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Control device for a DC motor intended for in particular driving opening elements on automobile vehicles

US4952854A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 1989
Grant dateAug 28, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02H3/05
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A motor control devise including an auxiliary resistor in series with the motor, a relay, including a coil for activation thereof for shorting the resistor, voltage terminals for determining the current in the auxiliary resistor and the voltage in the supply line, a microprocessor programmed to calculate the sum of the resistance of the supply line and the internal motor resistance, a time delay in energizing the relay for shorting the resistor immediately after the calculation of the resistances, and wherein the microprocessor is programmed to calculate instantaneous values of speed and torque of the motor.

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