Patent ID: 9350276
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: H02P

Claim Text:
1. A PTC starter, apparatus to deliver input current to a motor winding, the PTC starter apparatus comprising: a housing; a control PTC thermistor; a start PTC thermistor; a TRIAC device; and wherein the control PTC thermistor, the start PTC thermistor and the TRIAC are disposed in the housing, the start PTC thermistor being connected in series with the TRIAC device, the input current flowing through the start PTC thermistor and the TRIAC device to the motor winding, wherein a first electrode of the control PTC thermistor is connected to a gate (G) of the TRIAC device, and wherein a second electrode of the control PTC thermistor is connected to an intermediate node electrically connecting the start PTC thermistor and the TRIAC device, the control PTC thermistor operable to convey a control current from the intermediate node to the gate of the TRIAC device to control the input current delivered to the motor winding.