Abstract:
A rotary motor has an armature with a single continuous winding and a pair of spaced-apart windingless pole pieces surrounding said armature and formed of ferromagnetic material. The armature employs a ferromagnetic member having a plurality of slots arranged in parallel spaced-apart relation encircling the periphery of the armature, each slot containing a pair of conductors forming separate portions of said armature winding. A commutator is mounted for rotation with the armature, and is adapted to interconnect portions of the winding with two independent electrical power sources through four spaced brushes. The independent power sources each include a plurality of rectifiers for rectifying a multiphase source of a.c. power.
Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling the speed of an electric motor, wherein use is made of an element sensitive to a pressure, the electrical resistance of said element or a voltage developed thereacross being varied in accordance with the pressure imparted thereto, and a centrifugal force produced by a rotary member is imparted to said sensitive element so that the speed of said electric motor is controlled in accordance with variations in the electrical resistance of said sensitive element.
Abstract:
A control arrangement for adapting the operation of a DC motor, of the instrument type, to a voltage source which may have different supply levels over a substantially broad range. When control and adaptation circuitry is in electronic form, a switching transistor is connected in series with the motor and the power supply for operating the same. An RC network is connected across the motor terminals. A Zener diode is connected in series with a resistor, and the series circuit is, in turn, connected in parallel with the capacitor of the RC network. The base of a transistor amplifier is connected to the junction between the Zener diode and the resistor connected thereto, and the amplified voltage from the transistor amplifier is applied to the switching transistor. As a result, the switching transistor is turned on or off as a function of the voltage applied to the motor. In a mechanical design embodiment, a mechanical switching arrangement is connected in series and between the motor and the voltage supply. A speed governor is mechanically coupled to the motor and actuates the switch so that the motor will be intermittently connected to the voltage supply depending upon the speed of the motor. The arrangement is such that the power supplied to the motor is maintained at the rated design value of the motor.
Abstract:
A rotating signal light for use on police cars, ambulances and other vehicles on which a warning light is required, the light being connected with a variable voltage lamp circuit which provides a higher voltage in predetermined rotational positions of the lamp to produce enhanced light in certain directions while providing a lower voltage in other positions of the light to increase lamp life and reduce wattage requirements.
Abstract:
A motor control circuit is provided for an appliance or the like of the type utilizing a speed adjustment device that controls an adjustable centrifugally controlled governor device. The governor includes a switch contact arrangement which is connected in the triggering circuit of a power switching device, a TRIAC for example, for selectively connecting the motor of the appliance to the power source connections. The switch contacts of the governor device open and close as the rotational speed of the motor increases and decreases respectively from the speed selected on the speed adjustment device. A variable impedance element mechanically coupled to and adjusted by the speed adjustment device is also provided in the triggering circuit of the power switching device in series with the governor switch contacts to vary the triggering of the power switching device as the speed setting is varied. Thus, a variable speed versus motor supply voltage characteristic is provided when the governor contacts are closed. A wider range of stable speed control is provided than is obtained with a governor device alone. Low speed cogging and high speed hunting problems are also minimized. The variable impedance element in various embodiments is arranged to provide a variable impedance characteristic over a portion of the speed adjustment device range and a fixed impedance over the remainder of the range.
Abstract:
Described herein is a phase locked servo loop circuit which causes a DC mr to operate synchronously regardless of DC motor load. The circuit comprises a pick-off device which generates an integral number of voltage pulses each time the motor rotates through 360.degree. and a clock pulse generator that provides fixed frequency pulses. The output pulse of the pick-off device is applied to the input of a logic circuit which either opens or closes a switch in response to phase differences between the train of pick off pulses and the train of clock pulses to control the speed of the motor.
Abstract:
An electrical circuit for connecting an electric motor to an electrical source of supply comprising a double pole single throw switch having four quick-connect terminals thereon. Two of said terminals are connected to the electrical source of supply and the other two of said terminals connected directly to the windings of the electric motor. A centrifugal switch is provided, mounted internally of the housing of the electric motor on an insulated electric circuit board. The supply leads bypass the electric circuit board on which the centrifugal switch is mounted, thus minimizing the number of terminals and electric circuit connections and increasing the reliability and safety of the circuit.
Abstract:
An alternating current electric motor speed control circuit including a bi-directional semiconductor control element in the motor circuit triggered from a blocking to a conductive state by the application of a potential to its control electrode applied through governor contacts of a motor speed governor contacts, which contacts are closed when the motor speed drops below a particular value which can be varied and which carry a small proportion of the total motor current.
Abstract:
A synchronous hysteresis electric motor operates at its synchronous speed to drive a load such as the capstan in a magnetic recording system. A separate power supply circuit to the synchronous motor includes a motor speed sensitive feedback control such as a governor operated switch, which interrupts the power supply to the motor whenever the motor exceeds a predetermined speed lower than synchronous speed, and restores the power supply as soon as the motor slows beyond the lower speed.