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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2020
Carl T. Johnson, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Thomas K. Best, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Brian Alexander Lesniak, Nashville, TN (US);
Thomas Ray Hendrix, Annona, TX (US);
Michael Wayne Sprengel, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Carl T. Johnson, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Thomas K. Best, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Brian Alexander Lesniak, Nashville, TN (US);
Thomas Ray Hendrix, Annona, TX (US);
Michael Wayne Sprengel, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Tex Tenn, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A fan brake system for controlling an industrial fan system, the fan brake system including a fan brake having a brake pad movable on the fan brake to selectively engage the fan system. An actuator including a motor can be operable to cause the fan brake to perform a braking procedure on the fan system to resist rotational movement of the fan system. A controller can be communicated with the actuator, the controller operable to selectively cause the actuator and the fan brake to perform the braking procedure, wherein the controller is operable to monitor and control power being supplied to the motor of the actuator during the braking procedure to maintain a torque output of the motor according to a predetermined torque profile during the braking procedure.