Motor drive system and method
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1. A system comprising:
- a drive unit adapted to drive a motor coupled to a load, the drive unit including a processing device, a wireless transceiver, and a non-transitory machine readable medium having embedded therein processing instructions configured to perform a method when executed by the processing device, the drive unit further comprising a main board and an expendable external signal input board removably connected to the main board, the expendable external signal input board including a signal conductor and a primary surge protection device configured to ground the signal conductor upon detection of a voltage of the signal conductor exceeding a predetermined voltage to protect the main board, the method including;
receiving a selection, with a drive application installed in a portable user device, of a configuration information including a motor identifier and a system application;
wirelessly receiving, by the wireless transceiver, the configuration information; and
configuring, by the processing device, the drive unit based on the configuration information.
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Abstract
A system and a method for driving an electrical motor with a drive unit including a wireless transceiver. A user may wirelessly couple a user input device with the transceiver, and use a drive application to, optionally, update configuration information including drive control parameters, update application logic residing in the drive unit, and/or upload performance parameters.
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22 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a drive unit adapted to drive a motor coupled to a load, the drive unit including a processing device, a wireless transceiver, and a non-transitory machine readable medium having embedded therein processing instructions configured to perform a method when executed by the processing device, the drive unit further comprising a main board and an expendable external signal input board removably connected to the main board, the expendable external signal input board including a signal conductor and a primary surge protection device configured to ground the signal conductor upon detection of a voltage of the signal conductor exceeding a predetermined voltage to protect the main board, the method including; receiving a selection, with a drive application installed in a portable user device, of a configuration information including a motor identifier and a system application; wirelessly receiving, by the wireless transceiver, the configuration information; and configuring, by the processing device, the drive unit based on the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 8, 9, 10)
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3. A system comprising:
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a drive unit adapted to drive a motor coupled to a load, the drive unit including; a main board; and an expendable external signal input board removably connected to the main board, the expendable external signal input board including a signal conductor and a primary surge protection device configured to ground the signal conductor upon detection of a voltage of the signal conductor exceeding a predetermined voltage to protect the main board. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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11. A method for controlling a motor coupled to a load for use in an application, the method comprising:
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driving the motor with a drive unit including a wireless transceiver and a processing device; receiving a selection, with a drive application installed in a portable user device, of a configuration information including a motor identifier and a system application; by the wireless transceiver, wirelessly receiving the selection of the configuration information including the system application and the motor identifier, wherein the system application includes predetermined procedures to drive the motor according to the application; and by the processing device, configuring the drive unit based on the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22)
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17. A method comprising:
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driving a motor coupled to a load with a drive unit including a wireless transceiver and a processing device; receiving a selection, with a drive application installed in a portable user device, of a configuration information including a motor identifier and a system application; by the wireless transceiver, wirelessly receiving the configuration information; and by the processing device, configuring the drive unit based on the configuration information, wherein the drive unit comprises a main board and an expendable external signal input board including a primary surge protection device, the method further comprising; upon sensing a voltage of an input signal greater than a predetermined voltage, the primary surge protection device grounding the input signal; determining that the expendable ground trace is damaged; and replacing the expendable external signal input board without replacing the main board. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system configurable for use in an application of a motor coupled to a load, the system comprising:
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a drive unit adapted to drive the motor, the drive unit including a processing device, a wireless transceiver, and a non-transitory machine readable medium having embedded therein processing instructions configured to perform a method when executed by the processing device, the method including; receiving a selection, with a drive application installed in a portable user device, of a configuration information including a motor identifier and a system application; by the wireless transceiver, wirelessly receiving the configuration information, wherein the system application includes predetermined procedures to drive the motor according to the system application; and by the processing device, configuring the drive unit based on the system application and the motor identifier. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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