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

Claim 0:
1. A device including a path for passing electric current, the device comprising:
a terminal; and
a resettable electronic fuse configured as a single component in the path for passing electric current and electrically connected to the terminal, the resettable electronic fuse including a housing, the resettable electronic fuse including, within the housing:
a semiconductor switch including a conductive state and a nonconductive state,
a driver circuit configured to control the 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 first reference value for the parameter,
wherein the driver circuit is configured to control the semiconductor switch into the nonconductive state when the parameter of the device is greater than or equal to the first reference value for the parameter.