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Fan motor control system

US4751451A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 1985
Grant dateJun 14, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 3, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P25/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to motor speed control circuits employing capacitors. Two windings of a motor are connected in parallel to a neutral phase of an alternating current source. Each coil of the motor may be connected to the live phase of the source whereby the rotation direction of the motor may be altered. Three socket terminals are connected to each winding. A capacitor pack has three pins with two capacitors connected between a common pin and the two remaining pins. The pins of the capacitor pack can be inserted into the sockets in three different ways whereby either capacitor or the two capacitors in parallel can be connected across the windings to vary thereby the speed and performance characteristics of the motor.

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