Reprogrammable motor drive and control therefore
US6768279B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02P25/08
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A drive apparatus for use with a dynamoelectric machine system includes drive means connected to the dynamoelectric machine to control at least one of the current or voltage of the machine and a processor including a microcontroller for supplying machine control information to the drive means. A plurality of switches are connected to the processor and art positionable in a plurality of switch settings. Preselected switch settings correspond to operating characteristic information associated with corresponding versions of a given appliance, such that a user positions the switches in a desired switch setting to select the corresponding version of the given appliance. The microcontroller is programmed to read the switch setting and in response thereto, obtain the system operating characteristic information corresponding to the selected version of the given appliance from said second memory so as to permit the system to be used in different versions of the given appliance.
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