Cellular motor control network
First Claim
1. A cellular motor control network comprising a plurality of cellular motor controls, each designed for communicating with other cellular motor controls in the network, each cellular motor control including an electric motor, control means for controlling the operation of the electric motor, a microprocessor coupled to the control means for providing a predetermined control program, and a wireless transmitter/receiver coupled to the microprocessor for communicating information between the microprocessor and other cellular motor controls in the plurality of cellular motor controls and between the microprocessor and remotely located control units;
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Abstract
A cellular motor control network including a service center and a plurality of local cell controllers in communication with the service center, with each of the plurality of local cell controllers having a plurality of cellular motor controls in communication therewith. Each cellular motor control coupled to a variable speed electric motor. The cellular motor control including control circuits for controlling the operation of the variable speed electric motor, a microprocessor coupled to the control circuits for providing a predetermined control program, and a transceiver coupled to the microprocessor for communicating information between the microprocessor and other control units in the network.
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25 Claims
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1. A cellular motor control network comprising a plurality of cellular motor controls, each designed for communicating with other cellular motor controls in the network, each cellular motor control including an electric motor, control means for controlling the operation of the electric motor, a microprocessor coupled to the control means for providing a predetermined control program, and a wireless transmitter/receiver coupled to the microprocessor for communicating information between the microprocessor and other cellular motor controls in the plurality of cellular motor controls and between the microprocessor and remotely located control units;
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the remotely located control units each including a local cell controller located remotely from at least some of the plurality of cellular motor controls, the local cell controller including a cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver for transmitting control signals to the at least some of the plurality of cellular motor controls and for receiving data signals from the at least some of the plurality of cellular motor controls and a cell controller microprocessor coupled to the cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver for supplying the control signals to the cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver and receiving the data signals from the cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A cellular motor control network comprising a plurality of variable speed electric motors each having a cellular motor control coupled thereto, each of the cellular motor controls including control means for controlling the operation of the variable speed electric motor, a microprocessor coupled to the control means for providing a predetermined control program, and a wireless transmitter/receiver coupled to the microprocessor for communicating information between the microprocessor and remotely located control units;
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the remotely located control units each including a local cell controller located remotely from at least some of the plurality of cellular motor controls, the local cell controller including a cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver to the at least some of the plurality of cellular motor controls and for receiving data signals from the at least some of the plurality of cellular motor controls and a cell controller microprocessor coupled to the cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver for supplying the control signals to the cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver and receiving the data signals from the cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A cellular motor control network comprising:
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a service center; a plurality of local cell controllers in communication with the service center and each of the plurality of local cell controllers having a plurality of cellular motor controls in communication therewith; each of the cellular motor controls having control means for controlling an electric motor, a microprocessor coupled to the control means for providing a predetermined control program, and a wireless transmitter/receiver coupled to the microprocessor for communicating information between the microprocessor and remotely located control units including the service center and other of the plurality of local cell controllers; each local cell controller being located remotely from at least some of the plurality of cellular motor controls and including a cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver for transmitting control signals to the at least some of the plurality of cellular motor controls and for receiving data signals from the at least some of the plurality of cellular motor controls and a cell controller microprocessor coupled to the cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver for supplying the control signals to the cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver and receiving the data signals from the cell controller wireless transmitter/receiver; and the service center including a service wireless transmitter/receiver for transmitting control signals to the plurality of local cell controllers and for receiving data signals from the plurality of local cell controllers and a service microprocessor coupled to the service wireless transmitter/receiver for supplying the control signals to the service wireless transmitter/receiver and receiving the data signals from the service wireless transmitter/receiver.
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