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ime:
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ectOnLi
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olt
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radual
ly:
StarDel
taSt
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tst
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o Appl
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twi
ndi
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tar
ting
:Aut
otr
ans
for
mers
tar
ter

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ini
ngSof
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tar
teri
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est
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icat
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etot
hemot
or.
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tar
terwor
ksont
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actt
hatt
het
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s
pr
opor
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,wh
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e
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olt
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het
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ust
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ingt
hev
olt
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t
het
imeofs
tar
tingt
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or.

Th
erec
anbet
wot
ypesofc
ont
rolus
ings
ofts
tar
ter
:

OpenCont
rol
:As
tar
tvol
tag
eisappl
iedwi
tht
ime,i
rres
pec
tiv
eoft
hec
urr
entdr
awnort
he
s
peedoft
hemot
or.
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hph
aset
woSCRsar
econnec
tedbac
ktobac
kandt
heSCRsar
e
c
onduc
tedi
nit
ial
lyatadel
ayof1
80deg
reesdur
ingt
her
espec
tiv
ehal
fwav
ecy
cles(
for
wh
icheac
hSCR c
onduc
ts)
.Th
isdel
ayi
sreduc
edg
radual
lywi
tht
imeunt
ilt
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ied
v
olt
ager
ampsupt
oth
eful
lsuppl
yvol
tag
e.Th
isi
sal
soknownasTi
meVol
tag
eRamp
Sy
stem.
Thi
smet
hodi
snotr
elev
antasi
tdoes
n’tac
tual
lyc
ont
rolt
hemot
orac
cel
erat
ion.
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osedLoopCont
rol
:Anyoft
hemot
orout
putc
har
act
eri
sti
csl
iket
hec
urr
entdr
awnort
he
s
peedi
smoni
tor
edandt
hes
tar
tingv
olt
agei
smodi
fi
edac
cor
ding
lyt
ogett
her
equi
red
r
espons
e. 
Thec
urr
enti
neac
hph
asei
smoni
tor
edandi
fitex
ceedsac
ert
ains
etpoi
nt,t
he
t
imev
olt
ager
ampi
shal
ted.

Th
usbas
icpr
inc
ipl
eofs
ofts
tar
teri
sbyc
ont
rol
li
ngt
hec
onduc
tionang
leoft
heSCRst
he
appl
icat
ionofs
uppl
yvol
tag
ecanbec
ont
rol
led.

2Component
sofabas
ics
ofts
tar
ter

o Powers
wit
ches
 li
keSCRswh
ichneedt
obeph
asec
ont
rol
leds
ucht
hatt
heyar
e
appl
iedf
oreac
hpar
toft
hec
ycl
e.Fora3ph
asemot
or,t
woSCRsar
econnec
tedbac
kto
bac
kforeac
hph
ase.
Thes
wit
chi
ngdev
icesneedt
ober
atedatl
eas
tth
reet
imesmor
eth
an
t
hel
inev
olt
age.

o Cont
rolLogi
c us
ingPI
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rol
ler
sorMi
croc
ont
rol
ler
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herl
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ont
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icat
ionofg
atev
olt
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rolt
hef
iri
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nor
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o
maket
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tatt
her
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redpar
toft
hes
uppl
yvol
tag
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cle.

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roni
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stemf
or3ph
asei
nduc
tionmot
or

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esy
stemc
ons
ist
soft
hef
oll
owi
ngc
omponent
s.

o Twobac
ktobac
kSCRsf
oreac
hph
ase,
i.
e.6SCRsi
ntot
al.
o Cont
rolLog
icc
irc
uit
ryi
nfor
moft
woc
ompar
ator
s-LM324andLM339t
opr
oduc
eth
e
l
evelandt
her
ampv
olt
ageandanopt
o-i
sol
atort
ocont
rolt
heappl
icat
ionofg
atev
olt
age
t
oth
eeac
hSCRi
neac
hph
ase.

