A modular transfer system with a primary flow system and a diverter system. The primary flow system includes a primary flow belt for conveying an article along a primary flow path from an infeed side of the modular transfer system to a pass-through side of the modular transfer system. The diverter system includes one or more diverter belts for diverting an article from the primary flow path towards a divert side of the modular transfer system. The primary flow belt includes multiple movable components contacting the diverter belt. The movable components can have one or more rotational degrees of freedom.
B65G 23/06 - Tambours, rouleaux ou roues avec saillies s'engageant dans des butées sur les courroies ou les chaînes, p.ex. des roues dentées
B65G 17/40 - Chaînes jouant le rôle de porte-charges
B65G 13/071 - Dispositifs d'entraînement des rouleaux à enclenchement par friction
B65G 17/08 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p.ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuels; Transporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge avec une surface portante formée par une série de maillons, de plaques ou plates-formes reliés entre eux, p.ex. longitudinaux la surface étant formée par l'élément de traction
B65G 17/24 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p.ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuels; Transporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comportant une série de rouleaux que l'élément de traction déplace sur une surface portante pour effectuer le transport des charges ou des porte-charges
2.
PACKAGE SORTING TRANSFER MODULES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR
A transfer module assembly includes a frame, a conveyor belt with internal rotating elements, where the conveyer belt is supported by the frame, conveyor drive rollers supported by the frame and configured to drive the conveyor belt, a flat transfer belt mounted beneath the conveyor belt and configured to contact undersides of the internal rotating elements of the conveyor belt in operation, and flat transfer belt drive rollers supported by the frame and configured to drive the flat transfer belt. The conveyor drive rollers are friction-based and operate without use of a sprocket, and comprise depressions for receiving the internal rotating elements of the conveyor belt.
B07C 5/36 - Appareils trieurs caractérisés par les moyens qu'ils utilisent en vue de la distribution
B65G 17/24 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p.ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuels; Transporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comportant une série de rouleaux que l'élément de traction déplace sur une surface portante pour effectuer le transport des charges ou des porte-charges
A blower has a blower housing of clamshell construction, including two housing members having a scroll back wall molded with radial draft, an impeller and a motor within the housing, and a static tap connected to the housing. The impeller has a backplate with a backplate back surface region of substantially the same radially converging shape as that of a front surface region of the scroll back wall formed by the radial draft, providing a substantially uniform axial gap between the backplate back surface region and the scroll back wall. The impeller has a ring connected by a skirt to the back plate to define a stepped area behind the ring. The impeller includes impeller blades extending forwardly from the impeller backplate and the ring and back fins extending rearwardly from the ring. The blower has a scroll width of about twice an impeller exhaust width.
40 - Traitement de matériaux; recyclage, purification de l'air et traitement de l'eau
Produits et services
(1) Rotary blowers for use in residential and commercial HVAC systems and refrigeration systems.
(2) Fans for use in heating, namely, electric heating fans and gas heating fans; fans for use in ventilation, namely, ventilating fans for use in residential and commercial HVAC systems and refrigeration systems; fans for use in air conditioning units. (1) Assembly of products for others in the nature of blower assembly for use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units comprised of a fan, motor and motor controller.
40 - Traitement de matériaux; recyclage, purification de l'air et traitement de l'eau
Produits et services
assembly of products for others in the nature of blower assembly for use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units comprised of a fan, motor and motor controller
fans for use in heating, namely, electric heating fans and gas heating fans; fans for use in ventilation, namely, ventilating fans for use in residential and commercial HVAC systems and refrigeration systems; fans for use in air conditioning units
10.
ELECTRICAL MACHINE INCLUDING AXIAL FLUX ROTOR AND CORELESS STATOR
An axial flux motor includes a housing and a rotor assembly rotatably secured to the housing. The rotor assembly includes a body having first and second opposed faces and defining an axis of rotation and plurality of rotor poles including a first rotor pole and a second rotor pole. The first rotor pole and the second rotor pole cooperatively define an axially extending pocket circumferentially therebetween. The rotor assembly further includes a plurality of spaced apart magnets extending from the first face, a first magnet of the plurality of magnets being positioned within the axially extending pocket. The axial flux motor further includes a coreless stator assembly fixedly secured to the housing, the coreless stator assembly including a supporting platform and a plurality of coils attached on the supporting platform.
A blower fan assembly comprising a scroll housing, a forward curved blower wheel, and a blower motor adapted to rotate the blower wheel about a blower wheel axis. The forward-curved blower wheel comprises a plurality of fan blades circumferentially spaced about the blower wheel axis. Each of the fan blades has a leading edge with a leading edge angle and a trailing edge with a trailing edge angle. The leading edge angle is at least 50° and not more than 80°. The trailing edge angle is at least 5.5° and not more than 18.5°. The outer radius is not more than 4 inches (101.6 mm).
A sensor bearing housing assembly for use with or integrally formed with a bearing housing. The bearing housing having a base portion defining a footprint, a shaft receiving collar, and a bearing race disposed between the shaft receiving collar and the bearing housing. The sensor bearing housing assembly having a pair of lengthwise sidewalls configured to extend upward from the base portion and an endwise sidewall configured to extend upward from the base portion. The pair of lengthwise sidewalls and the endwise sidewall being joined to form a sensor volume for receiving a sensor therein generally defined within a vertical volume bounded by the footprint of the base portion. The sensor bearing housing assembly having a cutout formed in at least one of the pair of lengthwise sidewalls and the pair of endwise sidewall to permit access to a fastener extending through a mounting hole formed in the base portion.
F16C 19/52 - Paliers à contact de roulement pour mouvement de rotation exclusivement avec dispositifs affectés par des conditions anormales ou indésirables
F16C 35/04 - Supports rigides de paliers; Corps de paliers, p.ex. calottes, couvercles dans le cas de roulements à billes ou à rouleaux
F16C 19/06 - Paliers à contact de roulement pour mouvement de rotation exclusivement avec roulements à billes essentiellement du même calibre, en une ou plusieurs rangées circulaires pour charges radiales principalement avec une seule rangée de billes
F16C 33/58 - Chemins de roulement; Bagues de roulement
A blower fan assembly comprising a scroll housing, a forward curved blower wheel, and a blower motor adapted to rotate the blower wheel about a blower wheel axis. The forward-curved blower wheel comprises a plurality of fan blades circumferentially spaced about the blower wheel axis. Each of the fan blades has a leading edge with a leading edge angle and a trailing edge with a trailing edge angle. The leading edge angle is at least 50° and not more than 80°. The trailing edge angle is at least 5.5° and not more than 18.5°. The outer radius is not more than 4 inches (101.6 mm).
An electric machine including a housing assembly including a first end and a second end, a stator, a rotor, and a fan is provided. The housing assembly includes a terminal box positioned at the first end, an end plate coupled to the terminal box and including a plurality of inlet apertures, and a casing coupled to the end plate and extending toward the second end. The stator is fixedly secured to the housing assembly and positioned within the casing. The rotor is rotatably secured to the housing assembly and positioned within the casing such that the stator and the rotor are separated within the casing by an air gap. The fan is positioned inside the casing and is configured to draw air into the housing assembly through the plurality of inlet apertures.
