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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited, Tortola, VG;
Stuart Miller, Anderson, SC (US);
James A. Patton, Anderson, SC (US);
G. Michael Hornick, Anderson, SC (US);
Michael E. Buckner, Central, SC (US);
Nicolas J. Hanks, Pendleton, SC (US);
Frederick Bryan, Greenville, SC (US);
TECHTRONIC POWER TOOLS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Tortola, VG;
Abstract
A power tool including a motor, a first battery pack, a second battery pack, a first switching element coupled between the first battery pack and the motor, a second switching element coupled between the second battery pack and the motor, and controller coupled to the first switching element and the second switching element. The controller includes a first pulse-width modulation (PWM) output coupled to the first switching element and a first PWM signal to selectively close the first switching element. The controller further includes a second PWM output coupled to the second switching element and a second PWM signal to selectively close the second switching element.