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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1979
Loren H Walker, Salem, VA (US);
John H Cutler, Roanoke, VA (US);
General Electric Company, Salem, VA (US);
Abstract
An inverter system including a controlled direct current (d.c.) power source for providing a variable d.c. voltage to a variable output frequency inverter circuit by way of a suitable d.c. link, includes suitable circuitry for detecting a commutation fault or shoot-through condition within the inverter circuit and for taking appropriate remedial action to correct such condition. The shoot-through condition is determined as a function of the d.c. input current to the inverter circuit, the output alternating current (a.c.) of the inverter circuit and the extant condition of the load. In the particular embodiment of the invention illustrated, the load is an a.c. motor and the load condition sensed is whether the motor is in the running or idle mode of operation.