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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jordan K. Vanevenhoven, Rockford, IL (US);
Thomas P. Joyce, Rockford, IL (US);
Natalie Filipski, Saint Charles, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/02 (2006.01); H02H 3/08 (2006.01); H02H 7/22 (2006.01); H01H 47/22 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/22 (2013.01); H01H 47/22 (2013.01); H02H 1/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes detecting a failure in a contactor economizer that is configured to provide a first current to a coil of a contactor to close the contactor, and to provide a second current lower than the first current to the coil after the contactor is closed to hold the contactor closed. The method includes at least one of: driving contactor actuation based on economizer failure status; and/or signaling failure of the economizer through built in test (BIT) indication.