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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Lixiang Wei, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Yogesh Popatlal Patel, Grafton, WI (US);
Brian P. Brown, Mayville, WI (US);
Inventors:
Lixiang Wei, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Yogesh Popatlal Patel, Grafton, WI (US);
Brian P. Brown, Mayville, WI (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Hts., OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Motor drive apparatus and methods are presented in which a standby controller uses at least one switching device to power an inverter in a normal mode and to remove power from the inverter and other motor drive components during a standby mode for improved energy efficiency.