Current control circuit
First Claim
1. A control circuit comprising:
- (a) a voltage source;
(b) a divider circuit having at least one input connected to said voltage source, said divider circuit further including a first transistor and a second transistor;
(c) a voltage monitor connected to an output of said first transistor;
(d) an inductive load connected to an output of said second transistor for connecting said inductive load to said voltage source;
(e) a voltage comparator including a source of reference potential and an input from said voltage monitor;
(f) a pulse source connected to an output from said voltage comparator; and
(g) a switching circuit including an input from said pulse source, said switching circuit capable of controlling said divider circuit to selectively disconnect said inductive load from said voltage source.
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Abstract
An overcurrent protection circuit for inductive loads such as motors is provided. A source voltage is input to a divider circuit including semiconductor switching devices. The inductive load is also connected to the voltage source through the divider circuit. A voltage output from the divider circuit which is proportional to the current through the inductive load is input to a comparator circuit. Another input to the comparator circuit comprises a reference voltage selected to correspond to the maximum desired current through the inductive load. If the comparator circuit senses that the current through the inductive load is greater than the predetermined maximum current, it provides an output to a pulse generator device. The output from the pulse generator device is input to a switching circuit which can cut off the voltage source supply to the inductive load.
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4 Claims
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1. A control circuit comprising:
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(a) a voltage source; (b) a divider circuit having at least one input connected to said voltage source, said divider circuit further including a first transistor and a second transistor; (c) a voltage monitor connected to an output of said first transistor; (d) an inductive load connected to an output of said second transistor for connecting said inductive load to said voltage source; (e) a voltage comparator including a source of reference potential and an input from said voltage monitor; (f) a pulse source connected to an output from said voltage comparator; and (g) a switching circuit including an input from said pulse source, said switching circuit capable of controlling said divider circuit to selectively disconnect said inductive load from said voltage source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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