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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7859801 | Control apparatus for linear compressor The present invention discloses a control apparatus for a linear compressor which can vary a cooling force and prevent an inrush current. The control apparatus for the linear compressor includes a coil winding body laminated on the linear compressor, a first capacit... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7724509 | Display housing for computing device An improved housing for a computing device is disclosed. The improved housing can have one or more of the following aspects. One aspect of the invention pertains to a computing device provided with an internal antenna. One aspect of the invention pertains to a stiff... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7570464 | Overload protective apparatus of a compressor and a method thereof In an overload protective apparatus of a compressor and its method capable of preventing damage of a compressor due to overload by removing an overload protector and using an operation control device operating the compressor, the overload protective apparatus includ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7383133 | Diffuse seismic imaging systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed to construct subsurface images from diffuse seismic energy. Various disclosed system embodiments include multiple seismic sensors that each convert received seismic energy into one or more seismic signals. One or more processor comb... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372233 | Method for operation of a converter circuit for a washing machine or a washer/drier, converter circuit, and washing appliance or washer/drier A method is provided for operating a converter circuit, in particular a pulse-width modulated frequency converter circuit having a DC voltage intermediate circuit, which controls two or more winding sections of a polyphase dynamo-electrical machine, in particular a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7352545 | Compressor terminal fault interruption method and apparatus A compressor terminal fault interruption method and interrupter for disconnecting power to a compressor terminal when terminal venting failure is imminent including a current sensing circuit for sensing current provided to the terminal by a power source and outputti... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342756 | Fault recognition in systems with multiple circuits A method for detecting compressor or system degradation or malfunction in a multiple circuit compressor system includes the steps of providing a multiple circuit compressor system including at least a first circuit and a second circuit; and comparing a first value c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7330011 | Motor driving apparatus A motor driving apparatus includes an inverter circuit for converting an output of a rectifier circuit connected to a single-phase AC power supply into a driving voltage, and outputting the driving voltage to a brushless motor, and an inverter control unit for contr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313923 | Compressor diagnostic system for communicating with an intelligent device A compressor includes a motor protector which stops the compressor motor when it senses an out of specification condition. A diagnostic system monitors the status of the motor protector and includes logic circuitry that diagnoses the type of problem the compressor o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7276870 | Arrangement for overload protection and method for reducing the current consumption in the event of mains voltage fluctuations The arrangement as overload protection for the mains voltage (U) comprises an electric motor (1), a compression unit having a compressor (2), a mains voltage-monitoring unit (3), a device for reducing the load on the motor (1) and a contr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265515 | Starter for a line start electric motor The invention concerns a starter for a line start electric motor having at least one main winding (4) and at least one start winding (12) and which start winding is connected in series with a run capacitor (14) with which a start capacitor (1... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7253998 | Starting and protection device, in particular for refrigerator motors, fitted with a shaped casing so as to keep the protector separate from the other components A starting and protection device for refrigerator motors having a thermal protection device and a PTC resistor, includes a common casing containing the protector and the PTC resistor. The casing is formed by two separate bodies designed to house the protector and th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242562 | Fan protection method and apparatus The present invention discloses a fan protection apparatus and related method thereof. The fan protection apparatus has a control circuit and a counter. According to the fan protection method, the user can set the acceptable restart number and the special time for a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7222493 | Compressor diagnostic system A system and method for diagnosing and protecting a compressor includes a sensor, logic circuitry, a motor protector and an intelligent device. The logic circuitry is associated with the sensor and the motor protector and operable to determine a trip frequency of th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211971 | Linear actuator A linear actuator having a housing, a plunger slidably mounted to the housing between an extended and retracted position, and an electric motor drivingly connected to the plunger to move the plunger between its extended and retracted positions. A motor circuit contr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189111 | Stand-off bracket for securing a wire harness connector assembly to DC electric motor and associated method An assembly and associated method for securing a connector to an electric motor. An elongated bracket has a specified shape and size and is constructed of a spring steel material. A pair of screws secure the bracket at a first end to a supporting location associated... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7173349 | Equipment and method for exchanging power, in shunt connection, with an electric power network, and use of such equipment Equipment for exchanging power, in shunt connection, with an electric power network. A reactive impedance element and a voltage source converter provide mutual connection in series. The power network has a nominal voltage of a fundamental frequency and a given phase... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171582 | Method for controlling a safety-critical system which has a microcontroller The invention relates to a method for controlling a safety-critical system, in particular of a motor vehicle, which includes a microcontroller. The microcontroller controls and/or regulates the operating sequences of the safety-critical system, and the microcontroll... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170732 | Surge delay for current limiter A surge current delay time period is added to a current limit delay time period in order to permit a longer time for a possibly temporary larger-than-steady-state electrical current, such as for a start-up power requirement. A system is described for permitting a le... