US3328673A
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Control circuit with high voltage starting means
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1966-01-04
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Granted: 1967-06-27
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Expires: 1986-01-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joe A Nuckolls
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:18
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M1/00; H02M1/08; H02M1/081; G; G05; G05F; G05F1/00; G05F1/10; G05F1/12; G05F1/40; G05F1/44; G05F1/45; G05F1/455; H02M5/00; H02M5/02; H02M5/04; H02M5/22; H02M5/25; H02M5/257; H02M5/2573; H02M7/00; H02M7/02; H02M7/04; H02M7/12; H02M7/145; H02M7/155; H02M7/1555; H05; H05B; H05B41/00; H05B41/14; H05B41/36; H05B41/38; H05B41/39; H05B41/391; H05B41/392; H05B41/3921; H05B41/3922; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S323/00; Y10S323/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE POWER APPLIED TO LOAD MEANS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SOURCE OF ALTERNATING CURRENT, LOAD MEANS ENERGIZED BY SAID ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE AND REQUIRING A HIGH VOLTAGE STARTING PULSE, CONTROLLED RECTIFIER MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE AND SAID LOAD MEANS, SAID CONTROLLED RECTIFIER MEANS BEING NORMALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE TO BLOCK CURRENT FLOW TO SAID LOAD MEANS AND HAVING ELECTRODE CONTROL MEANS TO RENDER IT CONDUCTIVE, ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE AND TO SAID ELECTRODE CONTROL MEANS FOR APPLYING A CONTROL SIGNAL TO SAID ELECTRODE CONTROL MEANS AT A PREDETERMINED TIME IN EACH ALTERNATING CURRENT CYCLE, SAID ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING A RESISTANCE AND A CAPACITANCE CONNECTED TOGETHER IN SERIES AND TO THE ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE, AND VOLTAGE, SENSITIVE SYMMETRICAL SWITCH MEANS CONNECT-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE POWER APPLIED TO LOAD MEANS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SOURCE OF ALTERNATING CURRENT, LOAD MEANS ENERGIZED BY SAID ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE AND REQUIRING A HIGH VOLTAGE STARTING PULSE, CONTROLLED RECTIFIER MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE AND SAID LOAD MEANS, SAID CONTROLLED RECTIFIER MEANS BEING NORMALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE TO BLOCK CURRENT FLOW TO SAID LOAD MEANS AND HAVING ELECTRODE CONTROL MEANS TO RENDER IT CONDUCTIVE, ACTUATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE AND TO SAID ELECTRODE CONTROL MEANS FOR APPLYING A CONTROL SIGNAL TO SAID ELECTRODE CONTROL MEANS AT A PREDETERMINED TIME IN EACH ALTERNATING CURRENT CYCLE, SAID ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING A RESISTANCE AND A CAPACITANCE CONNECTED TOGETHER IN SERIES AND TO THE ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE, AND VOLTAGE, SENSITIVE SYMMETRICAL SWITCH MEANS CONNECT-
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-06-26 | 1974-12-26 | 1975-06-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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