Portable appliance motor control with speed-based current limitation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10291172
APP PUB NO 20180013374A1
SERIAL NO

15709708

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A method of controlling a portable appliance includes measuring an input current supplied to a motor of the portable appliance and measuring a rotational speed of a shaft of the motor. The method also includes determining a current limit based on the rotational speed of the shaft using a substantially continuous function which relates a domain of rotational speeds to a range of current limits. The method further includes reducing, when the input current exceeds the current limit, the rotational speed of the shaft incrementally along the substantially continuous function until the input current is approximately equal to the current limit.

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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONBENTON HARBOR MI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barfus, Dan Christian St. Joseph, US 2 22
Conard, Wayne Weaver St. Joseph, US 2 22
Lai, Alex Shenzhen, CN 7 37
Xiao, Rainman Shenzhen, CN 2 22

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