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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Nidec Motor Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventor:
Arthur E. Woodward, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Nidec Motor Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/04 (2006.01); H02K 15/00 (2006.01); F23N 3/08 (2006.01); F23N 5/24 (2006.01); H02P 6/08 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 15/0006 (2013.01); F23N 3/082 (2013.01); F23N 5/242 (2013.01); H02P 6/08 (2013.01); F23N 2031/04 (2013.01); F23N 2031/10 (2013.01); F23N 2033/08 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49009 (2015.01);
Abstract
A blower motor assembly having a variable speed motor that is suitable for replacing a PSC motor in a residential HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system. The blower motor assembly includes a variable speed motor and motor controller; a first power input for receiving a plurality of AC power signals from a control device for use in determining an operating parameter for the motor; and a second power input for receiving AC power from an AC power source for powering the motor controller even when no AC power signals are received by the first power input.