H02K 9/14 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation dans lesquels l'agent de refroidissement gazeux circule entre l'enveloppe de la machine et une chemise extérieure
H02K 5/22 - Parties auxiliaires des enveloppes non couvertes par les groupes , p.ex. façonnées pour former des boîtes à connexions ou à bornes
H02K 1/22 - Parties tournantes du circuit magnétique
H02K 5/20 - Enveloppes ou enceintes caractérisées par leur configuration, leur forme ou leur construction avec des canaux ou des conduits pour la circulation d'un agent de refroidissement
H02K 15/02 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication, l'assemblage, l'entretien ou la réparation des machines dynamo-électriques des corps statoriques ou rotoriques
An electric machine including a housing assembly including a first end and a second end, a stator, a rotor, and a fan is provided. The housing assembly includes a terminal box positioned at the first end, an end plate coupled to the terminal box and including a plurality of inlet apertures, and a casing coupled to the end plate and extending toward the second end. The stator is fixedly secured to the housing assembly and positioned within the casing. The rotor is rotatably secured to the housing assembly and positioned within the casing such that the stator and the rotor are separated within the casing by an air gap. The fan is positioned inside the casing and is configured to draw air into the housing assembly through the plurality of inlet apertures.
H02K 9/06 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation par l'air ambiant s'écoulant à travers la machine comportant des moyens pour établir la circulation d'un agent de refroidissement avec des ventilateurs ou des dispositifs d'entraînement mûs par l'arbre de la machine
H02K 5/18 - Enveloppes ou enceintes caractérisées par leur configuration, leur forme ou leur construction avec des nervures ou des ailettes pour améliorer la transmission de la chaleur
H02K 11/33 - Circuits d’entraînement, p.ex. circuits électroniques de puissance
H02K 5/20 - Enveloppes ou enceintes caractérisées par leur configuration, leur forme ou leur construction avec des canaux ou des conduits pour la circulation d'un agent de refroidissement
Filter fan units comprising air filter and fan for air cleaning; fans for ventilation and air-conditioning, smoke extraction, and cleanroom, industrial, process and customized applications; parts for the aforesaid goods, namely, fan impellers and rotors for fans
A motor controller for an electric motor is provided. The motor controller includes a voltage limiting circuit configured to be coupled to an alternating current (AC) source and is configured to limit a voltage at an output node of the AC source, a filter configured to be coupled to the AC source and is configured to produce a filtered line frequency AC signal, a rectifier coupled to the filter and configured to produce a direct current (DC) signal from the filtered line frequency AC signal, an inverter coupled to the rectifier and configured to produce an AC signal on an input node of the electric motor, and a line contactor coupled between the AC source and the input node of the electric motor and configured to supply the input node of the electric motor directly from the AC source to energize stator windings therewith when the inverter is disabled.
H02P 27/06 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p.ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs utilisant des convertisseurs de courant continu en courant alternatif ou des onduleurs
H02P 25/22 - Enroulements multiples; Enroulements pour plus de trois phases
A modular transfer system with a primary flow system and a diverter system. The primary flow system includes a primary flow belt for conveying an article along a primary flow path from an infeed side of the modular transfer system to a pass-through side of the modular transfer system. The diverter system includes one or more diverter belts for diverting an article from the primary flow path towards a divert side of the modular transfer system. The primary flow belt includes multiple movable components contacting the diverter belt. The movable components can have one or more rotational degrees of freedom.
B65G 23/06 - Tambours, rouleaux ou roues avec saillies s'engageant dans des butées sur les courroies ou les chaînes, p.ex. des roues dentées
B65G 17/40 - Chaînes jouant le rôle de porte-charges
B65G 13/071 - Dispositifs d'entraînement des rouleaux à enclenchement par friction
B65G 17/08 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p.ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuels; Transporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge avec une surface portante formée par une série de maillons, de plaques ou plates-formes reliés entre eux, p.ex. longitudinaux la surface étant formée par l'élément de traction
B65G 17/24 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p.ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuels; Transporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comportant une série de rouleaux que l'élément de traction déplace sur une surface portante pour effectuer le transport des charges ou des porte-charges
20.
PACKAGE SORTING TRANSFER MODULES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR
A transfer module assembly includes a frame, a conveyor belt with internal rotating elements, where the conveyer belt is supported by the frame, conveyor drive rollers supported by the frame and configured to drive the conveyor belt, a flat transfer belt mounted beneath the conveyor belt and configured to contact undersides of the internal rotating elements of the conveyor belt in operation, and flat transfer belt drive rollers supported by the frame and configured to drive the flat transfer belt. The conveyor drive rollers are friction-based and operate without use of a sprocket, and comprise depressions for receiving the internal rotating elements of the conveyor belt.
B07C 5/36 - Appareils trieurs caractérisés par les moyens qu'ils utilisent en vue de la distribution
B65G 17/24 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p.ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuels; Transporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comportant une série de rouleaux que l'élément de traction déplace sur une surface portante pour effectuer le transport des charges ou des porte-charges
21.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID DRIVE CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR
A health monitor circuit for an electric machine is described. The health monitor circuit includes at least one sensor configured to measure a parameter of the electric machine, a communication interface, and a microprocessor coupled to the at least one sensor, the communication interface, and a memory. The microprocessor is configured to periodically collect time samples of the parameter measured by the at least one sensor, transmit factors of the time samples to the memory, and perform a high resolution fast-Fourier transform (FFT) on the factors. The microprocessor is also configured to extrapolate results of the high resolution FFT to a produce a high resolution frequency domain waveform, filter the high resolution frequency domain waveform by a parameter, and transmit, via the communication interface, the filtered frequency domain waveform to a remote system for further processing.
G05B 19/042 - Commande à programme autre que la commande numérique, c.à d. dans des automatismes à séquence ou dans des automates à logique utilisant des processeurs numériques
A blower housing comprises first and second blower housing pieces for surrounding a blower fan. The first blower housing piece comprises a blower discharge section comprising an inner tubular portion, an outer tubular portion, and a drain hole. The inner tubular portion defines a blower discharge passage. The inner and outer tubular portions define an exhaust pipe cavity adapted to receive an end margin of an exhaust pipe. The tubular portions are adapted to enable condensate water that forms on the inner surface of the exhaust pipe to flow into the exhaust pipe cavity. The drain hole extends through the outer tubular portion. The drain hole is configured to enable condensate water flowing into the exhaust pipe cavity to drain from the blower housing. The first blower housing piece is a molded one-piece member.
An electric motor system is described. The electric motor system includes a drive circuit configured to supply variable frequency current and a contactor configured to supply line frequency current, wherein the drive circuit includes a three-phase inverter and an H-bridge including two phases of the inverter. The electric motor system also includes an electric motor and a controller. The controller is configured to control the inverter to supply variable frequency current to the electric motor over a first duration and determine to control the drive circuit to transition from supplying variable frequency current to supplying line frequency current. The controller is also configured to determine a polarity of a sensed alternating current (AC) voltage, disable at least two switches of the H-bridge, and control the contactor to close, thereby preventing the contactor and the inverter from energizing the electric motor at the same time once the contactor is closed.
