WINDING SWITCHING CIRCUIT AND THERMAL PROTECTION FOR DUAL VOLTAGE HERMETIC INDUCTION MOTOR OF HERMETIC COOLING COMPRESSOR

摘要

A winding switching circuit and thermal protection for dual voltage hermetic induction motors used in hermetic cooling compressors. The circuit includes two coils of the main winding, an auxiliary winding, three switches that are connected based on desired connections for each of the power arrangements, a start-up relay and thermal protection devices that protect the two main windings from overheating. The circuit is operative in first and second arrangements. In the first arrangement, the first switch and the third switch are connected, the second switch is disconnected, and the first main winding, and second main winding and the auxiliary winding are connected in parallel. In the second arrangement, the first switch and the third switch are disconnected, the second switch is connected, and the first main winding and the second main winding are connected in series and the auxiliary winding is connected in parallel only to the second main winding.