Inventors:
Robert Henderson - Salt Lake City UT
Scott Kimbrough - Salt Lake City UT
Lawrence Smiltneek - Salt Lake City UT
Assignee:
K-Tronics, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT
International Classification:
B60T 1366
Abstract:
A controller for controlling supply of electrical current to the coils or coil groups of an electromagnetic retarder for applying drag torque to a turning shaft or drive line. The controller includes an input signal receiving element for receiving input signals from at least one input device, a control unit responsive to the input signal for modulating electrical current supply from at least one current source to the retarder coils so that current is distributed to each of the coils or coil groups substantially equally.