H02P 27/04 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p.ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs
H02P 23/28 - Commande du moteur par variation de la fréquence de commutation des interrupteurs connectés à une alimentation en courant continu et des phases du moteur
H02P 27/08 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p.ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs utilisant des convertisseurs de courant continu en courant alternatif ou des onduleurs avec modulation de largeur d'impulsions
A control system for an electric motor in a compressor system includes a processing system configured to control an inverter to supply variable frequency power to the electric motor from the inverter. The processing system is configured to determine when to transition from supplying variable frequency power to supplying line frequency power to the electric motor. The processing system is configured to engage a pressure equalization mechanism to at least partially reduce a pressure differential developed between a suction portion and a discharge portion of the compressor system. The processing system is configured to apply line frequency power to at least one winding of the electric motor.
F04D 27/00 - Commande, p.ex. régulation, des pompes, des installations ou des systèmes de pompage spécialement adaptés aux fluides compressibles
H02P 27/06 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p.ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs utilisant des convertisseurs de courant continu en courant alternatif ou des onduleurs
27.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC BLOWER MOTOR IN A FLUID MOVING SYSTEM
A control system for an electric motor configured to drive a fluid-moving apparatus. The control system includes a drive circuit and a processor coupled in communication with the drive circuit. The processor is configured to control the drive circuit to operate the electric motor at a plurality of control values of a control parameter and determine, for each of the plurality of control values, a fluid-flow value and a feedback value, the feedback value corresponding to a feedback parameter, compute a mathematical relationship between fluid-flow rate and one of the control parameter or the feedback parameter, receive a fluid-flow rate demand value, compute an operating setpoint for the control parameter based on the fluid-flow rate demand value and the computed mathematical relationship, and control the drive circuit to operate the electric motor at the operating setpoint.
F24F 11/77 - Aménagements de commande ou de sécurité - Détails de construction de tels systèmes pour la commande de l’apport en air traité, p.ex. commande de la pression pour la commande du débit d'air ou de la vitesse de l’air en commandant la vitesse de rotation des ventilateurs
An electric machine assembly includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion. The electric machine assembly also includes a midframe coupled between the first and second portions such that the mid-frame and the first portion partially define a first compartment and such that the mid-frame and the second portion partially define a second compartment. A terminal box is coupled to the mid-frame and configured to house a first plurality of electrical components. A stator is positioned within the first compartment and a second plurality of electrical components positioned with the second compartment. The stator and the second plurality of electrical components are electrically coupled by a first plurality of wires extending through the mid-frame, and the first plurality of electrical components are electrically coupled to the second plurality of electrical components by a second plurality of wires extending through the second compartment and into the terminal box.
H02K 5/22 - Parties auxiliaires des enveloppes non couvertes par les groupes , p.ex. façonnées pour former des boîtes à connexions ou à bornes
H02K 3/52 - Fixation des enroulements de pôles saillants ou de leurs connexions
H02K 5/10 - Enveloppes ou enceintes caractérisées par leur configuration, leur forme ou leur construction avec des dispositions empêchant l'introduction de corps étrangers, p.ex. de l'eau ou des doigts
H02K 9/06 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation par l'air ambiant s'écoulant à travers la machine comportant des moyens pour établir la circulation d'un agent de refroidissement avec des ventilateurs ou des dispositifs d'entraînement mûs par l'arbre de la machine
29.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF A PUMP MOTOR HAVING PHYSICALLY SEPARATED CONTROL BOARDS
A control system for a pump motor includes a first portion disposed outside a housing of the pump motor. The first portion may include a wireless communication interface and a processor. In some embodiments, the processor of the first portion is configured to control the wireless communication interface to receive a user input from a user device, and generate a control signal in response to receiving the user input. The control system also includes a second portion physically separate from the first portion and communicatively coupled to the first portion. The second portion may include a processor configured to receive the control signal from the first portion, and control the pump motor in response to receiving the control signal.
F04D 13/08 - Ensembles comprenant les pompes et leurs moyens d'entraînement la pompe étant entraînée par l'électricité pour utilisation en position immergée
F04D 15/00 - Commande, p.ex.régulation de pompes, d'installations ou de systèmes de pompage
E04H 4/12 - Dispositifs ou aménagements pour faire circuler l'eau
G08C 17/02 - Dispositions pour transmettre des signaux caractérisées par l'utilisation d'une voie électrique sans fil utilisant une voie radio
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p.ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
An electrical machine assembly including a housing, a shroud, and a terminal box coupled to the housing. The terminal box includes a base having an outer wall extending therefrom, wherein the outer wall includes a distal edge that is correspondingly shaped with the housing such that the outer wall engages with the housing and with the shroud to form a seal.
An electric machine assembly includes a shaft configured to rotate about an axis and an end frame coupled about the shaft such that the shaft rotates relative to the end frame. The end frame includes an end surface and a plurality of pins that extend axially from the end surface. The electric machine assembly also includes a fan coupled to the shaft such that rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the fan to facilitate cooling the plurality of pins.
H02K 5/15 - Montage des flasques-paliers ou des plaques d'extrémité
H02K 5/18 - Enveloppes ou enceintes caractérisées par leur configuration, leur forme ou leur construction avec des nervures ou des ailettes pour améliorer la transmission de la chaleur
H02K 9/06 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation par l'air ambiant s'écoulant à travers la machine comportant des moyens pour établir la circulation d'un agent de refroidissement avec des ventilateurs ou des dispositifs d'entraînement mûs par l'arbre de la machine
32.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS CONTROL OF A PUMP MOTOR
A control system for a pump motor includes a first portion disposed outside a housing of the pump motor. The first portion may include a wireless communication interface and a processor. In some embodiments, the processor of the first portion is configured to control the wireless communication interface to receive a user input from a user device, and generate a control signal in response to receiving the user input. The control system also includes a second portion physically separate from the first portion and communicatively coupled to the first portion. The second portion may include a processor configured to receive the control signal from the first portion, and control the pump motor in response to receiving the control signal.
A rotor assembly for use with an electric machine assembly includes a plurality of magnets and a rotor frame having a pair of opposing end plates and a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinal members extending between the opposing end plates. The opposing end plates and the plurality of longitudinal members combine to define a plurality of openings that are each configured to receive a magnet of the plurality of magnets. At least one of the opposing end plates includes a plurality of fins extending therefrom in a direction opposite the longitudinal members.
H02K 9/22 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation par un matériau solide conducteur de la chaleur s'encastrant dans, ou mis en contact avec, le stator ou le rotor, p.ex. des ponts de chaleur
An electric machine assembly includes a housing defining an inner cavity, a rotatable shaft extending through the inner cavity, and at least one electrical component positioned within the cavity. The electric machine assembly also includes an internal fan coupled to the shaft and positioned within the inner cavity such that rotation of the fan provides a cooling airflow to the at least one electrical component.
H02K 9/06 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation par l'air ambiant s'écoulant à travers la machine comportant des moyens pour établir la circulation d'un agent de refroidissement avec des ventilateurs ou des dispositifs d'entraînement mûs par l'arbre de la machine
H02K 5/15 - Montage des flasques-paliers ou des plaques d'extrémité
H02K 5/18 - Enveloppes ou enceintes caractérisées par leur configuration, leur forme ou leur construction avec des nervures ou des ailettes pour améliorer la transmission de la chaleur
35.
