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Apparatus for controlling electric cars

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7123565

An apparatus is described for controlling electric cars comprising: d-c shunt-wound motors adapted to be connected to a d-c source and having armatures and field windings; first chopper circuit means connected in series with the armatures of the d-c shunt-wound motors and controlling the flow of armature currents in both directions upon receipt of timing signals; second chopper circuit means connected in series with the field windings of the d-c shunt-wound motors and controlling the flow of field currents in both directions upon receipt of timing signals; reactors having first and second coils, the first coils being connected in series with the armatures, and the second coils being connected in series with the field windings. The first coils and second coils and magnetically coupled together maintaining such a relation that the field currents decrease with the decrease in the armature currents.

Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
Patent Number(s):
US 4634942
OSTI ID:
7123565
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English