Thermo King Corporation

Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.s., Inc.

Shivamurthi Gouda Kotagi

Akhil Ramesh Hamsagar

Srikanth Kanduri

Sriram Krishnamoorthy

Eanna Padraic Connolly

Swanand Umesh Bhargav

Suresh G Mahalingappa

A power tool is provided. The power tool includes a rotatable tool holder adapted to receive a work instrument, a motor adapted to drive the rotation of the tool holder, a housing containing at least the motor and a handle extending therefrom that is configured to be gripped to manipulate the tool, a power source detachably coupled to the handle and adapted to deliver power to the motor, and an actuator adapted to select powered operation of the tool. The power tool may further include a user-interface module detachably coupled to the housing and configured to receive operational input, wherein the user-interface module communicates the operational input to the tool to govern the operational characteristics of the tool.

Add-on user interface module for precision power tools

Methods and systems for monitoring belt tension and determining belt lifespan in a TRS are disclosed. An embodiment of a self-tensioner can include a sensor connected to a self-tensioner in a belt driven system and a magnet that passes over the sensor to generate a signal. The sensor detects the signal, and the signal in conjunction with an angle of the magnet is converted into a voltage value. The method can include a controller connected to the self-tensioner, the controller converts the voltage value into a tension value, and stores the tension value among a plurality of premeasured tension values in a memory, where the controller compares the tension value and the plurality of premeasured tension values to determine a belt tension condition of the belt in the belt-driven system.

Systems and methods for monitoring belt tension and determining belt lifespan in a transport refrigeration unit

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Bengaluru, India

Shivamurthi Gouda Kotagi