Diode Required for 120VAC Circuit

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ajthomson

Joined Apr 14, 2011
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Please help if anyone can.

Is it possible to supply a single load (1/3 hp motor) with 2 separate 120VAC supplies without the supplies feeding into each other by using diodes...and how ?

Supply 1 has the starting capability but will not be used for running...Supply 2 has the running capability but not able to start the motor...

 

CDRIVE

Joined Jul 1, 2008
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I think it would behoove you to give far more information than what you posted. As it stands now, with the information that you provided, a diode will not fulfill your requirements.
 

AlexR

Joined Jan 16, 2008
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If the motor is a AC motor then the answer is a definite NO! If it is a DC motor then you could possibly do it but without a lot more information we can't make any meaningful suggestions.
 

CDRIVE

Joined Jul 1, 2008
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By the way, I won't be so bold as to say that this will happen with all AC motors but for many that I played with many years ago, putting a diode in series with them acted like a brake.
 

KMoffett

Joined Dec 19, 2007
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A curious problem. It sounds like you're trying to do what the Start-Run windings do in some AC motors. I think you would need a relay to switch from one AC supply to another.
But...can you give us the big picture?

Ken
 

CDRIVE

Joined Jul 1, 2008
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Yes, and he would need a current sense circuit to detect when the start winding has switched out. Then he would probably need a zero crossing detector to minimize transients.
This whole thing is really goofy. Makes more sense to just get a supply that will do the job.
 

BillB3857

Joined Feb 28, 2009
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If one of the supplies has enough power to start the motor, it has enough to keep it running. Agree that the entire concept seems rather goofy.
 
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