inverter circuits from the representative DC voltage signal and the first modulation control signal that are normalized based on the DC voltage signals for the buses and the representative DC voltage signal, and to modulate the inverter circuits responsive to respective ones of the second modulation control signals. The representative DC voltage signal may represent a maximum of the DC voltages for the respective DC buses.
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