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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2002
Zubair Hameed, Louisville, KY (US);
Scott Wayne Lange, Louisville, KY (US);
Douglas Allen Riddle, Louisville, KY (US);
Zubair Hameed, Louisville, KY (US);
Scott Wayne Lange, Louisville, KY (US);
Douglas Allen Riddle, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An over-voltage control device for a clothes dryer including an electrical heater coupled to an alternating current power supply is provided. The device includes a switch device adapted to connect and disconnect the power supply from the heater, and a micro-controller coupled to the switch device. The switch device is responsive to said micro-controller, and the micro-controller is configured to operate said switch to maintain an effective heater voltage below a predetermined threshold to avoid tripping of a circuit breaker.