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US 10,882,131 B2Granted
Dynamic duty cycle for a welding and cutting apparatus
AssigneeThe ESAB Group, Inc.
InventorsAwad Gharib, Lee Mantell
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Abstract
A welding apparatus is configured to obtain values of one or more real-time operating parameters associated with the welding apparatus. Using the values of the one or more operating conditions, the welding apparatus is configured to determine a dynamic duty cycle of the welding apparatus, given the present/current operating conditions of the welding apparatus.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- at a welding apparatus:
- monitoring, via one or more transducers, one or more operating parameters associated with the welding apparatus;
- and
- providing, via a user interface of the welding apparatus, based on the one or more operating parameters, one or more indications of a measure of a remaining operational time of the welding apparatus before damage to the welding apparatus will occur.
1 more element
A welding apparatus, comprising:
- a power supply configured to generate an output current for at least one of a welding, cutting, or heating operation;
- one or more transducers configured to monitor one or more operating parameters associated with the welding apparatus;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- determine, based on the one or more operating parameters associated with the welding apparatus, a measure of a remaining operational time of the welding apparatus before damage to the welding apparatus will occur;
- and
- provide, via a user interface of the welding apparatus, based on the one or more operating parameters, one or more indications of the measure of a remaining operational time of the welding apparatus before damage to the welding apparatus will occur.
4 more elements
A method, comprising:
- at a welding apparatus:
- obtaining a real-time value of at least one operating parameter associated with a welding apparatus;
- determining, based on the real-time value of the at least one operating parameter, a measure of a remaining operational time of the welding apparatus before damage to the welding apparatus will occur;
- and
- providing, via a user interface of the welding apparatus, based on the real-time value of the at least one operating parameter, one or more indications of the measure of a remaining operational time of the welding apparatus before damage to the welding apparatus will occur.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.