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Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1991

Filed:

Sep. 13, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:

Robert S Elliott, Barrington, IL (US);

Kim R Gauen, Tempe, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ; H02J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361 84 ; 320 25 ; 323351 ;
Abstract

A relay-less drive circuit for an inductive load preferably uses a transistor switch to couple the load to a battery, and provides a path for recirculating current around the load, which path includes a recirculating diode coupled in series with another transistor switch, such as an FET. the FET's drain and source terminals are connected to the recirculating diode, and the FET is biased, such that the FET is on when the battery is connected to the load with its nominal polarity, and the FET is off when the polarity of the battery is reversed.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Elliott, Robert. (1991). Motor drive circuit with reverse-battery protection (U.S. Patent No. 5012381). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5012381

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