Patent ID: 11967817
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A device including a path for passing electric current, the device comprising:
a terminal; and
a resettable electronic fuse configured as a single component and electrically connected to the terminal, the resettable electronic fuse including a housing, the resettable electronic fuse including, within the housing:
a first semiconductor switch including a conductive state and a nonconductive state,
a second semiconductor switch including a conductive state and a nonconductive state,
a driver circuit configured to control the first semiconductor switch into either the conductive state or the nonconductive state and to control the second semiconductor switch into either the conductive state or the nonconductive state,
a sensing circuit configured to sense a parameter of the device, and
a comparing circuit configured to compare the parameter of the device to a reference value for the parameter,
wherein the driver circuit is configured to control at least one of the first semiconductor switch and the second semiconductor switch into the nonconductive state when the parameter of the device is greater than or equal to the reference value for the parameter.