Hydraulically driven dual operator welding system and method
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsDavid Austin Stanzel, David Edwin Radtke, Michael W. Roth
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Abstract
Welding systems including a hydraulically driven welding power supply adapted to utilize hydraulic primary power to generate a first welding output for a first welding operation and a second welding output for a second welding operation are provided. Such welding systems may include control circuitry coupled to the hydraulically driven welding power supply and adapted to enable the hydraulically driven welding power supply to provide the first welding output and the second welding output at the same time to enable a first welding operator and a second welding operator to perform the first welding operation and the second welding operation, respectively, at the same time.
Claims20
A welding system, comprising:
- a hydraulically driven welding power supply configured to utilize hydraulic primary power to generate a first welding output for a first welding operation and a second welding output for a second welding operation, wherein the hydraulically driven welding power supply comprises a control panel having a first control panel portion configured to enable selection of a first set of welding parameters for the first welding operation, and second control panel portion configured to enable selection of a second set of welding parameters for the second welding operation;
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- control circuitry coupled to the hydraulically driven welding power supply and configured to enable the hydraulically driven welding power supply to provide the first welding output and the second welding output at the same time.
A welding system comprising:
- a hydraulically driven welding power supply configured to provide first and second welding outputs at the same time for first and second welding operations, respectively, comprising:
- a housing;
- a hydraulic motor configured to be driven by hydraulic power received by the hydraulically driven welding power supply;
- a generator configured to be driven by the hydraulic motor to generate power;
- a first power conversion circuit configured to convert the generated power into the first welding output for a first welding operation;
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- a second power conversion circuit configured to convert the generated power into the second welding output for a second welding operation, wherein the hydraulic motor, the generator, the first power conversion circuit, and the second power conversion circuit are disposed in the housing;
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- a control panel configured to enable welding parameters to be set for the first welding operation and the second welding operation, wherein the control panel comprises a first process control panel configured to enable a first operator to set welding parameters for the first welding operation, and a second process control panel configured to enable a second operator to set welding parameters for the second welding operation;
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- a controller coupled to the hydraulically driven welding power supply and configured to control the hydraulically driven welding power supply to exclusively activate the first welding output, to exclusively activate the second welding output, or to concurrently activate both the first welding output and the second welding output based on input received from the control panel.
A system, comprising:
- a hydraulically driven welding power source, comprising:
- a first generator configured to receive hydraulic power and to convert the hydraulic power to a first electrical power output to enable a first welding operator to perform a first welding operation;
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- a second generator configured to receive hydraulic power and to convert the hydraulic power to a second electrical power output to enable a second welding operator to perform a second welding operation, distinct from the first welding operation, at the same time as the first welding operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.