ELECTRIC MACHINE ASSEMBLY HAVING A ROTATABLE TERMINAL BOX
An electric machine assembly includes a housing having a first plurality of housing openings and a second plurality of housing openings. The electric machine assembly also includes a terminal box removably coupled to the housing, wherein the terminal box includes a base having a first plurality of base openings and a second plurality of base openings. The base is symmetrical and reversible in orientation between a first orientation and a second orientation.
H02K 5/22 - Parties auxiliaires des enveloppes non couvertes par les groupes , p.ex. façonnées pour former des boîtes à connexions ou à bornes
H02K 15/02 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication, l'assemblage, l'entretien ou la réparation des machines dynamo-électriques des corps statoriques ou rotoriques
36.
ELECTRIC MACHINE ASSEMBLY HAVING A WIRE GUIDING STRUCTURE
An electric machine assembly includes a housing defining an inner cavity and an electrical component positioned within the cavity. The electric machine assembly also includes a mid-frame positioned within the cavity and configured to separate the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment. The mid-frame includes a guide structure for guiding a plurality of wires through the second compartment toward the electrical component.
A motor controller for an electric motor is provided. The motor controller includes an inverter configured to supply current to stator windings of the electric motor. The motor controller further includes a plurality of sensors configured to generate a sensor signal in response to detecting a parameter. The sensor signal represents a measured parameter. The motor controller further includes a processor coupled in communication with the inverter and with the plurality of sensors. The processor is configured to, in a first mode, transmit a control signal to the inverter to operate the electric motor at a first frequency. The processor is further configured to receive the sensor signal from the plurality of sensors. The processor is further configured to determine a first fault condition is present at the electric motor based on the measured parameter represented by the sensor signal.
H02P 29/028 - Détection d’un défaut, p.ex. court circuit, rotor bloqué, circuit ouvert ou perte de charge le moteur continuant de fonctionner malgré le défaut, p.ex. élimination, compensation ou résolution du défaut
H02P 27/06 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p.ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs utilisant des convertisseurs de courant continu en courant alternatif ou des onduleurs
An electric motor system is described. The electric motor system includes a drive circuit including an inverter configured to supply variable frequency current and a contactor configured to supply line frequency current. The electric motor system also includes an electric motor coupled to the drive circuit wherein the electric motor is communicatively coupled to a controller. The controller is configured to control the inverter to supply variable frequency current to the electric motor, thereby operating the electric motor at a motor speed, and determine, based upon at least one input parameter, a maximum potential motor speed the inverter can achieve. The controller is also configured to receive a command to operate the electric motor at line frequency current and control the drive circuit to transition from supplying variably frequency current to supplying line frequency current before the maximum potential motor speed the inverter can achieve is reached.
H02P 27/04 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p.ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs
H02P 27/06 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p.ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs utilisant des convertisseurs de courant continu en courant alternatif ou des onduleurs
H02P 25/04 - Moteurs monophasés, p.ex. moteurs à condensateur
40.
FAN AND ELECTRIC MACHINE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS THEREFOR
A motor assembly having a rotational axis includes a motor housing comprising a plurality of cooling openings extending therethrough and defining a chamber. The motor assembly also includes a stator fixedly coupled to the motor housing and positioned within the chamber. A rotor is coupled to at least one of the motor housing and the stator, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate about the axis and is positioned within the chamber. The motor assembly includes a fan having a first inlet side on a first axial side of the fan and a second inlet side on a second, opposing, axial side of the fan. The fan is configured to draw cooling air in a first direction through the at least one cooling opening into the first inlet side, and the fan is also configured to draw cooling air in a second, opposite direction into the second inlet side.
An electric motor system is described. The electric motor system includes a drive circuit configured to supply variable frequency current and a contactor configured to supply line frequency current, wherein the drive circuit includes a three-phase inverter and an H-bridge including two phases of the inverter. The electric motor system also includes an electric motor and a controller. The controller is configured to control the inverter to supply variable frequency current to the electric motor over a first duration and determine to control the drive circuit to transition from supplying variable frequency current to supplying line frequency current. The controller is also configured to determine a polarity of a sensed alternating current (AC) voltage, disable at least two switches of the H-bridge, and control the contactor to close, thereby preventing the contactor and the inverter from energizing the electric motor at the same time once the contactor is closed.
H02P 27/08 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p.ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs utilisant des convertisseurs de courant continu en courant alternatif ou des onduleurs avec modulation de largeur d'impulsions
H02P 23/28 - Commande du moteur par variation de la fréquence de commutation des interrupteurs connectés à une alimentation en courant continu et des phases du moteur
H02P 27/04 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p.ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs
A motor controller for a draft inducer motor that operates an inducer blower in a furnace is provided. The motor controller includes a communication interface operable to receive a signal from a system controller. The signal represents a command to operate the draft inducer motor. The motor controller includes a processor operable to operate the draft inducer motor in accordance with a predefined motor speed profile during at least one of an ignition stage and a combustion stage of the furnace.
F23N 3/08 - Régulation de l'amenée d'air ou du tirage par systèmes assistés
F23N 5/18 - Systèmes de commande de la combustion utilisant des détecteurs sensibles au débit de l'écoulement de l'air ou du combustible
H02K 11/00 - Association structurelle de machines dynamo-électriques à des organes électriques ou à des dispositifs de blindage, de surveillance ou de protection
A centrifugal blower for HVACR applications includes a squirrel cage forward-curved blower fan and a scroll housing. The blower fan comprises a plurality of blades that are configured to emit air radially outward and tangentially from between the blades when the blower fan rotates at a first speed. The air so emitted has a deviation angle defined as the difference between the direction of the emitted air and the blade exit angle. The scroll housing has a spline-shaped wall that has an axial cross-section that is configured such that the deviation angle of the air emitted from the blower fan at an axial plane deviates by no more than fifteen percent circumferentially about the blower fan in-between the spline-shaped wall and the blower fan and such that the average tangential velocity of air between the spline-shaped wall and the blower fan deviates by no more than thirty percent.
A terminal box assembly for use with an electric motor assembly having a housing includes an annular adaptor fixedly coupled to the housing, a mounting hub extending from the housing and positioned within the adaptor, and an annular terminal box rotatably coupled to the adaptor. The terminal box includes a baseplate having a central opening defined therein and configured to receive the mounting hub therethrough. The terminal box assembly also includes a mounting bracket coupled to the mounting hub and positioned within the terminal box such that the baseplate is positioned between the mounting bracket and the adaptor. At least one fastener is inserted through an opening in the mounting bracket and is configured to selectively engage the base plate to compress the terminal box and the adaptor together.
H02K 5/22 - Parties auxiliaires des enveloppes non couvertes par les groupes , p.ex. façonnées pour former des boîtes à connexions ou à bornes
H02K 5/10 - Enveloppes ou enceintes caractérisées par leur configuration, leur forme ou leur construction avec des dispositions empêchant l'introduction de corps étrangers, p.ex. de l'eau ou des doigts
A combustion air blower includes a blower housing, an impeller fan within the blower housing, and an embossment to restrict airflow from the combustion air blower. The blower housing has a discharge conduit defining a discharge passageway. The discharge conduit is adapted and configured to receive a baffle such that, when the baffle is received, the baffle extends inwardly into the discharge passageway from a first wall towards a second wall opposite the first wall. The baffle restricts airflow within the discharge passageway. The embossment is in the discharge passageway and in the second wall and extends towards the first wall such that the embossment restricts airflow within the discharge passageway. The embossment cooperates with a baffle to provide a reduced cross sectional area of the discharge passageway in comparison to an upstream portion.
