Systems and methods for wireless control of a welding power supply
First Claim
1. A welding power supply comprising:
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power conversion circuitry disposed within the housing and configured to convert an input power into an output power for a welding operation; and
local control circuitry disposed within the housing and configured to wirelessly pair with a portable electronic device over a network, to wirelessly receive a control signal from remote control circuitry of the portable electronic device, and to control the welding power supply based at least in part on the received control signal, wherein the local control circuitry is configured to place the welding power supply in a sleep mode, and to wirelessly send a first control signal to the remote control circuitry to place the portable electronic device in a sleep mode while maintaining network pairing between the portable electronic device and the welding power supply, and wherein the remote control circuitry of the portable electronic device is configured to place the portable electronic device in the sleep mode and to send a second control signal to the local control circuitry of the welding power supply to place the welding power supply in the sleep mode while maintaining network pairing between the portable electronic device and the welding power supply.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein include wireless control of a welding power supply via portable electronic devices. In particular, operating parameters and statuses of the welding power supply may be modified by the portable electronic device, as well as be displayed on the portable electronic device. For example, in certain embodiments, the welding power supply may be an engine-driven welding power supply, and the portable electronic device may be configured to start and/or stop an engine of the engine-driven welding power supply. A pairing procedure may be used to pair the welding power supply and the portable electronic device in a wireless communication network. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, a method of prioritization of control between a control panel of the welding power supply and the portable electronic device may be implemented.
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31 Claims
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1. A welding power supply comprising:
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a housing; power conversion circuitry disposed within the housing and configured to convert an input power into an output power for a welding operation; and local control circuitry disposed within the housing and configured to wirelessly pair with a portable electronic device over a network, to wirelessly receive a control signal from remote control circuitry of the portable electronic device, and to control the welding power supply based at least in part on the received control signal, wherein the local control circuitry is configured to place the welding power supply in a sleep mode, and to wirelessly send a first control signal to the remote control circuitry to place the portable electronic device in a sleep mode while maintaining network pairing between the portable electronic device and the welding power supply, and wherein the remote control circuitry of the portable electronic device is configured to place the portable electronic device in the sleep mode and to send a second control signal to the local control circuitry of the welding power supply to place the welding power supply in the sleep mode while maintaining network pairing between the portable electronic device and the welding power supply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system comprising:
a dedicated original equipment manufacturer (OEM) remote control device comprising remote control circuitry configured to wirelessly pair with local control circuitry of a welding power supply over a network, to wirelessly communicate with the local control circuitry disposed in a housing of the welding power supply to control the welding power supply, wherein the remote control circuitry is configured to place the remote control device in a sleep mode, and to wirelessly send a first control signal to the local control circuitry of the welding power supply to place the welding power supply in a sleep mode while maintaining network pairing between the remote control device and the welding power supply, wherein the local control circuitry is configured to place the welding power supply in the sleep mode, and to wirelessly send a second control signal to the remote control circuitry of the remote control device to place the remote control device in the sleep mode while maintaining network pairing between the remote control device and the welding power supply.
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31. A welding power supply comprising:
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power conversion circuitry configured to convert an input power into an output power for a welding operation; and local control circuitry configured to wirelessly pair with a portable electronic device over a network, to wirelessly receive a control signal from remote control circuitry of the portable electronic device, and to control the welding power supply based at least in part on the received control signal, wherein the local control circuitry is configured to place the welding power supply in a sleep mode, and to wirelessly send a control signal to the remote control circuitry to place the portable electronic device in a sleep mode while maintaining network pairing between the portable electronic device and the welding power supply, and wherein the remote control circuitry of the portable electronic device is configured to place the portable electronic device in the sleep mode and to send a second control signal to the local control circuitry of the welding power supply to place the welding power supply in the sleep mode while maintaining network pairing between the portable electronic device and the welding power supply.
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