Apowers
uppl
yci
rcui
tryt
opr
ovi
det
her
equi
reddcs
uppl
yvol
tag
e.
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ockDi
agr
am showi
ngEl
ect
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or3phaseI
nduct
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orby
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xKi
ts
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elv
olt
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sgener
atedus
ingt
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ompar
atorLM324wh
osei
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tingt
ermi
nali
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us
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ixedv
olt
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our
ceandt
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tingt
ermi
nali
sfedt
hroug
hac
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itor
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tedt
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ist
or.Th
ech
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arg
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c
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est
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ompar
atort
och
ang
eac
cor
ding
lyandt
hev
olt
agel
evel
t
och
ang
efr
omh
ight
olow.
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sout
putl
evelv
olt
agei
sappl
iedt
oth
enoni
nver
tingt
ermi
nal
ofanot
herc
ompar
atorLM339wh
osei
nver
tingt
ermi
nali
sfedus
ingar
ampv
olt
age.Th
is
r
ampv
olt
agei
spr
oduc
edus
inganot
herc
ompar
atorLM339wh
ichc
ompar
est
hepul
sat
ing
DCv
olt
ageappl
iedati
tsi
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oth
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olt
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ting
t
ermi
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olt
ager
efer
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gnalwh
ichi
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ert
edt
oar
amps
ignal
byt
hec
har
ginganddi
sch
arg
ingofael
ect
rol
ytec
apac
itor
.

Th
e3rd 
compar
atorLM339pr
oduc
esaHi
ghpul
sewi
dths
ignalf
orev
eryh
ighl
evelv
olt
age,
wh
ichdec
reas
esg
radual
lyast
hel
evelv
olt
ager
educ
es.
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ssi
gnali
sinv
ert
edandappl
ied
t
oth
eOpt
ois
olat
or,
whi
chpr
ovi
desg
atepul
sest
oth
eSCRs
.Asv
olt
agel
evelf
all
s,t
hepul
se
wi
dthoft
heOpt
ois
olat
ori
ncr
eas
esandmor
eth
epul
sewi
dth
,les
seri
sth
edel
ayand
g
radual
lyt
heSCRi
str
igg
eredwi
thoutanydel
ay.Th
usbyc
ont
rol
li
ngt
hedur
ati
onbet
ween
t
hepul
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aybet
weenappl
icat
ionsofpul
ses
,th
efi
ri
ngang
leofSCRi
scont
rol
ledand
t
heappl
icat
ionofs
uppl
ycur
renti
scont
rol
led,
thusc
ont
rol
li
ngt
hemot
orout
putt
orq
ue.
Th
ewh
olepr
oces
sisac
tual
lyanopenl
oopc
ont
rols
yst
emwh
eret
het
imeofappl
icat
ionof
g
atet
rig
ger
ingpul
sest
oeac
hSCRi
scont
rol
ledbas
edont
heh
owear
liert
her
ampv
olt
age
dec
reas
esf
romt
hel
evelv
olt
age.

Adv
ant
agesofSof
tSt
art

Nowt
hatweh
avel
ear
ntabouth
owanel
ect
roni
csof
tst
arts
yst
em wor
ks,l
etusr
ecol
lec
t
f
ewr
eas
onswh
yiti
spr
efer
redov
erot
hermet
hods
.

o I
mpr
ovedEf
fic
ienc
y:Th
eef
fic
ienc
yofs
ofts
tar
ters
yst
emus
ings
oli
dst
ates
wit
ches
i
smor
eowi
ngt
oth
elowons
tat
evol
tag
e.
o Cont
rol
led s
tar
tup:Th
est
art
ing c
urr
entc
an be c
ont
rol
led s
moot
hlybyeas
ily
al
ter
ingt
hes
tar
tingv
olt
ageandt
hisens
uress
moot
hst
art
ingoft
hemot
orwi
thoutanyj
erks
.
o Cont
rol
ledac
cel
erat
ion:
Mot
orac
cel
erat
ioni
scont
rol
leds
moot
hly
.
o LowCos
tands
ize:
Thi
sisens
uredwi
tht
heus
eofs
oli
dst
ates
wit
ches
.

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