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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2024
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Yuzhi Zhang, Apex, NC (US);
Xiaoqing Song, Apex, NC (US);
Pietro Cairoli, Cary, NC (US);
Taosha Jiang, Cary, NC (US);
ABB SCHWEIZ AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A system for providing inrush current limiting for induction motor starting. The system utilizes a pre-start controller to initialize operation of a controller including multiple switches for controlling the voltage delivered to a motor having multiple phases. The pre-start controller activates each switch and determines whether a phase current flowing through the switches satisfies a threshold current. The switches are deactivated a phase current satisfies the threshold current. The pre-start controller determines an activation order for each phase and orders phases having higher phase currents higher in the order than lower phase currents, and determines an activation timing. Based on whether the highest phase current is positive or negative, the pre-start controller then activates, using a voltage at a corresponding angle and based on the activation order and activation timing, the phases to de-saturate the flux generated by the phase currents, thereby limiting an inrush current provided to the motor.