Patent ID: 8629645

Claim:
A system for energizing an auxiliary winding of an electric motor, the auxiliary winding ( 11 ) being connectable in series with a network voltage (V AC ), the system comprising, a start capacitor ( 14 ) and an electromechanical switch ( 12 ) connected in series with the auxiliary winding ( 11 ), the system being characterized by comprising an electronic switch ( 13 ) connected in parallel with the electromechanical switch ( 12 ), the electronic switch ( 13 ) and the electromechanical switch ( 12 ) being used to energize the auxiliary winding ( 11 ), wherein the electronic switch ( 13 ) can be turned on simultaneously with the electromechanical switch ( 12 ) and kept on simultaneously with the electromechanical switch ( 12 ) for a stabilization time (t b , t d ).