System and method for wirelessly managing electric motors

A system for providing a plurality of motors of a same motor type with a same program, the system comprising:

• a server computer including
• a non-transitory computer readable medium storing
• a plurality of motor type identifiers, and
• a plurality of programs, including at least one program associated with each motor type identifier, and
• a connection to a wireless communication network;
• and
• a portable electronic communications device configured to wirelessly communicate with the plurality of motors via a wireless transceiver physically incorporated into each motor of the plurality of motors, and to wirelessly communicate with the server computer via the connection to the wireless communication network, and
• the portable electronic communications device configured to
• receive a particular motor type identifier for at least one of the motors of the plurality of motors of the same motor type,
• wirelessly transmit the particular motor type identifier to the server computer, wherein the server computer identifies a correct program from the plurality of programs based on the particular motor type identifier found among the plurality of motor type identifiers,
• wirelessly receive the correct program from the server computer, and
• wirelessly load via the wireless transceiver device the correct program onto an electronic memory of a motor controller of each motor of the plurality of motors of the same type, wherein no physical connection is required between the portable electronic communications device and the plurality of motors.

A method of for providing a plurality of motors of a same motor type with a same program, the method comprising:

• receive with a portable electronic communications device a particular motor type identifier for at least one of the motors of the plurality of motors of the same motor type;
• retrieve from a non-transitory computer readable medium a correct program from a plurality of programs based on the particular motor type identifier found among a plurality of motor type identifiers;
• and
• wirelessly load with the portable electronic communications device via a wireless transceiver device physically incorporated into each motor of the plurality of motors the correct program onto an electronic memory of a motor controller of each motor of the plurality of motors of the same type, wherein no physical connection is required between the portable electronic communications device and the plurality of motors.