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Synchronous motor with soft start element formed between the motor rotor and motor output shaft to successfully synchronize loads that have high inertia and/or high torque

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OSTI ID:1162106
A line-start synchronous motor has a housing, a rotor shaft, and an output shaft. A soft-start coupling portion is operatively coupled to the output shaft and the rotor shaft. The soft-start coupling portion is configurable to enable the synchronous motor to obtain synchronous operation and to drive, at least near synchronous speed during normal steady state operation of the motor, a load having characteristics sufficient to prevent obtaining normal synchronous operation of the motor when the motor is operatively connected to the load in the absence of the soft-start coupling. The synchronous motor is sufficiently rated to obtain synchronous operation and to drive, at least near synchronous speed during normal steady state operation of the motor, a load having characteristics sufficient to prevent obtaining normal synchronous operation of the motor when the motor is operatively connected to the load in the absence of the soft-start coupling.
Research Organization:
Baldor Electric Company, Fort Smith, AK (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG36-08GO18132
Assignee:
Baldor Electric Company (Fort Smith, AK)
Patent Number(s):
8,872,465
Application Number:
13/787,216
OSTI ID:
1162106
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English