Slip Rings Connected To Dynamoelectric Machine Winding Patents (Class 318/736)
  • Electronic shorting of wound rotor windings
    Patent number: 6628101
    Abstract: A method for shorting rotor windings in a wound rotor induction machine is disclosed. The method includes the steps of monitoring rotor current for a frequency indicative of a desired steady-state operating condition and electronically shorting the rotor windings when the monitored rotor current frequency reaches a defined threshold indicative of the desired steady-state operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James H. Dymond, Raymond K. J. Ong, Dale Derr