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Motor drive apparatus with dynamic braking

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1964-05-11
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Granted: 1967-10-17
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Expires: 1984-05-11
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Robert L Wright
  • 👤 Harry E Koerner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 21:49
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P3/00; H02P3/06; H02P3/08; H02P3/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 100 words
A DRIVE SYSTEM COMPRISING ALTERNATING CURRENT LINE CONDUCTORS; A DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR HAVING AN ARMATURE IN MECHANICAL TORQUE-COUPLED CONNECTION TO A PART-TIME OVERHAULING LOAD AND HAVING A SHUNT FIELD; MEANS SUPPLYING ENERGIZING DIRECT CURRENT TO SAID SHUNT FIELD DURING OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM INCLUDING AT TIMES BOTH LOAD ACTUATION AND LOAD BRAKING; FULL-WAVE BRIDGE RECTIFIER MEANS HAVING INPUT TERMINALS AND OUTPUT TERMINALS; AND CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING THE RECTIFIER INPUT TERMINALS TO SAID ALTERNATING CURRENT LINE CONDUCTORS AND CONNECTING SAID ARMATURE AND SAID DYNAMIC BRAKING CURRENT ABSORBING MEANS SIMULTANEOUSLY ACROSS THE RECTIFIER OUTPUT TERMINALS, DURING BOTH LOAD ACTUATION AND LOAD BRAKING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 100 words
A DRIVE SYSTEM COMPRISING ALTERNATING CURRENT LINE CONDUCTORS; A DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR HAVING AN ARMATURE IN MECHANICAL TORQUE-COUPLED CONNECTION TO A PART-TIME OVERHAULING LOAD AND HAVING A SHUNT FIELD; MEANS SUPPLYING ENERGIZING DIRECT CURRENT TO SAID SHUNT FIELD DURING OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM INCLUDING AT TIMES BOTH LOAD ACTUATION AND LOAD BRAKING; FULL-WAVE BRIDGE RECTIFIER MEANS HAVING INPUT TERMINALS AND OUTPUT TERMINALS; AND CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING THE RECTIFIER INPUT TERMINALS TO SAID ALTERNATING CURRENT LINE CONDUCTORS AND CONNECTING SAID ARMATURE AND SAID DYNAMIC BRAKING CURRENT ABSORBING MEANS SIMULTANEOUSLY ACROSS THE RECTIFIER OUTPUT TERMINALS, DURING BOTH LOAD ACTUATION AND LOAD BRAKING.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-10-16 1971-04-17 1971-10-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-10-16 1975-04-17 1975-10-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-10-16 1979-04-17 1979-10-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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