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Patent Inventor Names
Robert Quincy Elliott0
Mark Andrew Sporer0
Michael Scott Britton0
Date of Patent
December 7, 2010
0Patent Application Number
120814590
Date Filed
April 16, 2008
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A method of controlling in-rush current to a DC motor is disclosed. The method may include operating the DC motor in a first mode including applying back-EMF across a relay coil to maintain the relay in an open configuration when the back-EMF is below a predetermined voltage. The method may also include operating the DC motor in a second mode including applying the back-EMF across the relay coil to maintain the relay in a closed configuration when the back-EMF is equal to or above the predetermined voltage.
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