Systems and methods for wireless control of a pump motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12523218-B2
Application number	US-202217677774-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2022
Priority date	Feb 25, 2021
Publication date	Jan 13, 2026
Grant date	Jan 13, 2026

Abstract

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A control system for controlling a pump motor, said control system comprising;
a first portion comprising a wireless communication interface and a first processor coupled in communication with said wireless communication interface, said first processor configured to:
control said wireless communication interface to wirelessly receive a user input from a user device; and
generate a control signal in response to receiving the user input; and
a second portion sealed with a liquid tight seal inside a housing of the pump motor, said first portion disposed outside the liquid tight seal, said second portion comprising a second processor coupled in communication with said first processor, said second processor configured to:
retrieve the control signal from said first processor; and
control the pump motor in response to the control signal,
wherein said first portion is configured to be removed from said control system without removal of said second portion, and wherein said second portion is configured to be communicatively coupled following removal of said first portion with a replacement portion.

2 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein said first processor is further configured to translate the user input received from the user device to at least one of i) an activation control signal, ii) a deactivation control signal, or iii) a status control signal.

3 . The control system of claim 2 , wherein said first processor is further configured to transmit the at least one of the i) the activation control signal, ii) the deactivation control signal, or iii) the status control signal to said second processor of said second portion.

4 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein said second processor is disposed proximal a heat sink of the pump motor.

5 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein said second portion further comprises a memory device that stores computer-executable instructions for controlling one or more safe operating parameters of the pump motor, and wherein said second portion is protected within the housing of the pump motor from contact with a liquid.

6 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication interface is at least one of: i) a BLUETOOTH communication device, or ii) a near field communication (NFC) device.

7 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication interface is a radio frequency (RF) communication device.

8 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein said first processor is further configured to at least control a display device of the pump motor to display at least one operating parameter of the pump motor.

9 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein the user input received by said first processor comprises a change to at least one operating parameter of the pump motor.

10 . A pump motor system comprising:
a pump motor; a housing defining an interior region; and a control system for controlling said pump motor, said control system comprising:
a first control board comprising a wireless communication interface and a first processor coupled in communication with said wireless communication interface, said first processor configured to:
control said wireless communication interface to wirelessly receive a user input from a user device; and
generate a control signal in response to receiving the user input; and

a second control board sealed with a liquid tight seal inside an interior region defined by the housing, said second control board contained together with said pump motor within the liquid tight seal inside the interior region, said first control board disposed outside the liquid tight seal, said second control board comprising a second processor coupled in communication with said first processor, said second processor configured to:
retrieve the control signal from said first processor; and
control the pump motor in response to the control signal,
wherein said first control board is configured to be removed from said control system without removal of said second control board, and wherein said second control board is configured to be communicatively coupled following removal of said first control board with a replacement control board.

11 . The pump motor system of claim 10 , wherein said first processor is further configured to translate the user input received from the user device to at least one of i) an activation control signal, ii) a deactivation control signal, or iii) a status control signal.

12 . The pump motor system of claim 11 , wherein said first processor is further configured to transmit the at least one of the i) the activation control signal, ii) the deactivation control signal, or iii) the status control signal to said second processor of said second control board.

13 . The pump motor system of claim 10 , wherein said second processor is disposed proximally a heat sink of said pump motor.

14 . The pump motor system of claim 10 , wherein said wireless communication interface is at least one of: i) a BLUETOOTH communication device, or ii) a near field communication (NFC) device.

15 . The pump motor system of claim 10 , wherein said wireless communication interface is a radio frequency (RF) communication device.

16 . The pump motor system of claim 10 , wherein said first processor is further configured to control a display device of said pump motor to display at least one operating parameter of said pump motor.

17 . A method for controlling a pump motor, said method comprising:
receiving wirelessly, by a wireless communication interface of a first control board of a control system, a wireless communication from a user device, wherein the wireless communication includes a user input; generating, by the first control board of the control system, a control signal in response to receiving the user input; receiving, by a second control board of the control system, the control signal from the first control board, the second control board sealed with a liquid tight seal inside an interior region defined by a housing of the pump motor, the second control board contained together with the pump motor within the liquid tight seal inside the interior region, the first control board disposed outside the liquid tight seal; and controlling, by the control system, the pump motor in response to the control signal, wherein the first control board is configured to be removed from the control system without removal of the second control board and wherein the second control board is configured to be communicatively coupled following removal of the first control board with a replacement control board.

Assignees

• Regal Beloit America Inc

Inventors

• Magyar Justin Michael
• Khattab Mazen Mohamad
• Fink Thomas Michael
• Snell Nathan E
• Nordquist Erik Bartel

Classifications

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• G05B15/02

  electric · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• F04C2270/86

  Detection · CPC title

• F04C2270/80

  Diagnostics · CPC title