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US3414800A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Direct current commutation system for brushless electrical motors

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1965-10-07
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Granted: 1968-12-03
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Expires: 1985-10-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Leonard J Sheldrake
  • 👤 Jerrold L Mullen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 21:13
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P27/00; H02P27/04; H02P27/06; H02P23/00; H02P23/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 207 words
IN A DIRECT CURRENT COMMUTATION SYSTEM FOR BRUSHLESS TYPE ELECTRICAL MOTORS COMPRISING AT LEAST A BRIDGE TYPE COMMUTATINGD SWITCHING CIRCUIT INCLUDING A POSITIVE AND A NEGATIVE POLARITY BANK OF SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER COMMUTATING SWITCHING DEVICES CONNECTED ACROSS THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE POLARITY TERMINALS OF A MAIN DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCE AND A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CHARGE STORAGE DEVICES, EACH CORRESPONDING TO ONE OF SAID COMMUTATING SWITCHING DEVICES, FOR STORING AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE, THE COMBINATION WITH SAID ELECTRICAL CHARGE STORAGE DEVICES OF FIRST AND SECOND AUXILIARY CHARGING DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCES, FIRST CIRCUIT MEANS FOR CONNECTING THOSE AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICES CORRESPONDING TO THE SAID COMMUTATING SWITCHING DEVICES INCLUDED IN SAID POSITIVE POLARITY BANK ACROSS SAID MAIN DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCE AND ONE OF SAID AUXILIARY CHARGING DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCES, SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS FOR CONNECTING THOSE SAID ELECTRICAL CHARGE STORAGE DEVICES CORRESPONDING TO THE SAID COMMUTATING SWITCHING DEVICES INCLUDED IN SAID NEGATIVE POLARITY BANK ACROSS SAID MAIN DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCE AND THE OTHER ONE OF SAID AUXILIARY CHARGING DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCES AND A UNIDIRECTIONAL CURRENT TRANSLATING DEVICE INCLUDED IN EACH SAID FIRST AND SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS FOR ISOLATING SAID AUXILIARY CHARGING DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCES FROM SAID POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE BANKS OF COMMUTATING SWITCHING DEVICES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 207 words
IN A DIRECT CURRENT COMMUTATION SYSTEM FOR BRUSHLESS TYPE ELECTRICAL MOTORS COMPRISING AT LEAST A BRIDGE TYPE COMMUTATINGD SWITCHING CIRCUIT INCLUDING A POSITIVE AND A NEGATIVE POLARITY BANK OF SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER COMMUTATING SWITCHING DEVICES CONNECTED ACROSS THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE POLARITY TERMINALS OF A MAIN DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCE AND A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CHARGE STORAGE DEVICES, EACH CORRESPONDING TO ONE OF SAID COMMUTATING SWITCHING DEVICES, FOR STORING AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE, THE COMBINATION WITH SAID ELECTRICAL CHARGE STORAGE DEVICES OF FIRST AND SECOND AUXILIARY CHARGING DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCES, FIRST CIRCUIT MEANS FOR CONNECTING THOSE AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICES CORRESPONDING TO THE SAID COMMUTATING SWITCHING DEVICES INCLUDED IN SAID POSITIVE POLARITY BANK ACROSS SAID MAIN DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCE AND ONE OF SAID AUXILIARY CHARGING DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCES, SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS FOR CONNECTING THOSE SAID ELECTRICAL CHARGE STORAGE DEVICES CORRESPONDING TO THE SAID COMMUTATING SWITCHING DEVICES INCLUDED IN SAID NEGATIVE POLARITY BANK ACROSS SAID MAIN DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCE AND THE OTHER ONE OF SAID AUXILIARY CHARGING DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCES AND A UNIDIRECTIONAL CURRENT TRANSLATING DEVICE INCLUDED IN EACH SAID FIRST AND SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS FOR ISOLATING SAID AUXILIARY CHARGING DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL SOURCES FROM SAID POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE BANKS OF COMMUTATING SWITCHING DEVICES.

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