Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Aaron H VanderMeulen

Irving Albert Gibbs

Thomas Arthur Farr

Gregory John Venhaus

A system includes a variable frequency drive (VFD) comprising an inverter having an output configured to be coupled to a motor and a switch configured to couple a power source to the motor to bypass the VFD. The system further includes a control circuit configured to synchronize the VFD to the power source, to operate the switch to couple the power source and the VFD in parallel and to subsequently disable the inverter responsive to a current of the inverter. In some embodiments, a PWM frequency of the VFD may be temporarily increased when transferring the motor from the power source to the VFD.

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Aaron H VanderMeulen