Method and apparatus for operating a motor with optimized efficiency
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Abstract
A system and method can include a motor subject to a change in efficiency as a function of temperature and a motor cooling system. The motor cooling system can be driven to minimize the sum of energy consumed by the motor and the cooling system.
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183 Claims
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1-96. -96. (canceled)
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97. A system for cooling a motor, comprising:
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a motor cooling apparatus configured to cool a motor; and a controller including an interface configured to receive a parameter corresponding to, or predictive of, a motor operational value, the controller being operatively coupled to the motor cooling apparatus and configured to drive the motor cooling apparatus to minimize a sum of energy consumed by the motor plus energy consumed by the motor cooling apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125)
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126-155. -155. (canceled)
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156. A computer method for determining optimized cooling of a motor, comprising:
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receiving at least a first parameter corresponding to or predictive of an operational value of a motor; and determining with a computer at least a second parameter corresponding to driving a motor cooling apparatus as a function of the first parameter; wherein the second parameter is selected to minimize a combination of energy consumed by the motor cooling apparatus plus energy lost by motor inefficiency corresponding to the operational value. - View Dependent Claims (157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182)
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183-209. -209. (canceled)
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