Title:
REGENERATIVE BRAKING SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/112430
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A centrifuge includes a regenerative braking safety system including an electrical system reversibly coupled to a power source. A motor is coupled to the electrical system. The motor is capable of driving a rotor using power delivered through the electrical system, and is further capable of supplying the electrical system with recovered energy. The recovered energy is electrical energy converted from kinetic energy of the rotor during regenerative braking of the motor. The safety system includes a power cut-off configured to disable the effect of regenerative braking of the motor when the electrical system is decoupled from the power source.
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Inventors:
KEEN RONALD (US)
HESSLER JASON (US)
HESSLER JASON (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/024837
Publication Date:
June 06, 2013
Filing Date:
February 13, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BECKMAN COULTER INC (US)
KEEN RONALD (US)
HESSLER JASON (US)
KEEN RONALD (US)
HESSLER JASON (US)
International Classes:
H02H7/08; B04B9/10; H02J3/18; H02P3/14; H02P29/02; H02P29/04
Foreign References:
| DE102007011655A1 | 2008-09-11 | |||
| EP0488240A1 | 1992-06-03 | |||
| EP2079141A1 | 2009-07-15 | |||
| DE102005015714A1 | 2006-10-12 | |||
| EP0352419A2 | 1990-01-31 | |||
| DE19932721C1 | 2001-01-18 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BRUESS, Steven, C. (P.O. Box 2903Minneapolis, MN, US)
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