NFC antenna for communicating with a motor and method of manufacturing and using same
First Claim
1. An electric motor assembly comprising:
- an electric motor;
a motor casing configured to house said electric motor;
an electronics enclosure coupled to said motor casing and configured to house a control board including a microcontroller and a memory device therein, said microcontroller configured to control said electric motor based at least in part on motor configuration data stored in said memory device;
a near field communications (NFC) antenna positioned adjacent an opening defined in one of said motor casing and said electronics enclosure, said NFC antenna communicatively coupled to said memory device, said NFC antenna configured to;
receive a radio signal transmitted by an external programming device, the radio signal including updated motor configuration data;
convert the radio signal to an electrical signal, the electrical signal including the updated motor configuration data; and
transmit the electrical signal to the memory device to store the updated motor configuration data; and
an antenna cover positioned to cover the opening.
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Abstract
An electric motor assembly includes an electric motor, a casing configured to house the motor, and an electrical enclosure coupled to the motor casing. The electrical enclosure houses a control board including a microcontroller and a memory device therein. The microcontroller is configured to control the electric motor based at least in part on motor configuration data stored in the memory device. The assembly also includes a near field communications (NFC) antenna positioned adjacent to an opening defined in the motor casing or the electronics enclosure, and is communicatively coupled to the memory device. The NFC antenna is configured to: receive a radio signal transmitted by an external programming device, the radio signal including updated motor configuration data; convert the radio signal to an electrical signal that includes the updated motor configuration data; and transmit the electrical signal to the memory device to store the updated motor configuration data.
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32 Claims
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1. An electric motor assembly comprising:
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an electric motor; a motor casing configured to house said electric motor; an electronics enclosure coupled to said motor casing and configured to house a control board including a microcontroller and a memory device therein, said microcontroller configured to control said electric motor based at least in part on motor configuration data stored in said memory device; a near field communications (NFC) antenna positioned adjacent an opening defined in one of said motor casing and said electronics enclosure, said NFC antenna communicatively coupled to said memory device, said NFC antenna configured to; receive a radio signal transmitted by an external programming device, the radio signal including updated motor configuration data; convert the radio signal to an electrical signal, the electrical signal including the updated motor configuration data; and transmit the electrical signal to the memory device to store the updated motor configuration data; and an antenna cover positioned to cover the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of manufacturing an electric motor, said method comprising:
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providing a motor casing for housing mechanical components of the electric motor; coupling a control board within an electrical enclosure, the control board including a microcontroller and a memory device; forming an opening in one of the motor casing and the electrical enclosure; providing an NFC antenna adjacent to the opening, the NFC antenna in communication with the memory device; coupling an antenna cover within the opening, the antenna cover manufactured using a nonconductive material that enables NFC communication therethrough, and coupling the motor casing to the electrical enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of communicating between an electric motor and an external programming device using near field communications (NFC), the electric motor including a motor casing configured to house the electric motor, and an electronics enclosure coupled to the motor casing and configured to house a control board that includes a microcontroller and a memory device, said method comprising:
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receiving, by an NFC antenna coupled to an interior of the electric motor, a radio signal transmitted by the external programming device, the radio signal including updated motor configuration data, the NFC antenna positioned adjacent to an opening defined in one of the motor casing and the electronics enclosure, wherein the one of the motor casing and the electronics enclosure includes an antenna cover positioned to cover the opening, the NFC antenna communicatively coupled to the memory device; converting, by the NFC antenna, the radio signal to an electrical signal, the electrical signal including the updated motor configuration data; transmitting, by the NFC antenna, the electrical signal to the memory device; and storing, by the memory device, the updated motor configuration data based on the electrical signal received from the NFC antenna.
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31. An electric motor communication system comprising:
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an electric motor comprising; a motor casing configured to house said electric motor; an electronics enclosure coupled to said motor casing and configured to house a control board including a microcontroller and a memory device therein, said microcontroller configured to control said electric motor based at least in part on motor configuration data stored in said memory device; a near field communications (NFC) antenna positioned adjacent to an opening defined in one of said motor casing and said electronics enclosure, said NFC antenna communicatively coupled to said memory device, and an antenna cover positioned to cover the opening; and an external programming device comprising a processor, a memory device, and an NFC chip configured to transmit a radio signal to said NFC antenna. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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