| US 7,542,250 B2 | ||
| Micro-electromechanical system based electric motor starter | ||
| William James Premerlani, Scotia, N.Y. (US); Fengfeng Tao, Clifton Park, N.Y. (US); Joshua Isaac Wright, Arlington, Va. (US); Kanakasabapathi Subramanian, Clifton Park, N.Y. (US); John Norton Park, Rexford, N.Y. (US); Robert Joseph Caggiano, Wolcott, Conn. (US); David James Lesslie, Plainville, Conn. (US); Brent Charles Kumfer, Fort Wayne, Ind. (US); Charles Stephan Pitzen, Farmington, Conn. (US); Kathleen Ann O'Brien, Albany, N.Y. (US); and Edward Keith Howell, Hendersonville, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 10, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/621,623. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0165457 A1, Jul. 10, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H02H 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 361—2 [361/1; 361/3; 361/8; 361/13; 361/4; 361/31] | 28 Claims |
| 1. A motor starter comprising:
micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry; and
at least 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 an electrically conductive
path in response to a first switching event of the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry, said electrically conductive
path in a parallel circuit with the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry for suppressing arc formation between
contacts of the micro-electromechanical system switching circuitry during the first switching event.
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