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| Year | Description |
| 1996 | Invention patented by Tai-Her Yang on April 25th, 1996. Abstract: A circuit for preventing ionization of air between contact points of a DC breaker switch when the breaker switch is opened includes a capacitor connected through a diode to form a shunt between the contact points when the switch is breaker switch is opened. A second switch is operated following shunting of residual voltage on the contact points so as to discharge the capacitor. |
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