JP5202882B2 - 故障状態の間、電気エネルギーを吸収するための回路を備えた、超微小電気機械システムベースアークレススイッチング - Google Patents
故障状態の間、電気エネルギーを吸収するための回路を備えた、超微小電気機械システムベースアークレススイッチング Download PDFInfo
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Description
12 MEMSベーススイッチング回路
14 アーク抑制回路
16、38 単一パッケージ
18 アークレス超微小電気機械システムスイッチ(MEMS)ベーススイッチングシステムの略図
20、98、100、102、106 MEMSスイッチ
22 第1の接点
24 第2の接点
26 第3の接点
28 平衡ダイオードブリッジ
29 平衡ダイオードブリッジの第1の分岐
30 第1のダイオードD1
31 平衡ダイオードブリッジの第2の分岐
32 第2のダイオード
33 電圧スナッバ回路
34 第3のダイオードD3
36 第4のダイオードD4
40 負荷回路
44 電圧源VBUS
46 負荷インダクタンス
48 負荷抵抗RLOAD
50 負荷回路電流
52 パルス回路
54 パルススイッチ
56 パルスコンデンサCPULSE
58 パルスインダクタンスLPULSE
60 第1のダイオードDP
62 パルス回路電流IPULSE
64 パルス回路をトリガするためのプロセスの略図
66、68 パルス回路電流の方向
70、72、74、76 電流ベクトル
78 MEMSスイッチの開動作の開始を示す略図
84、88 インダクタンス
86 負荷電流の方向
94 回路エレメントの略図
96 スイッチング回路の例示的実施形態
104 格付けされたスイッチ回路
108 格付け抵抗
110 格付けコンデンサ
112 例示的論理の流れ図
114 知覚ブロック
116 決定ブロック
118 スイッチ条件生成ブロック
120 トリガブロック
122 電流方向転換ブロック
124 アークレス開動作ブロック
130 実験結果のグラフ表示
132 振幅の変化
134 時間の変化
136、138、140 グラフ表示130の第1、第2および第3のセクションを示す参照数表示
142、144、146、148 応答曲線
152 スイッチを開くプロセスを示す応答曲線142の領域
154 スイッチの開状態を示す応答曲線142の領域
200 エネルギー吸収回路
Claims (10)
- システムであって、
超微小電気機械システムスイッチ(20)と、
前記超微小電気機械システムスイッチの接点と接点の間のアークの形成を抑制するように構成された平衡ダイオードブリッジ(28)と、
前記平衡ダイオードブリッジに結合されたパルス回路(52)であって、前記平衡ダイオードブリッジにパルス電流を流すためのパルス信号を形成するように適合されたパルスコンデンサを備え、前記パルス信号が前記超微小電気機械システムスイッチに結合された負荷回路の故障状態に応じて生成されるパルス回路(52)と、
前記パルス回路に並列回路で結合され、エネルギー吸収コンデンサ(Ct)と、該エネルギー吸収コンデンサに直列に接続されたダイオードとを備えたエネルギー吸収回路(200)と
を備え、
前記エネルギー吸収コンデンサに故障状態に先だって初期電圧値が蓄積され、前記エネルギー吸収コンデンサに前記初期電圧値が蓄積されたときに、前記ダイオード逆バイアス状態となり、前記ダイオードブリッジの両端間に展開する電圧が、前記エネルギー吸収コンデンサに蓄積されている初期電圧値の値と整合する値に到達すると前記ダイオードが、導通状態になるように接続され、
前記エネルギー吸収コンデンサ(Ct)が、前記故障状態によって生じる電気エネルギーを吸収し、前記パルス回路によるパルス信号の形成に影響を及ぼすことが無いように構成され、
前記エネルギー吸収回路(200)の前記ダイオードの導通状態が、前記ダイオー
ドブリッジの両端間に展開する電圧が、前記エネルギー吸収コンデンサに蓄積されている初期電圧値の値を超えた後にのみ、前記エネルギー吸収コンデンサ(Ct)が、故障電流を受けるようにする、
システム。 - 前記パルスコンデンサのキャパシタンスの値が、前記エネルギー吸収コンデンサのキャパシタンスの値に無関係に、前記パルス信号の1つまたは複数のパルス信号特性を制御するように選択される、請求項1記載のシステム。
- 前記パルス信号の前記1つまたは複数のパルス信号特性が、前記パルス信号の幅、前記パルス信号のピークおよび前記パルス信号の前記幅と前記ピークの組合せからなるグループから選択される、請求項2記載のシステム。
- 前記エネルギー吸収コンデンサのキャパシタンスの値が、前記パルスコンデンサのキャパシタンスの値に無関係に、前記エネルギー吸収コンデンサによって吸収される電気エネルギーの量を制御するように選択される、請求項1記載のシステム。
- 前記平衡ダイオードブリッジが第1の分岐(および第2の分岐)を備え、前記第1の分岐が、第1の直列回路で結合された第1のダイオードおよび第2のダイオードを備え、前記第2の分岐が、第2の直列回路で結合された第3のダイオードおよび第4のダイオードを備えた、請求項1記載のシステム。
- 前記超微小電気機械システムスイッチが前記平衡ダイオードブリッジの中点の両端間に並列で結合され、第1の中点が前記第1のダイオードと第2のダイオードの間に位置し、第2の中点が前記第3のダイオードと第4のダイオードの間に位置している、請求項5記載のシステム。
- 前記超微小電気機械システムスイッチが、前記平衡ダイオードブリッジと共に単一パッケージ内に統合された、請求項1記載のシステム。
- 前記パルス回路が、さらに、故障状態を検出し、かつ、前記故障状態に応じて前記超微小電気機械システムスイッチの開動作を開始するように構成された、請求項1記載のシステム。
- 電気的に直列回路で結合された第1の複数の超微小電気機械スイッチをさらに備えた、請求項1記載のシステム。
- 前記第1の複数の超微小電気機械スイッチのうちの少なくとも1つが、さらに、第2の複数の超微小電気機械スイッチを備えた並列回路で結合された、請求項9記載のシステム。
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