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US 9,321,133 B2Granted
Flux moisture control for sub-arc welding process
AssigneeLincoln Global, Inc.
InventorsUlrich M. Fischer, Steven R. Sumner, Patrick S. Wahlen
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Abstract
The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for detecting a moisture with a flux used in a welding process. A sensor is employed with a flux source that supplies a welding operation or process in which the sensor detects a moisture level with a flux within the flux source. A monitor component is configured to receive or aggregate data from the sensor, wherein the data relates to the moisture level associated with a flux supply or a portion of flux.
Claims6
A welder system, comprising:
- a flux source configured to supply at least a portion of flux for a welding process;
- a sensor configured to measure a moisture content of the portion of flux during the welding process, wherein the sensor is located within a flux delivery system that includes the flux source;
- a first component configured to collect a parameter related to the welding process, wherein the first component is configured to utilize the parameter with an additional welding process to achieve the moisture content of the portion of flux in the additional welding process;
- wherein the parameter is at least one of a voltage for the welding process, a current for the welding process, a relative humidity, a relative temperature, a diameter of a wire used in the welding process, a type of the portion of flux, a hydrophilic amount of the portion of flux, or a hydrophobic amount of the portion of the flux;
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- a second component configured to aggregate data from the sensor, wherein the data includes the moisture content of the portion of flux.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.