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US 10,307,854 B2Granted
Method for selection of weld control algorithms
AssigneeVictor Equipment Company
InventorsRoger H. Lambert, Geoffrey H. Putnam
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Abstract
A system and method for generating a weld are provided. The system receives a selection of a magnitude of a voltage. The system selects a first weld control algorithm when the magnitude of the voltage is in a first range of values. The system may also select a second weld control algorithm when the magnitude of the voltage is in a second range of values. The system may generate welding output power based on the first and second weld control algorithms.
Claims20
A system for generating a weld for a welding machine, the system comprising:
- a power circuit for generating welding output power for a welding process for the welding machine;
- and
- a control circuit in communication with the power circuit and configured to:
- receive a selected welding process from a plurality of welding processes, the plurality of welding processes including gas metal arc welding, flux core arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, and inert gas welding;
- receive a value of a detected welding parameter for the welding machine;
- automatically select a first weld control algorithm from a plurality of weld control algorithms in the case that the detected welding parameter is in a first range of values for the selected welding process, and generate and provide power to the welding machine based on the first algorithm;
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- automatically select a second weld control algorithm from the plurality of weld control algorithms in the case that the detected welding parameter is in a second range of values for the selected welding process, and generate and provide power to the welding machine based on the second algorithm.
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A method for generating a weld for a welding machine, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a control circuit, a detected welding parameter;
- receiving a selected welding process from a plurality of welding processes, the plurality of welding processes including gas metal arc welding, flux core arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, and inert gas welding;
- automatically selecting a first weld control algorithm from a plurality of weld control algorithms in the case that the detected welding parameter is in a first range of values for the selected welding process, and generate and provide power to the welding machine via the power circuit based on the first weld control algorithm;
- automatically selecting a second weld control algorithm from the plurality of weld control algorithms in the case that the detected welding parameter is in a second range of values for the selected welding process, and generate and provide power to the welding machine via the power circuit based on the second weld control algorithm;
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- generating and providing welding output power to the weld machine based on the selected first or second weld control algorithms.
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A method for generating a weld for a welding machine, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a control circuit, a value of a detected welding parameter;
- receiving a selected welding process from a plurality of welding processes, the plurality of welding processes including gas metal arc welding, flux core arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, and inert gas welding;
- automatically selecting a first weld control algorithm from a plurality of weld control algorithms in the case that the detected welding parameter is in a first range of values of the selected welding process, and generate and provide power to the welding machine via a power circuit based on the first weld control algorithm;
- automatically selecting a second weld control algorithm from the plurality of weld control algorithms in the case that the detected welding parameter is in a second range of values of the selected welding process, and generate and provide power to the welding machine via the power circuit based on the second weld control algorithm;
- generating and providing welding output power to the welding machine based on the selected first or second weld control algorithms;
- continuously monitoring the value of the detected welding parameter after the welding output power has been provided to the welding machine;
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- determining whether to change the selected first or second weld control algorithm based on the continuously monitored value of the detected welding parameter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.