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[54] NOISE SUPPRESSION IN PWM-DRIVEN DC 4,663,575 5/1987 JuZsWik et a1. ....................... .. 318/444
MOTOR 4,672,253 6/1987 Ta'ima
] et a1. . 310/269
4,673,851 6/1987 Disser ............... .. .. 318/341
[75] Inventors: James Elliot; Mohamed Abbas, both 4,687,977 8/1987 Brahmavar et a1. .................. .. 318/492
of Dayton, John R- Suriano Kettering, 4,689,535 8/1987 Tsumoda et a1. ..................... .. 318/443
. . 4,692,645 9/1987 Gotou ............ .. .. 310/184
1911135 W Holmes Tlpp clty an of 4,761,576 8/1988 Savage 310/51
Ohlo 4,774,424 9/1988 Habermann . 310/90.5
_ _ _ 4,874,975 10/1989 Hertrich .... .. 310/186
[73] Asslgneei ITT Automotlfe Eleclrlcal Systems, 4,890,024 12/1989 Hashimoto et a1. 310/49 R
1119-, Auburn H1115, Mlch- 4,933,584 6/1990 Harms et a1. ....... . . . .. 310/162
4,947,066 8/1990 Ghibu et a1. 310/49 R
[21] Appl' No: 510 430 4,947,092 8/1990 Nabha et a1. 318/444
5,030,899 7/1991 Nishibe 618.1. . 318/444
[22] Filed: Aug. 2, 1995 5,086,245 2/1992 Sieja 618.1. 310/216
6 5,173,651 12/1992 Buckley et a1 . 318/701
[51] Int. Cl. ...................................................... .. H02P 5/06 5,306,992 4/1994 Dr?jge ____________ __ __ 318/483
[52] US. Cl. ......................... .. 388/804; 318/434; 388/804 5,331,257 7/1994 Materne et a1. ........................ .. 318/85
[58] Fleld of Search Primary ExaminerWilliam M. Shoop, Jr.
Assistant ExaminerKim Lockett
[56] References Cited Attorney, Agent, or FirmJ. Gordon Lewis; Thomas N.
TWomey
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS [57] ABSTRACT
2,698,910 1/1955 Blyth ....................................... .. 310/51 _ _
2,827,582 3/1958 Krebs __________ __ 310/168 A system for reducing Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
3,866,093 2/1975 Kusters et a1. .......................... .. 317/18 produced by motors Which are powered by Pulse Width
4,013,829 3/1977 Baar et a1. ............................ .. 358/299 Modulation (PWM). It is believed that the PWM induces
4,320,329 3/1982 Gille et al- - 318/443 radiation at the PWM frequency and harmonics. The inven
4J473J9ZO 10/1984 Halli ~~~~ ~~ - 1505022 tion shields poWer cables Which carry the PWM pulsed
475277105 7/1985 Shlralshl """ " 318/444 current, and provides capacitive shunting of one of the
4,544,870 10/1985 Kearns et a1. ........................ .. 318/444
4,625,157 11/1986 Phillimore ............................. .. 318/443 Cablesto ground
4,634,944 1/1987 Hastings et a1. 318/443
4,658,213 4/1987 Finley ................................... .. 324/158 11 Claims, 10 Drawing Sheets
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