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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert R. Davidson, New London, WI (US);
Richard M. Hutchison, Iola, WI (US);
James L. Uecker, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0953 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power is disclosed and includes a short clearing prediction module that uses the second derivative with respect to time of the output voltage, or an error between a measured output voltage and an output voltage predicted using the first derivative with respect to time of the output voltage.