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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1985
Kenneth A Baumgartner, Peoria, IL (US);
William Pickering, University Heights, OH (US);
Caterpillar Industrial Inc., Mentor, OH (US);
Abstract
Motor control systems having solid-state components are commonly used on industrial vehicles such as lift trucks. Such solid-state components are easily damaged by excessive transient voltages. The subject invention includes a power supply for supplying direct current to a motor circuit, wherein the direct current has a nominal direct current voltage value and as associated transient voltage component. A pulse control circuit supplies current pulses from the power supply to a motor. A sensing device controllably produces a fault signal in response to the amplitude and frequency of occurrence of the transient voltage component exceeding a predetermined maximum value. An override circuit receives the fault signal and responsively modifies the current pulses delivered from the power supply to the associated motor.