Patent ID: 9018748
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: H01H,H01L,H02M,H03K

Abstract:
1. A housing for a power semiconductor, providing a compartment for installation of a power semiconductor, and comprising a first and a second terminal, the terminals being arranged for connection of a power semiconductor installed in the compartment, and for leading current to and from the power semiconductor, a contact mechanism for bypassing the compartment, the contact mechanism comprising at least one movable contact arranged for electrically connecting the first and second terminal, the at least one movable contact being movable between a disconnected first position and a connected second position, in which second position the movable contact connects the terminals, the contact mechanism further comprising a bypass actuator arranged inside the compartment and provided for transforming a pressure from an exploding power semiconductor into motion, the bypass actuator being operatively connected to the movable contact and arranged to move the movable contact from the first to the second position when subjected to the pressure of an exploding power semiconductor.