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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2005
Applicant:
Paul S. Bixel, Salem, VA (US);
Inventor:
Paul S. Bixel, Salem, VA (US);
Assignee:
TM GE Automation Systems LLC, Roanoke, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/26 (2006.01); H02M 5/458 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for starting and regulating a wound rotor motor () including a phase-controlled SCR converter () and a drive circuit () having a voltage source inverter () and a voltage source converter (). The SCR converter () regulates power transmitted to the drive circuit from the rotor of the motor so that the ratings of the drive circuit are not exceeded. A shorting contactor () is employed in various embodiments to increase the efficiency of the circuit.