Systems and method for wirelessly communicating with electric motors
First Claim
1. An electric motor communication system for use with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, said electric motor communication system comprising:
- an electric motor assembly comprising;
an electric motor including a plurality of winding stages housed within a motor housing; and
a motor controller coupled to the motor housing, said motor controller comprising;
an enclosure mounted to the motor housing;
a wireless communication device comprising a wireless antenna positioned within said enclosure, said wireless antenna configured to transmit wireless signals from said electric motor including performance data associated with operation of said electric motor and failure data associated with a failure of said electric motor to at least one external device in response to a request from the at least one external device, said wireless antenna configured to receive wireless signals for said electric motor, the received wireless signals including at least a control signal corresponding to updated operating parameters to be applied by said motor controller to operate said electric motor;
a processing device coupled to said wireless communication device and configured to control said electric motor based at least in part on the updated operating parameters received at said wireless communication device; and
a daughterboard mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) internally within said enclosure of said motor controller and configured to secure said wireless communication device and said processing device on said PCB within said motor controller and to communicatively couple said wireless communication device and said processing device; and
the at least one external device configured to communicate wirelessly with said electric motor assembly to provide the control signal including the updated operating parameters and receive at least one of the performance data and failure data transmitted by said wireless communication device via said wireless antenna based upon the request.
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Abstract
An electric motor communication system for use with a fluid moving system is provided. The electric motor communication system includes an electric motor including a wireless communication device configured to transmit and receive wireless signals, and a processing device coupled to the wireless communication device and configured to control the electric motor based at least in part on wireless signals received at the wireless communication device. The electric motor communication system further includes at least one external device configured to communicate wirelessly with the electric motor.
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20 Claims
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1. An electric motor communication system for use with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, said electric motor communication system comprising:
an electric motor assembly comprising; an electric motor including a plurality of winding stages housed within a motor housing; and a motor controller coupled to the motor housing, said motor controller comprising; an enclosure mounted to the motor housing; a wireless communication device comprising a wireless antenna positioned within said enclosure, said wireless antenna configured to transmit wireless signals from said electric motor including performance data associated with operation of said electric motor and failure data associated with a failure of said electric motor to at least one external device in response to a request from the at least one external device, said wireless antenna configured to receive wireless signals for said electric motor, the received wireless signals including at least a control signal corresponding to updated operating parameters to be applied by said motor controller to operate said electric motor; a processing device coupled to said wireless communication device and configured to control said electric motor based at least in part on the updated operating parameters received at said wireless communication device; and a daughterboard mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) internally within said enclosure of said motor controller and configured to secure said wireless communication device and said processing device on said PCB within said motor controller and to communicatively couple said wireless communication device and said processing device; and the at least one external device configured to communicate wirelessly with said electric motor assembly to provide the control signal including the updated operating parameters and receive at least one of the performance data and failure data transmitted by said wireless communication device via said wireless antenna based upon the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electric motor for use in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, said electric motor comprising:
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a motor housing configured to house a plurality of winding stages; and a motor controller coupled to said motor housing, said motor controller comprising; an enclosure mounted to the motor housing; a wireless communication device comprising a wireless antenna positioned within said enclosure, said wireless antenna configured to transmit wireless signals from said electric motor including performance data associated with operation of said electric motor and failure data associated with a failure of said electric motor to at least one external device in response to a request from the at least one external device, said wireless antenna configured to receive wireless signals for said electric motor from said at least one external device, the received wireless signals including at least a control signal corresponding to updated operating parameters to be applied by said motor controller to operate said electric motor; a processing device coupled to said wireless communication device and configured to control said electric motor based at least in part on the updated operating parameters received at said wireless communication device; and a daughterboard mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) internally within said enclosure of said motor controller and configured to secure said wireless communication device and said processing device on said PCB within said motor controller and to communicatively couple said wireless communication device and said processing device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating an electric motor in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, said method comprising:
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communicatively coupling the electric motor to at least one external device, the electric motor including a motor housing and a motor controller coupled to the motor housing, the motor controller including an enclosure mounted to the motor housing, a wireless communication device including a wireless antenna positioned within the enclosure, a processing device, and a daughterboard, the daughterboard mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) internally within the enclosure of the motor controller and configured to secure the wireless communication device and the processing device on the PCB; transmitting, by the wireless communication device via the wireless antenna, wireless signals from the electric motor to the at least one external device, the transmitted wireless signals including performance data associated with operation of the electric motor and failure data associated with a failure of the electric motor in response to a request from the at least one external device; receiving, at the wireless communication device via the wireless antenna, wireless signals from the at least one external device, the wireless communication device communicatively coupled to the processing device by the daughterboard, the received wireless signals, from the at least one external device, including at least a control signal corresponding to updated operating parameters to be applied by the motor controller to operate the electric motor; and controlling, using the processing device, the electric motor based at least in part on the received updated operating parameters. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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