F24H 9/00 - APPAREILS DE CHAUFFAGE DE FLUIDES, p.ex. DE L'AIR OU DE L'EAU, COMPORTANT DES MOYENS DE PRODUCTION DE CHALEUR, p.ex. DES POMPES À CHALEUR, EN GÉNÉRAL - Parties constitutives
F23D 14/70 - Chicanes ou dispositifs analogues pour créer des turbulences
48.
Water Heater Blower Assembly Having a Low Exhaust Port
A draft inducer blower assembly for use with a water heater has a housing, a motor, and a fan. The housing has an exhaust volute surrounding the fan and a base adapted to be mounted atop a water heater. The housing has an inlet port adapted to receive exhaust gas from the water heater. The fan is connected to the motor for rotation about a rotation axis. The exhaust volute has a cut-off at a cut-off angle relative to the rotation axis. The exhaust volute has an exhaust outlet passageway that extends to an exhaust port. The exhaust port is lower than the top of the exhaust volute.
F24H 9/00 - APPAREILS DE CHAUFFAGE DE FLUIDES, p.ex. DE L'AIR OU DE L'EAU, COMPORTANT DES MOYENS DE PRODUCTION DE CHALEUR, p.ex. DES POMPES À CHALEUR, EN GÉNÉRAL - Parties constitutives
F23L 17/00 - Génération du tirage; Mitrons de cheminées ou de conduits d'alimentation en air; Débouchés de conduits de cheminées
F24H 1/20 - Appareils de chauffage à accumulation d'eau avec éléments chauffants immergés, p.ex. éléments électriques ou tubes-foyers
Electric motors and drive circuits therefor are described herein. The drive circuit is configured to operate in a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. The drive circuit includes an inverter configured to regulate current to a first winding and a second winding of the electric motor in the first mode of operation and to only the first winding in the second mode of operation. The drive circuit also includes a first switch coupled to the second winding and configured to supply line frequency current to the second winding at a first node in the second mode of operation, and a second switch coupled to the second winding and configured to enable selection of regulating current to the second winding using the inverter in the first mode of operation or supplying the line frequency current directly to the second winding in the second mode of operation.
H02P 27/06 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p.ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs utilisant des convertisseurs de courant continu en courant alternatif ou des onduleurs
One aspect of the disclosure includes a fluid moving system. The fluid moving system includes a fluid moving apparatus configured to convey a fluid through a housing from an inlet to an outlet. The fluid moving system includes an active cleaning device configured to neutralize or remove at least a portion of an undesired matter from the fluid conveyed through the housing. The fluid moving system includes an electric motor including a rotor coupled to the fluid moving apparatus and configured to turn the fluid moving apparatus upon application of electric power to a stator of the electric motor. The fluid moving system includes a motor controller communicatively coupled to the electric motor and configured to control at least one of a speed output or a torque output thereof.
F24F 3/16 - Systèmes de conditionnement d'air dans lesquels l'air conditionné primaire est fourni par une ou plusieurs stations centrales aux blocs de distribution situés dans les pièces ou enceintes, blocs dans lesquels il peut subir un traitement secondaire; Appareillage spécialement conçu pour de tels systèmes caractérisés par le traitement de l'air autrement que par chauffage et refroidissement par ozonisation
F24F 11/30 - Aménagements de commande ou de sécurité en relation avec le fonctionnement du système, p.ex. pour la sécurité ou la surveillance
F24F 11/77 - Aménagements de commande ou de sécurité - Détails de construction de tels systèmes pour la commande de l’apport en air traité, p.ex. commande de la pression pour la commande du débit d'air ou de la vitesse de l’air en commandant la vitesse de rotation des ventilateurs
F24F 13/08 - Organes de réglage de l'écoulement d'air, p.ex. persiennes, grilles, volets ou plaques directrices
51.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING INDOOR AIR QUALITY WITH A FLUID MOVING APPARATUS
One aspect of the disclosure includes a fluid moving system. The fluid moving system includes a fluid moving apparatus configured to convey a fluid through a housing from an inlet to an outlet. The fluid moving system includes an active cleaning device configured to neutralize or remove at least a portion of an undesired matter from the fluid conveyed through the housing. The fluid moving system includes an electric motor including a rotor coupled to the fluid moving apparatus and configured to turn the fluid moving apparatus upon application of electric power to a stator of the electric motor. The fluid moving system includes a motor controller communicatively coupled to the electric motor and configured to control at least one of a speed output or a torque output thereof.
One aspect of the disclosure includes a fluid moving system. The fluid moving system includes a fluid moving apparatus configured to convey a fluid through a housing from an inlet to an outlet. The fluid moving system includes an active cleaning device configured to neutralize or remove at least a portion of an undesired matter from the fluid conveyed through the housing. The fluid moving system includes an electric motor including a rotor coupled to the fluid moving apparatus and configured to turn the fluid moving apparatus upon application of electric power to a stator of the electric motor. The fluid moving system includes a motor controller communicatively coupled to the electric motor and configured to control at least one of a speed output or a torque output thereof.
F24F 3/16 - Systèmes de conditionnement d'air dans lesquels l'air conditionné primaire est fourni par une ou plusieurs stations centrales aux blocs de distribution situés dans les pièces ou enceintes, blocs dans lesquels il peut subir un traitement secondaire; Appareillage spécialement conçu pour de tels systèmes caractérisés par le traitement de l'air autrement que par chauffage et refroidissement par ozonisation
A61L 9/015 - Désinfection, stérilisation ou désodorisation de l'air utilisant des substances gazeuses ou à l'état de vapeur, p.ex. de l'ozone
F24F 8/22 - Traitement, p.ex. purification, de l'air fourni aux locaux de résidence ou de travail des êtres humains autrement que par chauffage, refroidissement, humidification ou séchage par stérilisation utilisant de la lumière ultraviolette
53.
Centrifugal blower assembly and method for assembling the same
A centrifugal blower assembly includes a scroll wall, a pair of opposing sidewalls, and a cutoff plate. The scroll wall is positioned between the pair of opposing sidewalls such that the scroll wall and opposing sidewalls together define a blower chamber and a blower outlet. The scroll wall extends circumferentially between a cutoff point to an end point and defines a cutout extending circumferentially from the cutoff point. The scroll wall, the pair of opposing sidewalls, and the cutoff point define a blower outlet, wherein the blower outlet defines a blower outlet area. The cutoff plate extends circumferentially from the end point. The cutoff plate defines a notch defining a notch area, the notch area and the blower outlet area define a total blower outlet area, wherein the notch includes a center portion that defines a portion of an elliptical shape.
A motor control assembly for an electric motor. The motor control assembly is configured to be coupled to the electric motor, and includes a wireless communication module, an input power connector, and an inverter module. The wireless communication module is configured to receive a wireless signal from a system controller. The input power connector is configured to receive a DC voltage from an external power supply module. The inverter module is coupled to the wireless communication module and the input power connector. The inverter module is configured to convert the DC voltage to an AC voltage to operate the electric motor according to the wireless signal.