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162883 | Compressor diagnostic method A method includes determining base-line operating parameters for a compressor, generating a high-side signal indicative of high-side compressor operating conditions, generating a low-side signal indicative of low-side compressor operating conditions, and comparing t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161318 | Regulating device for a motor The invention relates to a regulating device (1) for a motor, comprising a housing (2) which can be associated with said motor and in which a control unit (5) and an actuator (6) are arranged. Due to heat-related reasons, said device can ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7126300 | Motor drive system A first and a second motor drive amplifiers connected to a motor drive power supply include a first and a second memories which store specifications of the amplifiers, respectively. A memory provided in a power supply unit stores an overcurrent detection value for d... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7088563 | Internal motor protector for hermetic compressor A protective device (1) which is attached on an internal side of a compressor, includes a housing (10) of an insulating material, a motor protector (20) placed on the housing (10) and having a thermally responsive switch inside, a fuse de... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084601 | Phase current detector A first condenser is connected between output terminals of a rectifier circuit which receives an AC power as an input, and a three phase inverter is connected in parallel with respect to the first condenser, and output of the three phase inverter is supplied to a mo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084588 | Method, apparatus and article for motor control voltage dropout detection A control subsystem for an electric motor determines whether power was interrupted, and delays torque production if power was interrupted. The control subsystem may employ two separate non-volatile memory locations, or alternatively a single non-volatile memory loca... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079364 | Overload status indicator for a refrigeration unit A compressor assembly comprises a compressor, a motor protector, and a signaling device. Upon an overload condition, the motor protector activates. The signaling device also activates to serve as an alert that the compressor is not malfunctioning but instead is in a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7035067 | Apparatus for detecting coil failure in an actuating solenoid of an electrical power switch The continuity of the coil of the actuating solenoid of an electric power switch is detected through utilization of a signaling device, such as a light emitting diode (LED) that monitors energization of a dc power supply fed from the source side of the coil. A circu... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032397 | Thermostat for use with compressor health indicator A method of operating a climate control system includes generating a signal based upon the operation of the compressor, and controlling the compressor in response to the generated signal. A climate control system implementing the method includes a compressor, and mo... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008217 | Safety device for boiler comprising a time delay protected by an electronic circuit A safety device for an industrial boiler (CHA) including electromechanical relays (REn, RS), which are connected in series in order to form an electromechanical safety chain (CH1), and at least one shunt relay (RTn) which is normally ope... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6975490 | Apparatus and method for detecting phase state In an apparatus and a method for detecting a phase state capable of improving reliability of an air conditioner by preventing an abnormal operation of the air conditioner by detecting a phase state (antiphase and open-phase) of three phase AC power supplied to the a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6956733 | Device and method for providing electric service An exemplary device and method for providing electric service are disclosed. The exemplary device may provide construction power during the construction of a facility and permanent power at the facility thereafter. The electric service device, when energized at a co... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6946967 | Protective device for an electric motor with sensor and evaluation unit A protective device includes a signal input intended for connection to a sensor, a signal output intended for connection to an evaluation unit, and an isolation element for galvanically separating the signal input from the signal output. The provision of the protect... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6927955 | Apparatus and method of detecting ground fault in power conversion system In a power conversion system having a DC power supply which has an almost fixed DC voltage to ground and a predetermined stray capacitance to ground and outputs a DC power, and a power converter which converts the DC power output from the DC power supply into an AC ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6927951 | Flex on suspension with dissipative polymer substrate acting as bleed resistor for minimizing ESD damage A head gimbal assembly that includes a bleed resistor applied over a specified area of the reader, writer and ground leads in order to protect from ESD damage is disclosed. The present invention address the need for an ESD protection system that includes a consisten... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6917179 | Load driver and control method for safely driving DC load and computer-readable recording medium with program recorded thereon for allowing computer to execute the control In regenerative braking mode, an inverter converts, according to PWMC signal from a control unit, an AC voltage generated by a motor into a DC voltage to supply the converted DC voltage to an up-converter which down-converts the DC voltage to charge a DC power suppl... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6909263 | Gas turbine engine starter-generator exciter starting system and method including a capacitance circuit element A rotating electrical machine, such as an aircraft starter-generator, that includes an exciter that has its stator windings supplied with electrical power from a power supply. One or more switches are electrically coupled between the exciter stator winding and the p... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6873504 | System and method for detecting loss of phase in a compressor system A system for detecting loss of an electrical phase in a compressor system includes a compressor system component having a plurality of phase carrying legs; a sensor for measuring current communicated with one leg of the plurality of phase carrying legs; and a proces... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6781802 | Controlling device of compressor A controlling device of a compressor is provided. A noise filter is arranged at an input of the inverter circuit that converts the commercial frequency to a driving frequency to control a motor driving a compressor mechanism, for suppressing a common mode noise of t... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6758051 | Method and system for diagnosing a cooling system A cooling system includes a compressor having a motor protector which stops the compressor's motor when it senses an out of specification condition. A diagnostic system of the cooling system monitors the status of the motor protector. The diagnostic system includes ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6760207 | Compressor terminal fault interruption method and apparatus A compressor terminal fault interruption method and interrupter for disconnecting power to a compressor terminal when terminal venting failure is imminent including a current sensing circuit for sensing current provided to the terminal by a power source and outputti... | 07/06/2004 |
