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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2006
Calvin C. Potter, Mesa, AZ (US);
Paul T. Wingett, Mesa, AZ (US);
Glenn H. Lane, Chandler, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An electric motor system includes a motor brake control circuit that uses current induced in the motor stator from generated back EMF to keep the motor brake energized and in its disengaged position, should electric power be lost to the motor system. When the motor has slowed sufficiently that the induced current is no longer sufficient to keep the motor brake energized, the motor brake will move to its engaged position, and prevent further motor rotation. The motor rotational speed at which the motor brake is no longer energized is sufficiently low that any potential degradation or other deleterious effects from motor brake engagement are minimized.