A motor controller for an electric motor includes an enclosure and a processing device, memory device, and communication interface disposed within the enclosure. The processing device is configured to control the electric motor and collect operating information from the electric motor during operation of the electric motor. The memory device is communicatively coupled to the processing device. The memory device is configured to receive and store the operating information collected during operation of the electric motor. The communication interface is communicatively coupled to the processing device and the memory device, and is configured to enable access to the operating information stored on the memory device by a computing device disposed remotely from the electric motor.
H02P 29/02 - Protection contre les surcharges sans interruption automatique de l’alimentation
H02P 6/06 - Dispositions pour la régulation de la vitesse d'un seul moteur dans lesquelles la vitesse du moteur est mesurée et comparée à une grandeur physique donnée pour ajuster la vitesse du moteur
A motor controller for a pump motor is provided. The motor controller includes an input device and a memory configured to store a plurality of actuation sequences and a plurality of commands. Each actuation sequence is associated with a command. The motor controller further includes a processor coupled to the input device, the memory, and the pump motor. The processor is configured to detect at the input device, a first actuation sequence in response to the input device being actuated. The processor is further configured to perform a lookup in the memory to determine a first command corresponding to the first actuation sequence. The processor is further configured to operate the pump motor according to the first command.
F04B 49/20 - Commande des "machines", pompes ou installations de pompage ou mesures de sécurité les concernant non prévues dans les groupes ou présentant un intérêt autre que celui visé par ces groupes en modifiant la vitesse d'entraînement
F04B 17/03 - Pompes caractérisées par leur combinaison avec des machines motrices ou moteurs particuliers qui les entraînent ou par leur adaptation à ceux-ci entraînées par des moteurs électriques
A server for a control system for cooling systems is disclosed. The server includes a memory device configured to store instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory device and a plurality of cooling systems. Each of cooling systems includes a motor, a sensor, a local memory, and a microprocessor communicatively coupled to the motor, the sensor, the local memory. The microprocessor is configured to control operation of the motor according to settings defined by configuration data stored in the local memory. In response to reading the instructions, the processor is configured to receive, from the sensor of each of the cooling systems, first sensor data, generate first configuration data by executing a first algorithm on the first sensor data, and instruct the microprocessor of at least one cooling system to write the first configuration data to the local memory of the at least one cooling system.
Described herein is an electric motor assembly for an environmental control system. The electric motor assembly includes a fan configured to rotate to circulate air within a controlled environment chamber of the environmental control system, and an electric motor coupled to the fan and configured to rotate the fan. The electric motor includes a motor controller configured to receive a braking control signal from a sensor associated with the controlled environment chamber. The braking control signal indicates an entrance to the controlled environment chamber is about to be opened. The motor controller is also configured to initiate braking the electric motor in response to receiving the braking control signal.
F24F 11/77 - Aménagements de commande ou de sécurité - Détails de construction de tels systèmes pour la commande de l’apport en air traité, p.ex. commande de la pression pour la commande du débit d'air ou de la vitesse de l’air en commandant la vitesse de rotation des ventilateurs
H02P 3/06 - Dispositions pour l'arrêt ou le ralentissement de moteurs, génératrices électriques ou de convertisseurs dynamo-électriques pour arrêter ou ralentir individuellement un moteur dynamo-électrique ou un convertisseur dynamo-électrique
H02P 1/02 - Dispositions de démarrage de moteurs électriques ou de convertisseurs dynamo-électriques - Détails
F25D 17/06 - Dispositions pour la circulation des fluides de refroidissement; Dispositions pour la circulation de gaz, p.ex. d'air, dans les enceintes refroidies pour la circulation de gaz, p.ex. convection naturelle par circulation d'air forcée
F25D 29/00 - Disposition ou montage de l'appareillage de commande ou de sécurité
A DIN clip apparatus with a housing in which components are disposed. The housing has a bottom edge which abuts the DIN rail when the apparatus is mounted thereon. A DIN clip is attached to the bottom edge of the housing. The DIN clip includes a DIN clip body that is disposed to a first side of a DIN rail. The DIN clip body has a first end which is closest to the DIN rail, and a second end which is farthest from the DIN rail. A DIN clip arm is pivotally attached to the first end of the DIN clip body. The DIN clip arm is configured to span the width of the DIN rail and to pivotally transition between locked and unlocked positions. The DIN clip arm is configured to attach to a second side of the DIN rail opposite the first side, when in the locked position.
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(1) Rotary blowers for use in residential and commercial HVAC systems and refrigeration systems.
(2) Fans for use in heating, namely, electric heating fans and gas heating fans; fans for use in ventilation, namely, ventilating fans for use in residential and commercial HVAC systems and refrigeration systems; fans for use in air conditioning units. (1) Assembly of products for others in the nature of blower assembly for use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units comprised of a fan, motor and motor controller.
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(1) Rotary blowers for use in residential and commercial HVAC systems and refrigeration systems.
(2) Fans for use in heating, namely, electric heating fans and gas heating fans; fans for use in ventilation, namely, ventilating fans for use in residential and commercial HVAC systems and refrigeration systems; fans for use in air conditioning units. (1) Assembly of products for others in the nature of blower assembly for use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units comprised of a fan, motor and motor controller.
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rotary blowers for use in residential and commercial HVAC systems and refrigeration systems fans for use in heating, namely, electric heating fans and gas heating fans; fans for use in ventilation, namely, ventilating fans for use in residential and commercial HVAC systems and refrigeration systems; fans for use in air conditioning units assembly of products for others in the nature of blower assembly for use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units comprised of a fan, motor and motor controller
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rotary blowers for use in residential and commercial HVAC systems and refrigeration systems fans for use in heating, namely, electric heating fans and gas heating fans; fans for use in ventilation, namely, ventilating fans for use in residential and commercial HVAC systems and refrigeration systems; fans for use in air conditioning units assembly of products for others in the nature of blower assembly for use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units comprised of a fan, motor and motor controller
A fuse holder that includes a housing, which has a rotating fuse carrier that rotates about a pivot point between open and closed positions. The fuse carrier is configured to accept insertion of a fuse when in the open position, and configured to bring the fuse into electrical contact with a first and a second fuse clip when in the closed position. Additionally, the fuse carrier, when in the closed position, is further configured to orient the fuse so that the fuse is positioned more vertically than horizontally. In particular embodiments of the invention, the fuse carrier rotates about a pivot located in the housing.
H01H 85/54 - Dispositifs de protection dans lesquels le fusible est porté, tenu ou retenu par un organe intermédiaire ou auxiliaire pouvant être détaché du socle, ou utilisé comme sectionneur
H01H 85/20 - Socles pour supporter le fusible; Leurs pièces détachées
H01H 85/02 - Dispositifs de protection dans lesquels le courant circule à travers un organe en matière fusible et est interrompu par déplacement de la matière fusible lorsqu'il devient excessif - Détails
74.
