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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Inventors:
Ludovic Andre Chretien, Columbia City, IN (US);
Roger Carlos Becerra, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Kamron Mark Wright, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Lester Benjamin Manz, Paulding, OH (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 27/06 (2006.01); H02P 1/22 (2006.01); H02P 1/30 (2006.01); H02P 1/44 (2006.01); H02P 25/04 (2006.01); H02P 1/02 (2006.01); H02P 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 27/06 (2013.01); H02P 1/022 (2013.01); H02P 1/30 (2013.01); H02P 1/426 (2013.01); H02P 1/44 (2013.01); H02P 25/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Controllers for controlling hybrid motor drive circuits configured to drive a motor are provided herein. A controller is configured to drive the motor using an inverter when a motor commanded frequency is not within a predetermined range of line input power frequencies, and couple line input power to an output of the inverter using a first switch device when the motor commanded frequency is within the predetermined range of line input power frequencies.