Patent ID: 11870340
Assignee: VICOR CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 45:
46. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:
one or more smart dual switching (“SDS”) devices, each including SDS circuitry in an SDS package constructed and arranged as a self-contained electronic switching device, the SDS package having a common terminal, a first switched terminal, and a second switched terminal;
the SDS circuitry including:
a first electronic switch having a first control terminal, a first switched terminal, and a first common terminal,
a second electronic switch having a second control terminal, a second switched terminal, and a second common terminal,
a first SDS control circuit having an input connected to the first switched terminal, an input connected to the second switched terminal, and an output connected to the first control terminal, the first SDS control circuit being constructed and arranged to turn the first electronic switch: (i) OFF while the second electronic switch is ON; and (ii) ON for as long as the second electronic switch is OFF and a voltage across the first switched terminal and the common terminal satisfies predetermined magnitude and polarity thresholds; and
a second SDS control circuit having an input connected to the first switched terminal, an input connected to the second switched terminal, and an output connected to the second control terminal, the second SDS control circuit being constructed and arranged to turn the second switch: (i) OFF while the first switch is ON, and (ii) ON for as long as the first switch is OFF and a voltage across the second switched terminal and the common terminal satisfies predetermined magnitude and polarity thresholds; and

wherein the switch of each of the plurality of cell elements comprises a respective electronic switch in a respective SDS device.