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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1986
Dennis K Lorenz, Brookfield, WI (US);
Steven F Chmiel, Milwaukee, WI (US);
PT Components, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
Low cost, low part content motor control circuitry is provided, including blanking interval circuitry (42, 25) for preventing immediate connection of the start capacitor (5) of a single phase AC induction motor to the AC source (4) upon energization of the motor, to protect the start capacitor (5) and the start switch (6) against an overcurrent condition if the motor is de-energized while in the running mode and then re-energized while still coasting above a given speed, and to particularly prevent burn-out of the start capacitor (5) and/or start switch (6) upon reapplication of electrical power after a momentary power outage. Differently sized capacitors (42, 24) provide an early cross-over of auxiliary winding voltage relative to main winding voltage at the input of a quad comparator chip (31-34) to disable a turn-on signal for the start switch (6). Differently sized capacitors (42, 25) at the input of the chip provide the blanking interval and continue to disable the turn-on signal until auxiliary winding voltage decreases below a threshold value corresponding to a threshold speed less than or equal to cut-out speed.