NASA NTRS · 20020090920
Motor Starters
Abstract
The power factor controller (PFC) was invented by a NASA engineer. It matches voltage with a motor's actual need by sensing shifts in the relationship between voltage and current flow. With the device, power can be trimmed as much as 65%. Intellinet adopted this technology and designed "soft start" and "load-responsive" control modes to start engines gradually and recycle voltage without reducing motor speed. Other features are lower motor heat and faster fault identification.
Keep this discovery
Explore connections, maps & timelines
1986-01-01. Motor Starters. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20020090920
Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.