Patent ID: 11888312
Assignee: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A solid state circuit breaker comprising:
a metal oxide varistor (MOV) that is connected in series to a first thyristor, the MOV to clamp voltage of current flowing through the solid state circuit breaker;
the first thyristor comprising a first gate to control flow of the current to the MOV along a first path to the MOV;
a breakover diode to activate at a target voltage level to allow the current to flow to the MOV along a second path;
a Zener diode to close the first gate and allow current to flow along the first path in response to the current on the second path; and
a second thyristor that is antiparallel to the first thyristor and is connected in series to the MOV, the second thyristor comprising a second gate to control flow of the current to the MOV along a third path.