Patent ID: 7688175
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: H01H,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A controllable electronic switch, comprising: a pair of electrical contacts, one of said electrical contacts connected to an incoming power wire and the other connected to an electrical conductor; a deformable member; a wedge mechanically engaged with said deformable member, whereby said wedge moves forward or backward in synchrony with bending of said deformable member; and a heating element proximate to the deformable member; wherein said heating element is responsive to a switch control signal controlling heating thereof, whereby the heating of said heating element bends said deformable member and thereby causes said wedge to force open said pair of electrical contacts and breaks contact between the incoming power wire and the electrical conductor, and the cooling of said heating element returns said deformable member to its initial state and thereby retracts said wedge allowing said pair of electrical contacts to re-connect the incoming power wire and the electrical conductor.