Wear-balanced electromagnetic motor control switching

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10141143
APP PUB NO 20160133415A1
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14832885

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One embodiment describes a method that includes in a first switching operation of an electrical power switching system including three separately controllable single pole, single current-carrying path switching devices that provide three-phase power to a load, and control circuitry coupled to the switching devices to control closing and opening of the current-carrying paths, commanding at least one of the switching devices to open or close in advance of at least one other of the switching devices based upon a current zero-crossing or a predicted current zero-crossing of input three-phase power; and in subsequent switching operations alternating which of the three switching devices is closed or opened in advance of another of the switching devices.

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  • ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bock, Christopher H Milwaukee, US 19 169
Dziekonski, Stefan T Greendale, US 21 167
Kinsella, James J Brentwood, US 33 387
Miller, James P Waukesha, US 20 91
Wieloch, Christopher J Brookfield, US 71 1159

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