ELECTRIC MACHINES HAVING A RADIALLY EMBEDDED PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR AND METHODS THEREOF
A permanent magnet rotor core includes a plurality of rotor poles circumferentially-spaced about a central axis and including a first rotor pole and an adjacent second rotor pole that each include an outer wall, and wherein the rotor core includes a rotor diameter. The rotor core also includes a plurality of radial apertures alternately-spaced with the plurality of rotor poles. The rotor core also includes a first protrusion extending from the first rotor pole into a first radial aperture of the plurality of radial apertures positioned between the first rotor pole and the second rotor pole. The rotor core further includes a second protrusion extending from the second rotor pole into the first radial aperture such that a circumferential opening is defined between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. The opening extends a first length of between approximately 0.052% and approximately 0.058% of the rotor diameter.
H02K 1/27 - Noyaux rotoriques à aimants permanents
H02K 21/16 - Moteurs synchrones à aimants permanents; Génératrices synchrones à aimants permanents avec des induits fixes et des aimants tournants avec des aimants tournant à l'intérieur des induits avec des noyaux d'induits annulaires à pôles saillants
H02K 15/03 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication, l'assemblage, l'entretien ou la réparation des machines dynamo-électriques des corps statoriques ou rotoriques comportant des aimants permanents
A draft inducer blower assembly includes a blower having a fan, a dilution air intake passage, an exhaust gas intake passage, and a discharge passage. The blower is configured to operatively connect to a heater system in a manner to facilitate flow of combustion air into a combustion chamber and to draw dilution air into the blower and to mix the dilution air with the exhaust gases and to facilitate flow of the mixed air and exhaust gases through the vent. The dilution air intake passage is positionable in at least a low flow configuration and a high flow configuration. The dilution air intake passage is more restrictive of intake of dilution air in the low flow configuration than in the high flow configuration.
A control system for an electric motor for a fluid moving apparatus includes a drive circuit and a processor. The drive circuit regulates power supplied to the motor to generate fluid flow. The processor is coupled to the drive circuit and controls the drive circuit to operate the motor at a first speed and torque, and at a second speed and torque, receive a first flow corresponding to the first speed and torque, determine a second flow based on a ratio of the first flow to the first speed, and corresponding to the second speed and torque. The processor is configured to define an algorithm based on the first and second speed, torque, and flow, compute a set point for a demanded flow using the algorithm, and control the drive circuit based on the set point to supply power to the motor and generate the flow.
F04D 27/00 - Commande, p.ex. régulation, des pompes, des installations ou des systèmes de pompage spécialement adaptés aux fluides compressibles
F04D 25/06 - Ensembles comprenant des pompes et leurs moyens d'entraînement la pompe étant entraînée par l'électricité
H02P 23/00 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par un procédé de commande autre que la commande par vecteur
An electric blower system is described. The blower system includes a blower, an airflow system, a sensor, and an electric motor. The electric motor includes a motor controller. The motor controller is configured to operate the motor at a first torque and a first speed to generate a first airflow, determine a first airflow value wherein the first airflow value, the first torque, and the first speed define a first benchmark data point. The motor controller is also configured to operate the motor at a second torque and a second speed to generate a second airflow and determine a second airflow value wherein the second airflow value, the second torque, and the second speed define a second benchmark data point. The motor controller is further configured to generate an operating profile for the blower system defining torque, speed, and airflow points for different system resistances.
F24F 11/75 - Aménagements de commande ou de sécurité - Détails de construction de tels systèmes pour la commande de l’apport en air traité, p.ex. commande de la pression pour la commande du débit d'air ou de la vitesse de l’air pour le maintien du débit d’air ou de la vitesse de l’air à un niveau constant
F24F 11/64 - Traitement électronique utilisant des données mémorisées au préalable
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Downloadable software for monitoring, storing and analyzing measured operating performance of rotating machinery, namely, motors, generators, shafts, couplings, bearings and gears, and conveyors and conveyor systems. Educational services, namely, conducting informal on-line and on-site programs in the fields of custom software systems for operating rotating machinery, namely, motors, generators, shafts, couplings, bearings and gears, and conveyors and conveyor systems and printable materials distributed therewith. Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for monitoring, storing and analyzing measured operating performance of rotating machinery, namely, motors, generators, shafts, couplings, bearings and gears and conveyors and conveyor systems; technical support services, namely, computer software installation, maintenance and repair for the foregoing.
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(1) Downloadable software for monitoring, storing and analyzing measured operating performance of rotating machinery, namely, motors, generators, shafts, couplings, bearings and gears, and conveyors and conveyor systems (1) Educational services, namely, conducting informal on-line and on-site programs in the fields of custom software systems for operating rotating machinery, namely, motors, generators, shafts, couplings, bearings and gears, and conveyors and conveyor systems and printable materials distributed therewith
(2) Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for monitoring, storing and analyzing measured operating performance of rotating machinery, namely, motors, generators, shafts, couplings, bearings and gears and conveyors and conveyor systems; technical support services, namely, computer software installation, maintenance and repair for the foregoing
82.
Water heater blower housing, impeller, and static tap system
A blower has a blower housing of clamshell construction, including two housing members having a scroll back wall molded with radial draft, an impeller and a motor within the housing, and a static tap connected to the housing. The impeller has a backplate with a backplate back surface region of substantially the same radially converging shape as that of a front surface region of the scroll back wall formed by the radial draft, providing a substantially uniform axial gap between the backplate back surface region and the scroll back wall. The impeller has a ring connected by a skirt to the back plate to define a stepped area behind the ring. The impeller includes impeller blades extending forwardly from the impeller backplate and the ring and back fins extending rearwardly from the ring. The blower has a scroll width of about twice an impeller exhaust width.
A blower housing comprises first and second blower housing pieces for surrounding a blower fan. The first blower housing piece comprises a blower discharge section comprising an inner tubular portion, an outer tubular portion, and a drain hole. The inner tubular portion defines a blower discharge passage. The inner and outer tubular portions define an exhaust pipe cavity adapted to receive an end margin of an exhaust pipe. The tubular portions are adapted to enable condensate water that forms on the inner surface of the exhaust pipe to flow into the exhaust pipe cavity. The drain hole extends through the outer tubular portion. The drain hole is configured to enable condensate water flowing into the exhaust pipe cavity to drain from the blower housing. The first blower housing piece is a molded one-piece member.
A blower has a blower housing of clamshell construction, including two housing members having a scroll back wall molded with radial draft, an impeller and a motor within the housing, and a static tap connected to the housing. The impeller has a backplate with a backplate back surface region of substantially the same radially converging shape as that of a front surface region of the scroll back wall formed by the radial draft, providing a substantially uniform axial gap between the backplate back surface region and the scroll back wall. The impeller has a ring connected by a skirt to the back plate to define a stepped area behind the ring. The impeller includes impeller blades extending forwardly from the impeller backplate and the ring and back fins extending rearwardly from the ring. The blower has a scroll width of about twice an impeller exhaust width.
A control system is provided for an electric motor configured to drive a fluid moving apparatus to generate a fluid-flow. The control system includes a drive circuit configured to regulate power supplied to a stator of the motor to turn a rotor and generate the fluid-flow, and a processor that computes a value proportional to at least one of a system resistance or a static pressure for the fluid moving apparatus based on a fixed set point for a first control parameter and a feedback parameter. The processor receives a fluid-flow rate demand and computes an operating set point for a second control parameter based on the fluid-flow rate demand and the value proportional to the system resistance or the static pressure. The processor controls the drive circuit based on the operating set point to supply power to the motor and operate the fluid moving apparatus to generate the fluid-flow.
