Patent ID: 9076607
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry; a first over-current protection circuitry connected in a parallel circuit with the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry, the first over-current protection circuitry configured to momentarily form a first electrically conductive path in response to a first switching event of the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry, said first electrically conductive path in a parallel circuit with the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry for maintaining a substantially zero voltage level across contacts of the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry during the first switching event; and a second over-current protection circuitry connected in a parallel circuit with the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry and the first over-current protection circuitry, the second over-current protection circuitry configured to momentarily form a second electrically conductive path in response to a second switching event of the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry, said second electrically conductive path in a parallel circuit with the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry for maintaining a substantially zero current flow through the contacts of the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry during the second switching event.