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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Applicants:
William Louis Mehlhorn, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
William James Watkins, Tipp City, OH (US);
Jevon Darvell Reynolds, Dayton, OH (US);
Inventors:
William Louis Mehlhorn, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
William James Watkins, Tipp City, OH (US);
Jevon Darvell Reynolds, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
A.O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electric machine assembly having an electric machine. The electric machine can include a first speed circuit and a second speed circuit. In some constructions, both speed circuits can be of a permanent split capacitor design. At least one of the speed circuits can include a switch that is controlled by the controller to limit current through an auxiliary circuit of the unused speed circuit when certain conditions exist.