Device to increase the closing force of AC powered contactors, relays and solenoids
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Oct 23, 2003
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Apr 23, 2002
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Apr 23, 2002
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A device for increasing the closing force of an AC powered contact in a circuit having a low-voltage AC source and a switch in a structure of the type used for activating electric devices by means of a low voltage such as heating pumps, air conditioners and refrigerators. In order to improve the closing force, a half-wave rectifier operates on the AC voltage to provide an output to energize the contactor. The closing force when the contactor receives the half-wave rectified voltage exceeds a force generated by the contactor when it receives an unrectified low-voltage alternating current of the same voltage and frequency value. The resulting improved closing force is accompanied by an improvement in the life time of the electromagnetic contactor and a decrease in the resistance of the electrical flow through the contactor.
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