Treadmill motor control

A motor control (34) for an exercise treadmill having an AC motor (38) includes various features to enhance operation of the treadmill. These features include a motor control (34) that can vary by shifting or staggering the phases of drive signals applied to the motor (38) in order to reduce treadmi...

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Hauptverfasser:	SUTKOWSKI, ROBERT J, KIM, YOUNGUL, GOLEN, EMIL S., JR, LANTZ, KENNETH F
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AMUSEMENTS APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC,OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWERSUPPLY SYSTEMS APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING,CLIMBING, OR FENCING BALL GAMES CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUTPOWER CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY GAMES GENERATION HUMAN NECESSITIES SPORTS TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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Zusammenfassung:	A motor control (34) for an exercise treadmill having an AC motor (38) includes various features to enhance operation of the treadmill. These features include a motor control (34) that can vary by shifting or staggering the phases of drive signals applied to the motor (38) in order to reduce treadmill frame vibration. The features also include having a motor controller (36) increase the slip of the motor (38) to improve low speed operation of the motor (38) and to increase the amperage of the drive signals when the motor (38) is operating at a given speed in order to maintain that speed. In addition, a power factor control circuit (52) can be used to increase the efficiency of the motor (38).