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Braking mode control for an electric traction motor

US3995204A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Filing dateDec 20, 1974
Grant dateNov 30, 1976
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Expiry dateDec 20, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P3/08
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control system for a DC electric traction motor which eliminates cogging of the motor during transition from a driving to a plugging mode. The system incorporates apparatus for comparing motor armature current to a plugging current reference voltage which voltage is initially applied as a ramp function to thereby provide a smooth transition into braking.

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