Esab Ab

Peter Budai

André Walther

Volker Schauder

Magnus Persson

Ulf Lagerqvist

A connector and sensor unit for a welding apparatus, including a first port configured to be connected to a first welding cable of the welding apparatus, a second port configured to be connected to a second welding cable of the welding apparatus, current sensor circuitry configured to sense a current being supplied by the first welding cable and the second welding cable, and to output a corresponding current sense signal, voltage sensing circuitry configured to sense a voltage between the first welding cable and the second welding cable, and to output a corresponding voltage sense signal, and supply power circuitry configured to generate a predetermined voltage for at least the current sensor circuitry, wherein the supply power circuitry receives power from the first welding cable and the second welding cable via at least one inductor.

External connector and sensor unit for welding equipment

A method of controlling a welding operation during arc welding between a fusible electrode and a workpiece, wherein the welding operation alternates between arc periods and short-circuiting periods, includes the steps of sensing a first parameter of the welding operation, for example the arc voltage between the electrode and the workpiece, generating a first signal representative of the first parameter, sensing a second parameter of the welding operation, generating a second signal representative of the second parameter, filtering the second signal to provide a filtered signal, generating a desired value signal based upon the filtered signal and controlling the welding operation based upon the difference between the desired value signal and the first signal. According to the method of the present invention, any changes in the second signal that occur at a frequency outside a predetermined frequency range, which includes a desired short-circuiting frequency of the welding operation, are attenuated such that the desired value signal is less affected by these changes than by changes occurring at a frequency within the predetermined frequency range. An apparatus for carrying out the method includes a band-pass filter having a pass band including the desired short-circuiting frequency.

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Almhult, Sweden

Peter Budai