A electric motor assembly includes an electric motor and a fan assembly coupled to the electric motor and configured to rotate therewith about an axis. The fan assembly includes a hub including a core ring, a first inner ring circumscribing the core ring, and a first plurality of circumferentially-spaced ribs extending between the core ring and the first inner ring. The hub also includes a second inner ring circumscribing the first inner ring and a second plurality of circumferentially-spaced ribs extending between the first inner ring and the second inner ring, and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced blades coupled to an outer periphery of the hub.
An electric motor assembly includes an electric motor, a fan assembly coupled to the electric motor and configured to rotate therewith about an axis. The bower assembly also includes a shroud coupled to the electric motor and extending about the fan assembly. The shroud includes a central hub coupled to the electric motor, an inlet ring, and a plurality of arms extending between the central hub and the inlet ring. Each arm of the plurality of arms includes a curved radial portion extending from the central hub and a planar axial portion extending from the radial portion to the inlet ring.
An electric motor assembly includes an electric motor, a fan assembly coupled to the electric motor and configured to rotate therewith about an axis. The fan assembly includes a hub including a cylindrical portion having an inlet end and an outlet end, the hub further including an inlet surface coupled to the inlet end. The fan assembly also includes a plurality of blades coupled to an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion, wherein the inlet surface is tapered to direct an inlet airflow toward the plurality of blades.
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
Produits et services
(1) Educational services, namely, a series of one minute videos featuring technical tips related to products, processes and motor types in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry.
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
Produits et services
educational services, namely, providing a website featuring a series of one minute non-downloadable videos featuring technical tips related to products, processes and motor types in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry
92.
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN AXIAL FLUX ROTOR AND ASSOCIATED AXIAL FLUX ROTOR
In one aspect, a three-phase axial flux stator is provided. The stator includes a plurality of stator modules oriented in an axial direction, and each of the stator modules includes a pair of teeth connected by a yoke section. The stator also includes a plurality of windings, each of the windings wound around one of the stator modules. The stator modules and the windings produce a three-phase flux in an axial direction.
H02K 15/03 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication, l'assemblage, l'entretien ou la réparation des machines dynamo-électriques des corps statoriques ou rotoriques comportant des aimants permanents
H02K 1/27 - Noyaux rotoriques à aimants permanents
H02K 7/00 - Dispositions pour la mise en œuvre d'énergie mécanique associées structurellement aux machines dynamo-électriques, p.ex. association structurelle avec des moteurs mécaniques d'entraînement ou des machines dynamo-électriques auxiliaires
H01F 13/00 - Appareils ou procédés pour l'aimantation ou pour la désaimantation
H02K 1/16 - Noyaux statoriques à encoches pour enroulements
93.
Blower housing having integral exhaust blower discharge drain section
A blower housing comprises first and second blower housing pieces for surrounding a blower fan. The first blower housing piece comprises a blower discharge section comprising an inner tubular portion, an outer tubular portion, and a drain hole. The inner tubular portion defines a blower discharge passage. The inner and outer tubular portions define an exhaust pipe cavity adapted to receive an end margin of an exhaust pipe. The tubular portions are adapted to enable condensate water that forms on the inner surface of the exhaust pipe to flow into the exhaust pipe cavity. The drain hole extends through the outer tubular portion. The drain hole is configured to enable condensate water flowing into the exhaust pipe cavity to drain from the blower housing. The first blower housing piece is a molded one-piece member.
Air duct connectors, air duct couplings, air duct fittings,
quick connect air duct connectors for flexible ducts, all
sold as integral parts of heating or cooling installations.
A fuse holder for holding a fuse is provided that includes a body, a line side connector supported by the body, and a load side connector supported by the body. The fuse holder also includes a toggle switch supported by the body and capable of toggled engagement in a first position that provides electrical connection. The switch is also capable of toggled engagement in a second position that provides electrical isolation between the line side connector and the load side connector. The fuse holder also includes a fuse carrier. The fuse carrier is supported by the body and adapted for holding the fuse and the fuse carrier is adapted to be removed from the fuse holder. The fuse holder includes a blocking device blocking the toggled engagement of the switch from the second position to the first position when the fuse carrier is not within the fuse holder.
H01H 89/04 - Combinaison d'un interrupteur actionné thermiquement avec un interrupteur actionné manuellement
H01H 85/22 - Organes intermédiaires ou auxiliaires destinés à porter, tenir ou retenir le fusible, coopérant avec le socle ou le support fixe, pouvant être enlevés de celui-ci pour renouveler le fusible
H01H 85/25 - Dispositions de sécurité pour empêcher ou bloquer le contact avec des pièces sous tension, y compris par isolation lors de l'enlèvement du couvercle
H01H 85/32 - Lampe indicatrice constructivement associée avec le dispositif de protection
96.
HYBRID DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR VARIABLE SPEED INDUCTION MOTOR SYSTEM AND METHODS OF CONTROL
Controllers for controlling hybrid motor drive circuits configured to drive a motor are provided herein. A controller is configured to drive the motor using an inverter when a motor commanded frequency is not within a predetermined range of line input power frequencies, and couple line input power to an output of the inverter using a first switch device when the motor commanded frequency is within the predetermined range of line input power frequencies.
H02P 27/06 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p.ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs utilisant des convertisseurs de courant continu en courant alternatif ou des onduleurs
H02P 1/30 - Dispositions de démarrage de moteurs électriques ou de convertisseurs dynamo-électriques pour faire démarrer des machines dynamo- électriques ou des convertisseurs dynamo-électriques pour faire démarrer individuellement un moteur à induction polyphasé par accroissement progressif de la fréquence d'alimentation du circuit primaire du moteur
H02P 1/02 - Dispositions de démarrage de moteurs électriques ou de convertisseurs dynamo-électriques - Détails
H02P 1/42 - Dispositions de démarrage de moteurs électriques ou de convertisseurs dynamo-électriques pour faire démarrer des machines dynamo- électriques ou des convertisseurs dynamo-électriques pour faire démarrer individuellement un moteur d'induction monophasé
H02P 1/44 - Dispositions de démarrage de moteurs électriques ou de convertisseurs dynamo-électriques pour faire démarrer des machines dynamo- électriques ou des convertisseurs dynamo-électriques pour faire démarrer individuellement un moteur d'induction monophasé par phase auxiliaire avec un condensateur
H02P 25/04 - Moteurs monophasés, p.ex. moteurs à condensateur
Air duct metal connectors; air duct metal couplings; air
duct metal fittings; quick connect air duct metal connectors
for flexible ducts; limited to use as integral parts of
heating or cooling installations; air duct connectors, air
duct couplings, air duct fittings, quick connect air duct
connectors for flexible ducts, all sold as integral parts of
heating or cooling installations. Air duct non-metal connectors; air duct non-metal couplings;
air duct non-metal fittings; quick connect air duct
non-metal connectors for flexible ducts; all limited to use
as integral parts of heating or cooling installations.