Plasma arc cutting system and persona selection process
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1. A method of establishing operational settings for a plasma arc cutting system, the method comprising:
- providing a plasma power supply with a user selectable control;
enabling a plurality of cutting personas with the user selectable control, each cutting persona comprising a set of parameters customized for a particular kind of cut each cutting persona including at least;
(1) a current, (2) a gas pressure or a gas flow rate, and (3) at least one parameter of an operational mode; and
selecting one of the cutting personas from the plurality of cutting personas via the user-selectable control, thereby setting each of the parameters within the set of parameters defined by the cutting persona in one action to minimize operator activity.
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Abstract
The invention features methods and apparatuses for establishing operational settings of a plasma arc cutting system. A plasma power supply includes a user selectable control. The user selectable control enables selection of a single cutting persona that establishes at least a current, a gas pressure or gas flow rate, and an operational mode of the plasma arc cutting system.
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1. A method of establishing operational settings for a plasma arc cutting system, the method comprising:
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providing a plasma power supply with a user selectable control; enabling a plurality of cutting personas with the user selectable control, each cutting persona comprising a set of parameters customized for a particular kind of cut each cutting persona including at least;
(1) a current, (2) a gas pressure or a gas flow rate, and (3) at least one parameter of an operational mode; andselecting one of the cutting personas from the plurality of cutting personas via the user-selectable control, thereby setting each of the parameters within the set of parameters defined by the cutting persona in one action to minimize operator activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of establishing operational settings for a plasma arc cutting system, the method comprising:
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providing a plasma power supply in communication with a controller; configuring the controller with a plurality of sets of predetermined operational settings for the plasma arc cutting system; enabling user selection of the sets of predetermined operational settings via a single selection dial in communication with the controller; and selecting one set of predetermined operational settings from the plurality of sets of predetermined operational settings via the single selection dial, thereby setting each of the parameters within the selected set of predetermined operational settings to minimize operator activity, wherein each of the sets of predetermined operational settings is customized for a particular kind of cut and comprises settings for establishing at least a current, a gas pressure or gas flow rate, and at least one parameter of an operational mode of the plasma arc cutting system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A plasma arc cutting system comprising:
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a power supply for generating a plasma arc, the power supply capable of establishing at least a current, a gas pressure or gas flow rate, and an operational mode for the plasma arc cutting system; a user-selectable control in communication with a controller, the controller enabling the power supply to establish a plurality of cutting personas, each cutting persona comprising specific values for the current, the gas pressure or gas flow rate, and at least one parameter of the operational mode, via a user'"'"'s selecting one of the cutting personas from the plurality of cutting personas in one action to minimize operator activity; wherein the plurality of cutting personas are enabled with the user-selectable control, each cutting persona customized for a particular kind of cut. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An operating persona selector for a plasma arc cutting system, comprising:
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a user interface control having a plurality of settings each corresponding to an operating persona; and a plurality of operating personas enabled with the user interface control, enabling a user to select one of the operating personas via the user interface control from the plurality of operating personas in one action, to minimize operator activity, each operating persona comprising a set of parameters customized for a particular kind of cut and establishing at least a current, a gas pressure or a gas flow rate, and at least one parameter of an operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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