Systems and methods for regulating power in a medical device

A method for controlling a motor for use in a ventilation system, comprising:

• receiving one or more target ventilation parameters regarding the ventilation of a patient;
• based at least on the one or more received target ventilation parameters, performing a voltage adjustment analysis for controlling a voltage adjustment system, the voltage adjustment system configured to adjust a voltage applied to the motor;
• activating the voltage adjustment system based on a first result of the voltage adjustment analysis;
• not activating the voltage adjustment system based on a second result of the voltage adjustment analysis;
• and
• controlling the motor based on the one or more calculated motor performance parameters.

A method for controlling a motor for use in a ventilation system, comprising:

• receiving one or more parameters regarding the ventilation of a patient;
• identifying from a plurality of motor performance levels a particular motor performance level corresponding to the one or more received parameters;
• and
• controlling a voltage adjustment system based on the identified motor performance level, including:
• activating the voltage adjustment system if the identified motor performance level is a first performance level, wherein activating the voltage adjustment system adjusts a voltage applied to the motor;
• and
• not activating the voltage adjustment system if the identified motor performance level is a second performance level.

A system for controlling a motor for use in a ventilation system, comprising:

• a motor;
• a voltage adjustment system operable to adjust a voltage applied to the motor;
• a user interface configured to receive patient settings input from a user and to communicate one or more target ventilation parameters;
• and
• a motor controller configured to receive the one or more target ventilation parameters from the user interface;
• the motor controller including a calculation engine configured to:
• calculate one or more motor performance parameters for achieving the one or more target ventilation parameters;
• and
• based at least on the one or more calculated motor performance parameters, perform a voltage adjustment analysis for controlling the voltage adjustment system;
• and
• the motor controller further including a voltage adjuster controller configured to activate the voltage adjustment system based on a first result of the voltage adjustment analysis and to not activate the voltage adjustment system based on a second result of the voltage adjustment analysis.

A system for controlling a motor for use in a ventilation system, comprising:

• motor means;
• voltage adjusting means for adjusting a voltage applied to the motor means;
• interface means for receiving patient settings input from a user and for communicating one or more target ventilation parameters;
• and
• motor controlling means for:
• receiving the one or more target ventilation parameters from the interface means;
• calculating one or more motor performance parameters for achieving the one or more target ventilation parameters;
• and
• based at least on the one or more calculated motor performance parameters, performing a voltage adjustment analysis for controlling the voltage adjustment system;
• and
• voltage adjustment controlling means for activating the voltage adjusting means based on a first result of the voltage adjustment analysis and to not activate the voltage adjusting means based on a second result of the voltage adjustment analysis.

A computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions for controlling a motor for use in a ventilation system, the computer-executable instructions comprising:

• instructions for receiving one or more target ventilation parameters regarding the ventilation of a patient;
• instructions for calculating one or more motor performance parameters for achieving the one or more target ventilation parameters;
• instructions for performing a voltage adjustment analysis for controlling a voltage adjustment system configured to adjust a voltage applied to the motor, the voltage adjustment analysis based at least on the one or more calculated motor performance parameters;
• instructions for activating the voltage adjustment system based on a first result of the voltage adjustment analysis;
• instructions for not activating the voltage adjustment system based on a second result of the voltage adjustment analysis;
• and
• instructions for controlling the motor based on the one or more calculated motor performance parameters.