Systems and methods for control of a pump motor
AssigneeRegal Beloit America, Inc.
InventorsNeelam Naik, Sagar Yennam, Rushikesh Bhosale
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A control system for controlling an electric motor in a pump system. The control system includes a communications interface configured to be electrically coupled with a remote control system and receive a command therefrom. The control system further includes a processing unit coupled to the communication interface and configured to receive the command from the communications interface, process the command to determine which communication protocol among a plurality of communication protocols to employ, and control the communications interface to transmit a response to the command using at least a portion of the communication protocol.
Claims20
A control system for controlling an electric motor, the control system comprising:
- a communications interface configured to be communicatively coupled with a remote control system and receive a command transmitted from the remote control system;
- and
- at least one processor coupled with the communications interface and programmed to:
- process the transmitted command received by the communications interface;
- determine a communication protocol from one or more communication protocols;
- and
- control the communications interface to transmit a response to the transmitted command using at least a portion of the communication protocol.
A method for controlling an electric motor using a control system, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the control system by a communications interface of the electric motor, a command transmitted from a remote control system, wherein the communications interface is configured to be communicatively coupled with the remote control system;
- based on processing of the transmitted command, determining a communication protocol from one or more communication protocols;
- and
- controlling the communications interface to transmit, from the control system to the remote control system, a response to the transmitted command using at least a portion of the communication protocol.
An electric motor, comprising:
- a control system comprising:
- an application board comprising a communications interface, the communications interface configured to be communicatively coupled with a remote control system and receive a command transmitted from the remote control system;
- and
- a drive board,
- wherein the application board is configured to:
- process the transmitted command;
- determine a communication protocol from one or more communication protocols;
- generate a system-level command of operating the electric motor, the system-level command corresponding to the transmitted command;
- transmit the system-level command to the drive board;
- and
- control the communications interface to transmit a response to the transmitted command using at least a portion of the communication protocol, and
- wherein the drive board is configured to:
- receive, from the application board, the system-level command;
- generate a control signal, based on the system-level command;
- and
- transmit the control signal to a component of the electric motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.