Ac motor drive with switched autotransformer coupling

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4935686
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07395629

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An ac drive in which the three phase ac current produced by a current controlled inverter is applied to the stator winding of a synchronous or induction motor through an autotransformer equipped with a neutral shorting switch. For starting from zero speed and operation at very low speeds below the speed at which the autotransformer could provide adequate volt-seconds for operation of the motor, the neutral shorting switch is opened so that the current is applied essentially directly to the stator. At normal and high speeds, the neutral shorting switch is closed so that the voltage to the motor stator is increased by the turns ratio of the autotransformer thereby increasing the speed range of the motor. By providing a number of sets of taps on the autotransformer each with a neutral shorting switch, the ac drive mimics the characteristics of a drive with a multi-ratio gear box.

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WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATIONWESTINGHOUSE BUILDING GATEWAY CENTER PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA 15222

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Stacey, Eric J Penn Hills Township, Allegheny County, PA 31 565

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