Patent · US Expired

Dynamic protection circuit for a motor type load

US5867357A · kind A · utility

5Cited by
4References
14Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 19, 1997
Grant dateFeb 2, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 19, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02H7/0851
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An express down vehicle window lift motor drive system in which an overcurrent detection circuit (10) interprets the flow of electrical power to the lift motor when the motor current exceeds a threshold which is set dynamically as a function of motor in-rush or peak current. Motor current is measured as a small voltage drop across a current shunt. When the current level rises above the dynamically set threshold energization of the motor is halted.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.