Systems and methods for programming a motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10635070-B2
Application number	US-201715441334-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2017
Priority date	Feb 24, 2017
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

Abstract

A programming module, systems, and methods for programming a motor controller coupled to a motor are provided. The programming module includes a connector for coupling to a system control wire harness of a system control board and a wire harness for coupling to a motor connector of the motor controller such that the programming module is serially coupled between the system control board and the motor controller. The module also includes a tap detection circuit coupled to the connector for detecting which tap of a plurality of motor taps is called by the system control board. A wireless communication device is configured to transmit an identification of the called tap wirelessly to a programming computing device, receive an adjusted operating parameter for the motor that is associated with the called tap from the programming computing device, and transmit, via the wire harness, the adjusted operating parameter to the motor controller.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A programming module for programming a motor controller coupled to a motor, said programming module comprising:
a connector coupled to a system control wire harness of a system control board;
a wire harness coupled to a motor connector of the motor controller such that said programming module is serially coupled between the system control board and the motor controller;
a tap detection circuit coupled to said connector and configured to detect which tap of a plurality of taps of the motor is called by the system control board; and
a wireless communication device configured to:
transmit an identification of the called tap wirelessly to a programming computing device;
receive, from the programming computing device, an adjusted operating parameter for the motor that is associated with the called tap; and
transmit, via said wire harness, the adjusted operating parameter to the motor controller.

2. The programming module of claim 1 , wherein said connector comprises:
a plurality of power line terminals for receiving power from the system control board; and
a plurality of input tap terminals, each associated with a respective system control board operating instruction.

3. The programming module of claim 1 , wherein said wire harness comprises:
a plurality of power line terminals for providing power from the system control board to the motor via said programming module; and
a plurality of taps terminals, each associated with a respective system control board operating instruction, each of said plurality of taps terminals configured to provide a respective adjusted operating parameter to the motor controller.

4. The programming module of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication device is configured to wirelessly couple to the programming computing device using a point-to-point wireless connection.

5. The programming module of claim 1 , wherein said programming module is powered using input taps on said programming module via the system control wire harness.

6. The programming module of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication device comprises a transceiver.

7. The programming module of claim 1 , wherein the adjusted operating parameter includes at least one of torque, speed, airflow, voltage, current, on-delay, off-delay, slew rate, rotation, and motor response timing.

8. The programming module of claim 1 , wherein to transmit via said wire harness, the adjusted operating parameter to the motor controller, said programming module is configured to transmit the adjusted operating parameter to the motor controller in substantially real-time while the motor is operating.

9. The programming module of claim 1 , said wireless communication device is further configured to store the adjusted operating parameter on a memory device of the motor controller.

10. A method of programming a motor controller coupled to a motor, said method comprising:
coupling a connector of a programming module to a system control wire harness of a system control board;
coupling a wire harness of the programming module to a motor connector of the motor controller such that the programming module is serially coupled between the system control board and the motor controller;
detecting, using a tap detection circuit of the programming module which tap of a plurality of taps of the motor is called by the system control board;
transmitting, by a wireless communication device of the programming module, an identification of the called tap wirelessly to a programming computing device;
receiving, from the programming computing device, an adjusted operating parameter for the motor that is associated with the called tap; and
transmitting, via the wire harness, the adjusted operating parameter to the motor controller.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising wirelessly coupling the wireless communication device to the programming computing device using a point-to-point wireless connection.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising generating, by the system control board, a specific tap call that requires the motor to operate.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising displaying the called tap and at least one operating parameter of the motor associated with the called tap on a mobile application provided on the programming computing device.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the adjusted operating parameter comprises receiving an adjustment of at least one of torque, speed, airflow, voltage, current, on-delay, off-delay, slew rate, rotation, and motor response timing.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein before coupling the connector to the system control wire harness and coupling the wire harness to the motor connector, said method comprises disconnecting the system control wire harness from the motor connector of the motor.

16. A motor programming system for programming a motor controller coupled to a motor, motor programming system comprising:
a programming module for programming a motor controller coupled to a motor, said programming module comprising:
a connector coupled to a system control wire harness of a system control board;
a wire harness coupled to a motor connector of the motor controller such that said programming module is serially coupled between the system control board and the motor controller;
a tap detection circuit coupled to said connector and configured to detect which tap of a plurality of taps of the motor is called by the system control board; and
a wireless communication device configured to:
wirelessly transmit an identification of the called tap;
receive an adjusted operating parameter for the motor that is associated with the called tap; and
transmit, via said wire harness, the adjusted operating parameter to the motor controller; and

a programming computing device coupled in wireless communication to said programming module, said programming computing device configured to:
receive an adjusted operating parameter input by a user that associated with the called tap; and
wirelessly transmit the adjusted operating parameter to said programming module.

17. The motor programming system of claim 16 , wherein said programming computing device is further configured to:
display the identification of the called tap received from said programming module; and
display an operating parameter for the motor that is associated with the called tap.

18. The motor programming system of claim 16 , wherein said programming computing device is a transitory device that enables substantially real-time adjustment of motor operational parameters for programming into a non-volatile memory of the motor controller.

19. The motor programming system of claim 16 , wherein said programming computing device is configured to implement a mobile application stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium of said programming computing device, the mobile application including a graphical user interface for inputting motor programming instructions therein to adjust the operating parameter.

20. The motor programming system of claim 16 , wherein the adjusted operating parameter includes at least one of torque, speed, airflow, voltage, current, on-delay, off-delay, slew rate, rotation, and motor response timing.

Assignees

• Regal Beloit America Inc

Inventors

• Mohalley Christopher Allen
• Stout Bryan James
• Wilson Harry Robert
• Stephens Ryan Keith
• Sullivan Gregory Paul

Classifications

• H02K5/225

  Terminal boxes or connection arrangements (specially adapted for submersible motors H02K5/132) · CPC title

• G05B19/0426 Primary

  Programming the control sequence · CPC title

• H02K11/33

  Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics (H02K11/38 takes precedence) · CPC title